Capitol agenda: Schumer stops a shutdown
Politico's Inside Congress newsletter reports that Chuck Schumer and ten Senate Democrats helped pass a House Republican seven-month funding bill on March 14, 2025, averting a government shutdown while splitting the party, with Hakeem Jeffries declining to back Schumer's leadership and Nancy Pelosi criticizing the bill. It also covers a Senate-passed fix freeing over $1 billion in District of Columbia local funds that House Republicans may never vote on, the Banking Committee's first-ever advance of stablecoin legislation, and Sen. Mark Kelly ditching his Tesla over Elon Musk.
