02/10/2025

Senator Kim Says He's Open to Shutting Down the Government if Trump Continues Dismantling Agencies

Kim added that he’d favor working against Republicans moving forward

Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) indicated Sunday that he is open to working with other Democrats to deny Republicans the votes necessary to keep the government funded ahead of a key deadline next month if the Trump administration continues reshaping federal agencies and programs.

"In a few weeks, the Republicans are going to try to figure out how they move forward, and they have, for the last two years, needed Democratic votes for every single continuing resolution, and they should not count on that this time," Kim said in an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press."

A continuing resolution, or CR, is usually a bill that temporarily funds the government at previous levels until a new budget is agreed upon by lawmakers.

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