Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, said a government shutdown would have been “10 or 20 times worse” than the Republican stopgap spending bill.

Schumer said that while the Continuing Resolution was "certainly bad," a shutdown "would be 15 or 20 times worse."

“Look, Donald Trump is a lawless, angry man.” Schumer said in response to a question about whether or not the U.S. is at constitutional risk. “He thinks he should be king. He thinks he should do whatever he wants, regardless of the law, and he thinks judges should just listen to him.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is facing growing pressure from Democrats to step down from leadership after he voted to not shut down the government, and instead vote for a Republican spending bill backed by President Trump.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation that avoided a government shutdown.

Liberal activists want the New York senator to face a primary challenge — perhaps from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted for a Republican bill that avoided a government shutdown.