Schumer defended his handling of the funding showdown with Republicans and imagined the flood of complaints he would be fielding if Democrats had forced a shutdown.

On CNN's "State of the Union," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) expressed his problems with the current Democratic Party.

Despite facing calls to step down as the top Senate Democrat since he supported a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York is staying in his leadership role in