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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer led his caucus and the country into a record-breaking government shutdown and voted against reopening when some of his members defected. But there are still calls for him to step aside from Democrats who think he should have fought harder. It’s a now-familiar position for the Democratic leader, who was criticized in March when he voted with Republicans to keep the government open. He’s now getting blowback for the actions of the moderate senators in his caucus who allowed the shutdown to end. But no senator has explicitly called for his resignation as leader and his job appears safe.