Schumer dares 'unhinged' GOP to block debt limit bill up for Monday vote

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer dared Republicans to block a critical debt limit and government spending bill that is up for a vote late Monday afternoon.

“There is no scenario in God's green Earth where it should be worth risking millions of jobs, trillions in household wealth, people's social security checks, veterans benefits, and another recession, just to score short-term meaningless political points,” the New York Democrat warned in a Senate Floor speech on Monday. “That's what Republicans seem fixated on doing.”

Senate Republicans said they would not provide the votes needed to advance legislation to raise the debt ceiling and provide temporary federal funding.