S enate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday evening that he would help advance a House GOP spending bill that would fund the government through the end of the fiscal year—a strong indication that enough Senate Democrats will ultimately join Republicans to avert a government shutdown ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline.

Senate Democrats are mulling over whether to support the House GOP-backed government funding bill or own the consequences for causing a partial government shutdown. The Senate is slated to vote on a stopgap funding bill to fund government operations for the remainder of the fiscal year to avert a shutdown set to occur on March 14 after midnight.