In an unprecedented and bold move, Maryland Democratic Representative Glenn Ivey on Tuesday became the first lawmaker in his party to publicly call for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s resignation. Ivey’s remarks, delivered during an impassioned town hall meeting in his deep-blue Maryland district near
Washington, D.C., come amid a backdrop of widespread discontent among Democratic voters and congressional Democrats. The catalyst for this wave of frustration was Schumer’s recent vote to advance a GOP spending bill intended to avert a government shutdown—a decision that many on the left view as capitulating to Republican priorities.