Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he expects a year-end omnibus spending package to include more funding to aid Ukraine in its war with Russia as well as reforms to the Electoral Count Act that, among other things, would clarify that role of the vice president in counting electoral college votes following presidential elections.
Schumer spoke on the Senate floor as lawmakers prepared to consider a week-long continuing resolution to give them more time to reach a broader spending agreement. Government funding is set to expire on Friday.
“The House is set to begin consideration of a week-long CR today, and after all the progress made towards an omnibus agreement, I hope nobody here in the Senate stands in the way of getting a one-week CR passed quickly,” Schumer said.
He said passage of an omnibus would “ensure the federal government has all the resources necessary to serve the public at full capacity,” he said. “And I expect an omnibus will contain priorities both sides want to see passed into law, including more funding for Ukraine and the Electoral Count Act. … It’ll be great to get that done.
The move to reform the Electoral Count Act came in response to the pressure campaign by President Donald Trump to have Vice President Mike Pence throw out several state results unfavorable to the ticket as Congress convened to certify the election on Jan. 6, 2021.
Schumer spoke on the Senate floor as lawmakers prepared to consider a week-long continuing resolution to give them more time to reach a broader spending agreement. Government funding is set to expire on Friday.
“The House is set to begin consideration of a week-long CR today, and after all the progress made towards an omnibus agreement, I hope nobody here in the Senate stands in the way of getting a one-week CR passed quickly,” Schumer said.
He said passage of an omnibus would “ensure the federal government has all the resources necessary to serve the public at full capacity,” he said. “And I expect an omnibus will contain priorities both sides want to see passed into law, including more funding for Ukraine and the Electoral Count Act. … It’ll be great to get that done.
The move to reform the Electoral Count Act came in response to the pressure campaign by President Donald Trump to have Vice President Mike Pence throw out several state results unfavorable to the ticket as Congress convened to certify the election on Jan. 6, 2021.
