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Democrats face options that do not win: closed the government or empowering Trump


Democrats in the Senate in an unmatched position.

With less than two days until the potential federal government closes, they face two options: either a republican plan to keep the government open, and to give up the first amount of financial lever since President Donald Trump took office. Or the assumption that a lot of anxiety will only lead to deeper discounts for the federal workforce.

“You really have two things. When you reach this level, it is difficult to classify one against the other. Democratic Senator John Heikinlobele of Colorado says:” This is why it is a difficult decision. “Both are great evils.”

Why did we write this

A government closure can occur on March 14 if the House of Representatives and the Senate are unable to a draft law. After the House of Representatives passed a draft law that has only republican voices, Democrats in the Senate face a difficult set of options, without any good options.

Republicans in the House of Representatives acknowledged a draft law on Tuesday that would keep the government open until September, with more power to President Trump to overcome money, reduce real local spending, and punish Colombia by forcing the city to make deep spending discounts despite its budget funded by local taxpayers.

Democrats are angry with rulings, and they face fierce demands from their base to do anything, anything, to stand in front of Mr. Trump as it is and billionaire Elon Musk the government workforce. But if they are forcing the closure starting at 12:01 am on Saturday morning, many of them are concerned about bringing in reverse results. The Trump administration will be responsible for carrying out this closure, which means that it will determine the workers “necessary” and they must continue to work without any wages, which can be sent to the home. Since the Ministry of Governmental efficiency (DOGE) cuts a wide range through the federal workforce, the Democrats are worried that the administration is easier to launch people – while blaming them.

Democratic Senator Chris van Holin from Maryland speaks to the members of the Capitol in Washington, March 12, 2025.

While Republicans have often benefited from government-or-threat-to extract major policy victories over the past decade, Democrats, as the most pro-government party, are more frequent in doing so. The only exception came early in Mr. Trump’s first term, when Democrats resulted in a brief closure on immigration issues quickly before folding. But this time, it is not clear any step that will protect the government employees and the work they are doing better. The Trump administration is already cutting the left and right programs and employees. This is one of the few moments in which Democrats have any real power.

The confrontation comes at a time when the Trump administration continues to evacuate the federal government on a large scale, and is likely to be illegal. Although Democrats in the Senate were discussing the lowest terrible path forward, the Ministry of Education announced that it was getting rid of half of its working power – 1300 employees – the latest in a series of deep government discounts that Congress did not declare. To date, the Trump administration, with the help of the Doug team for Mr. Musk, has registered tens of thousands of government workers in various agencies, and indicates the deeper discounts in the future.

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