Government shutdown looms as Democrats unite against GOP spending bill

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🗓️ 13 March 2025

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Senate Democrats say they will not provide the support needed to pass a funding bill that House Republicans muscled through their chamber. If the bill fails, the government could shut down this weekend. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) joins us Robin Young to explain his party's strategy. Then, Stephanie Hoopes, the national director of United For ALICE, explains how stock market swings affect the 29% of Americans who fall above the poverty line but still struggle to make ends meet. And, just in time for spring, a new children's book celebrates a blind girl's joy in identifying birds on a nature walk with her aunt. Co-author Anita Sanchez talks about "A Sky That Sings."

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0:31.9	I'm voting no on the Republican, take it or leave it.
0:35.6	We want to hand the keys to Donald Trump and Elon Musk and,
0:38.7	oh, you have to vote for this. No, I don't. I don't have to vote for it. I'm not going to.
0:42.6	Democratic senators are willing to risk a government shutdown to push back on Republicans.
1:01.2	It's Thursday, March 13th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR Boston.
1:03.8	I'm Ashley Locke, in for Chris Bentley.
1:11.5	Today on the show, the uncertainty of the stock market is top of mind for business leaders,
1:16.6	but it can also have big impacts on workers already struggling to pay their bills.
1:22.8	And, with spring just around the corner, a new children's book celebrates a blind girl's joy identifying birds on a walk with her aunt.
1:25.9	The first draft of the book, The Adult was teaching the Blind Girl.
1:29.5	And I thought, no, it's better if the blind girl is teaching the adult.
1:34.1	But first, the government may be heading toward a shutdown this weekend.
1:38.1	Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats will not provide the votes needed to pass a funding bill that House Republicans
1:45.1	muscled through their chamber. That bill runs through September. Schumer says he favors a short-term
1:51.4	extension, one that would fund government for a few weeks through April 11th to give lawmakers
1:57.0	more time to negotiate. But behind all this lurks the growing call from the Democratic base.
2:03.2	What's the strategy to push back against President Trump? Robin Young asked Democratic Senator
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