No Shutdown Shakedown

Q: Did Sen. Chuck Schumer take $500,000 in donations from immigrant advocacy groups before the government shutdown?

A: No. That rumor originated on a satirical website. 

FULL QUESTION

Did Chuck Schumer receive donations from illegal immigrant support groups prior to Senate budget vote?

Did [House Speaker Paul] Ryan or Schumer take $500,000 from the Koch brothers to pass the tax bill or shut down the government?

FULL ANSWER

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer has a history of supporting immigration legislation. For example, increased penalties for people who illegally re-enter the country and he was a member of the so-called “” that developed a  in 2013.