Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) brushed off questions surrounding his leadership and defended his decision to vote to advance the six-month GOP-crafted continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government through the end of September, saying during an interview that he and his caucus are on the same page.

Schumer was asked on CNN by Jake Tapper if the long-time lawmaker was “worried” about his leadership position after getting fierce pushback from House Democrats and some senators in his conference about his decision to vote to move forward a funding bill that he said previously was “bad.”

“I think I had the overwhelming support in my caucus, and so many of the members........

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