The House already passed the bill. Only the Senate is blocking it, because Schumer needs to act tough. Because neither party has 60 Senators, the Minority Leader has this power.
YOU BLAME THE SHUTDOWN ON US BUT SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON, HAS CANCELED VOTES PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK. WE NEED A DEAL; NO, YOU NEED A CLUE! EVERYTHING WAS IN PLACE TO PASS A STOPGAP BILL; YOU REFUSED AND ATTEMPTED TO BLACKMAIL US. THE SHUTDOWN IS ON YOU DEMOCRATS, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT.