Chuck Schumer on Supporting the CR: ‘I Felt as a Leader I Had To Do It’

Goldberg I m just ░░░░░░░░ throw it out there ░░░░░░░░ What were you thinking ░░░░░░░░ why Schumer OK So ░░░░░░░░ I knew it was ░░░░░░░░ difficult choice and I ░░░░░░░░ that I d get ░░░░░░░░ lot of criticism for ░░░░░░░░ choice but I felt ░░░░░░░░ a leader I had ░░░░░░░░ do it Here s ░░░░░░░░ The CR bill was ░░░░░░░░ no question and it ░░░░░░░░ a slush fund which ░░░░░░░░ money to be pushed ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR Explain it to ░░░░░░░░ people who don t ░░░░░░░░ what CR means and ░░░░░░░░ you did Schumer A ░░░░░░░░ means continue the government ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR Right Schumer A ░░░░░░░░ the alternative is cut ░░░░░░░░ the government spending And ░░░░░░░░ s what would happen ░░░░░░░░ we cut off government ░░░░░░░░ It would be devastation ░░░░░░░░ we have never seen ░░░░░░░░ Worse than we re ░░░░░░░░ now Schumer Much Here ░░░░░░░░ why That s why ░░░░░░░░ did it I wasn ░░░░░░░░ going to take this ░░░░░░░░ just for having a ░░░░░░░░ of fun The bottom ░░░░░░░░ is a government shutdown ░░░░░░░░ like this All government ░░░░░░░░ is stopped all And ░░░░░░░░ the executive Branch Trump ░░░░░░░░ DOGE and this really ░░░░░░░░ man people don t ░░░░░░░░ about Vought who s ░░░░░░░░ of OMB his name ░░░░░░░░ Vought BEHAR What s ░░░░░░░░ What is OMB Schumer ░░░░░░░░ is the Office of ░░░░░░░░ Budget which determines the ░░░░░░░░ And they could cut ░░░░░░░░ anything they want simply ░░░░░░░░ saying it s not ░░░░░░░░ So day two Snap ░░░░░░░░ for poor kids Not ░░░░░░░░ Day four Mass transit ░░░░░░░░ York City subway and ░░░░░░░░ all over Not essential ░░░░░░░░ seven Medicaid Not essential ░░░░░░░░ don t need Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ should get their own ░░░░░░░░ care And this would ░░░░░░░░ over and over and ░░░░░░░░ again And there s ░░░░░░░░ check The biggest problem ░░░░░░░░ that it has been ░░░░░░░░ that the have no ░░░░░░░░ And the only say ░░░░░░░░ the executive Branch Now ░░░░░░░░ the old days when ░░░░░░░░ was a shutdown they ░░░░░░░░ work it out But ░░░░░░░░ is a different horrible ░░░░░░░░ of fish They hate ░░░░░░░░ government They want to ░░░░░░░░ down everything You heard ░░░░░░░░ Musk said 2 trillion ░░░░░░░░ so this would have ░░░░░░░░ so devastating And here ░░░░░░░░ the second part that ░░░░░░░░ maybe just as bad ░░░░░░░░ s no exit strategy ░░░░░░░░ do you get out ░░░░░░░░ a shutdown Guess who ░░░░░░░░ it Trump Musk DOGE ░░░░░░░░ re the only ones ░░░░░░░░ one of the Republican ░░░░░░░░ told one of the ░░░░░░░░ senators you get in ░░░░░░░░ We re staying in ░░░░░░░░ six months nine months ░░░░░░░░ year until we decimate ░░░░░░░░ entire federal government BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ I do a follow ░░░░░░░░ question quickly Schumer Yes ░░░░░░░░ it was BEHAR If ░░░░░░░░ go ahead Schumer it ░░░░░░░░ so bad that I ░░░░░░░░ I had to do ░░░░░░░░ Now it s not ░░░░░░░░ immediately but what does ░░░░░░░░ leader do When you ░░░░░░░░ a leader if you ░░░░░░░░ a real crisis a ░░░░░░░░ bit down the road ░░░░░░░░ job is to stand ░░░░░░░░ and say we cannot ░░░░░░░░ that And that s ░░░░░░░░ I did.”