Schumer warns package to claw back funding would ‘poison’ annual spending talks
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) warned in a “Dear Colleague” letter to Democrats on Tuesday that a Republican package to claw back funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid would “poison” any bipartisan goodwill needed to negotiate the 12 annual spending bills. Schumer argued that for Republicans to negotiate bipartisan spending deals with Democrats,…
