Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., told Newsmax that spending bill negotiations in Congress make it clear that “Democrats are in a lose-lose position.”

“They have made this position for themselves,” Blackburn told “Newsline.” “They could have been working with us. We wanted to do appropriations bills last year. [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer said, ‘Absolutely not.'”

Blackburn said it appears there are now enough Democrat votes in the Senate to get the short-term spending bill approved. But the issue is far from over, she said.

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