Schumer emphasized the need for bipartisan cooperation, stating, "It's time for that. If the House put our original agreement on the floor today, it would pass and we could put the threat of a shutdown behind us."
Schumer highlighted the urgency of the original agreement by saying, "Our agreement would keep the government open, provide emergency aid for communities battered by hurricanes and other natural disasters."
Sen. Chris Murphy pointedly critiqued the situation, noting, "We had a deal to avert a shutdown. Musk et al blew it up because it didn't help billionaires enough. They wrote a new bill to cut cancer treatment for kids."
Sen. Mike Lee contested the version of events, responding to Murphy with, "We didn't have a deal. Schumer, McConnell, Johnson & Jeffries had a deal. They didn't bother to share it with the other 531 members."
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