Donna Edwards: Chuck Schumer Voting for the Funding Bill Is a ‘Black Mark’ and ‘Stain’ on His Leadership

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MENENDEZ She ░░░░░░░░ a number of things ░░░░░░░░ One they let frontliners ░░░░░░░░ the house go out ░░░░░░░░ and take a hard ░░░░░░░░ Schumer signaled he was ░░░░░░░░ to fight and then ░░░░░░░░ didn t fight Why ░░░░░░░░ there such a disconnect ░░░░░░░░ even between house leadership ░░░░░░░░ Senate leadership but between ░░░░░░░░ the Senate minority leader ░░░░░░░░ saying and then what ░░░░░░░░ ultimately did Well and ░░░░░░░░ only Took 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ I think that you ░░░░░░░░ the reality here is ░░░░░░░░ was no message no ░░░░░░░░ And at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day no leadership ░░░░░░░░ this is Really a ░░░░░░░░ mark I think on ░░░░░░░░ Schumer You cannot signal ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday that you want ░░░░░░░░ fight and then on ░░░░░░░░ you cave And so ░░░░░░░░ Republicans know that All ░░░░░░░░ Have to do is ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and it will ░░░░░░░░ And I Think that ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez is right ░░░░░░░░ she says that frontline ░░░░░░░░ members who are in ░░░░░░░░ toughest districts in the ░░░░░░░░ now have to go ░░░░░░░░ there having taken really ░░░░░░░░ very difficult vote without ░░░░░░░░ support from the Senate ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ disappointing And I think ░░░░░░░░ Democrats had started and ░░░░░░░░ Schumer had started with ░░░░░░░░ serious message in advance ░░░░░░░░ they could have sold ░░░░░░░░ the American people that ░░░░░░░░ This was not a ░░░░░░░░ resolution In fact It ░░░░░░░░ Government spending What a ░░░░░░░░ resolution does is it ░░░░░░░░ government funding as it ░░░░░░░░ until appropriations bills can ░░░░░░░░ through That is not ░░░░░░░░ happened here And frankly ░░░░░░░░ have a slush fund ░░░░░░░░ administration does because there ░░░░░░░░ no parameters put on ░░░░░░░░ spending that was done ░░░░░░░░ so now Republicans can ░░░░░░░░ whatever It is That ░░░░░░░░ want over these next ░░░░░░░░ weeks and especially Trump ░░░░░░░░ Musk they have carte ░░░░░░░░ in the in the ░░░░░░░░ And I think this