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Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed

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Senate Democrats are leery of blocking a House GOP -drafted six-month government funding bill.

They fear a government shutdown may backfire on them politically by giving President Trump and Elon Musk more leverage to force federal workers into retirement.

Democratic senators panned the House GOP proposal unveiled over the weekend , arguing it would erode Congress 's power of the purse.

Rep. Chip Roy (R- Texas ), an outspoken fiscal conservative who typically votes against funding bills, on Sunday highlighted what he saw as the advantages of passing the pending six-month funding proposal.

Rep. Thomas Massie , a staunch fiscal conservative from Kentucky , is the only House Republican to state definitively that he will vote against the bill.

House Democrats are expected to vote in unison against the proposal.

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