Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in a letter to colleagues Monday warned of the possibility of a “Trump shutdown” and reminded fellow senators that Democrats have the power to make or break any bill to fund the government past March 14.

Sen. Chuck Schumer Monday warned that Republicans are driving the nation toward a government shutdown and vowed Democrats will unite to push back against President Trump’s slash-and-burn spending cuts.

Schumer's stance is at odds with demands from progressive activists, who have been urging Democrats to block all business in the Senate and refuse to collaborate with Republicans so long as the Trump administration continues to disregard federal law and Congress' constitutional authority over spending.

Congressional Democrats are furious over the new administration's unilateral moves to dismantle government programs and agencies

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, took to the Senate floor last week to note the damage a federal funding shutoff had at Cattaraugus-Wyoming Project Head Start.