"Open mutiny": Democrats furiously reject proposed Senate shutdown fix

Democrats inside and outside of Congress erupted in fury over a proposal circulated among Senate Democrats to reopen the government for seven to 10 days if a shutdown happens. Why it matters: It is an early glimpse at the kind of intense public backlash the Senate Democrats risk from the rest of their party, especially their base, if they do anything short of allowing a government shutdown.In a closed-door meeting earlier this month, House Democrats fumed about a potential repeat of the government funding fight back in March.Some House Democrats saw that scenario coming to fruition with this proposal, with one telling Axios saying that if Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) "really tries to go down this route there will be open mutiny among House Dems."Driving the news: Axios first reported Monday that Schumer was sounding out his caucus on a 7-10 day funding bill as a potential off-ramp if the government shuts down on Wednesday.The idea behind the Plan B would be to give the two parties more time to negotiate an agreement on health care without letting the White House off the hook until after election day.Asked during a press conference Monday whether he would support a 7-10 day bill, Schumer jumped on the question as a way to rule out any short-term funding mechanism."No. No. We have to do it now. The time is a'wasting," Schumer thundered. "We've delayed and delayed and delayed." He didn't specify whether that applies to a stopgap measure before or after a shutdown.What they're saying: Indivisible — one of the progressive groups with whom the Senate leader has been interfacing — quickly came out against the idea."Trading away leverage in exchange for a pinky promise isn't a real strategy," said Indivisible's national advocacy director, Andrew O'Neill. "Democrats should know better than to negotiate against themselves like this, and scrap this idea immediately." Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar (D-Texas) quickly blasted the idea as well — "Hell no," he wrote in a post on X — with several of his members following suit.What we're hearing: Rep. Emily Randall (D-Wash.), a member of both the Progressive Caucus and the center-left New Democrat Coalition, told Axios, "I can only speak for myself but I'm with Greg," referring to Casar. "Our neighbors are demanding we stand strong against skyrocketing premiums and rural hospital closures," she said.A second House Democrat who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Axios of Schumer: "I'm not sure why grandpa is doing this. This just shows how out of touch he is with where the American people are at."A Schumer spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.The bottom line: "This is like an old school thing [for] if [Republicans] really wanted to have an agreement," the second House Democrat who spoke anonymously said of the proposal."It really makes no sense. It's kind of like if you were close to a deal and just needed a little more time, and both parties were working in earnest. Which is the opposite of what's happening right now."

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