New Delhi, March 24 -- US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has rejected calls from some Democratic lawmakers for him to step down over his decision to support a Republican-drafted government funding bill.

"Look, I'm not stepping down," Schumer, 74, stated in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday.

Schumer's decision not to block the bill has sparked outrage among some Democrats, who argue that the legislation gives President Donald Trump excessive power.

While acknowledging that the spending bill was "certainly bad," Schumer defended his choice, arguing that the alternative would have been far worse.

"The other option had been to let the government shut down, which would have been 15 or 20 times worse," Schumer said.

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