Jon Stewart ripped into Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for caving on a controversial GOP funding bill on Friday. After playing some footage of Schumer saying that Republicans didn’t have enough votes to pass the bill,

"I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms to the American people. Therefore I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down." Schumer's announcement significantly increases the chances that enough Democratic senators will side with Republicans to avoid a government shutdown,