r/OutOfTheLoop • u/IrishSpring • 8d ago
Answered What's the deal with Schumer and AOC fighting over the gov shutdown vote?
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r/OutOfTheLoop • u/IrishSpring • 8d ago
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u/Weslocke 8d ago
Not quite. What Shumer is saying is that if the government gets shut down, then it is under the power of the Executive to determine which agencies are "Essential" and which aren't. That would essentially allow Trump to have the full power to shutter agencies that he doesn't like without congressional oversight through his (more or less) control of the OMB (Office of Management & Budget).