Schumer said that while the Continuing Resolution was "certainly bad," a shutdown "would be 15 or 20 times worse."

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday dismissed calls from some Democratic lawmakers for him to step down as leader in the Senate over his approach to a recently passed government funding bill.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defiantly broke his silence on calls to step down from his leadership role, as well as his decision to vote against blocking a Republican bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.