Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff announced he will vote against the GOP spending bill Thursday, defying Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to join left-wing members of his party who are vowing to shut down the government.
Ossoff, one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents up for reelection in 2026, is viewed as a top target by Republican strategists to expand the GOP’s 53-47 Senate majority. The Georgia Democrat cited alleged cuts to nondefense spending and Senate Republicans’ refusal to limit President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency in the bill as his rationale for opposing the GOP spending bill. (RELATED: Dem-Linked Nonprofit Admits It’s Going Bust Unless It Can Access Biden Bucks)
The government is scheduled to undergo a partial shutdown on Friday after midnight absent at least eight Senate Democrats joining GOP senators to advance the…
