joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>This guy obviously sucks at Math!</p><p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RawStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RawStory</span></a></p><p>Defiant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> Minority Ldr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChuckSchumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChuckSchumer</span></a> defended his decision Fri 2 vote in favor of cloture 4 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>-backed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FundingBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FundingBill</span></a> that would avert a looming government <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/shutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shutdown</span></a>, & brushed off threats 2 his leadership position</p><p>In an interview..shortly after his vote roiled his fellow <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Schumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schumer</span></a> stood firm, [insisting] that “as bad as the [continuing resolution] was,” a government shutdown “would be far worse.”</p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/government-shutdown-2671332524/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/government-shutdo</span><span class="invisible">wn-2671332524/</span></a></p>