Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said on Wednesday that Democrats would not provide the necessary votes to pass a stopgap funding bill, dramatically raising the risk of a partial government shutdown at the end of the week.
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Schumer says no to Republican funding bill as US shutdown risk intensifies
Senate minority leader says Democrats will not provide votes for stopgap measure and calls for bipartisan effort
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