Senate Democrats are sounding the alarm over expected “significant workforce reductions” at the Social Security Administration. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), along with

House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30 avoiding a government shutdown.

Wash., criticize President Donald Trump for his plan to shut down the Education Department, during a news conference at the Capitol, in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhi

Senate Democratic leaders stood in support of Social Security benefits on Monday in the wake of the Social Security Administration's announcement it's planning to cut 7,000 jobs as part of "significant workforce reductions.

Senate Democrats are indicating they won't tank a short-term government funding package, barring any eleventh-hour GOP surprises. Why it matters: A truly clean funding bill will make life easier for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.

Wash., left, talks with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., during a news conference on the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) on Capitol Hill,

Murray said she would instead meet with constituents she said had been harmed by Trump's mass firings of federal workers.