'Proud I did it': Chuck Schumer touts Dem-breaking vote on GOP bill 'act of courage'
Raw StoryA defiant Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defended his decision Friday to vote in favor of cloture for a Republican-backed funding bill that would avert a looming government shutdown – and brushed off threats to his leadership position. In an interview on CNN shortly after his vote roiled his fellow Democrats, Schumer stood firm, repeating his insistence that “as bad as the was,” a government shutdown “would be far worse.” “My job as leader is to lead the party, and if there's going to be danger in the near future, to protect the party,” Schumer told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I expected when I did this – I think it was an act of strength – of courage,” Schumer concluded. “When you're in politics, you know what I’ve always said, the higher you climb up the mountain, the fiercer the winds blow, and the only way not to be blown off is to have your internal gyroscope,” Schumer said.
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