Schumer: GOP Shutdown Plan Was to ‘Decimate the Entire Federal Government’

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essential day for ░░░░░░░░ transit New York City ░░░░░░░░ and subways all over ░░░░░░░░ essential Day seven Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ essential People don t ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid They should get ░░░░░░░░ own health care And ░░░░░░░░ would happen over and ░░░░░░░░ and over again And ░░░░░░░░ s no check The ░░░░░░░░ problem is that it ░░░░░░░░ been determined that the ░░░░░░░░ have no say And ░░░░░░░░ only say is the ░░░░░░░░ Branch Now in the ░░░░░░░░ days when there was ░░░░░░░░ shutdown they d work ░░░░░░░░ out But this is ░░░░░░░░ different horrible kettle of ░░░░░░░░ They hate the government ░░░░░░░░ want to shut down ░░░░░░░░ You heard what Musk ░░░░░░░░ Two 2 trillion And ░░░░░░░░ this would have been ░░░░░░░░ devastating And here s ░░░░░░░░ second part That s ░░░░░░░░ just as bad There ░░░░░░░░ no exit strategy How ░░░░░░░░ you get out of ░░░░░░░░ shutdown Guess who determines ░░░░░░░░ Trump Musk Doge They ░░░░░░░░ the only ones And ░░░░░░░░ of the Republican senators ░░░░░░░░ one of the 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░░░░░░░░ the one hand people ░░░░░░░░ clamoring do something now ░░░░░░░░ something now Now do ░░░░░░░░ have to act And ░░░░░░░░ we have to fight ░░░░░░░░ Republicans this right wing ░░░░░░░░ gt gt not the ░░░░░░░░ gt gt not all ░░░░░░░░ every step of the ░░░░░░░░ but do it in ░░░░░░░░ smartest way possible if ░░░░░░░░ re fighting them and ░░░░░░░░ you end up in ░░░░░░░░ shutdown Let me tell ░░░░░░░░ something If we ended ░░░░░░░░ a shutdown three weeks ░░░░░░░░ now people would come ░░░░░░░░ me and they d ░░░░░░░░ they just cut off ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid They just got ░░░░░░░░ of my veterans benefits ░░░░░░░░ it And I say ░░░░░░░░ can t we re ░░░░░░░░ a shutdown And then ░░░░░░░░ d say to me ░░░░░░░░ did you let the ░░░░░░░░ happen So a lot ░░░░░░░░ people responded to the ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate it I ░░░░░░░░ I wake up three ░░░░░░░░ the morning sometimes so ░░░░░░░░ about the future of ░░░░░░░░ country under these oligarchs ░░░░░░░░ klepto or whatever you ░░░░░░░░ as you know oligarchs 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the ░░░░░░░░ that Friday Trump publicly ░░░░░░░░ you for this decision ░░░░░░░░ said you did the ░░░░░░░░ thing He said your ░░░░░░░░ decision quote unquote took ░░░░░░░░ and courage Was he ░░░░░░░░ to trick you gt ░░░░░░░░ troll me gt gt ░░░░░░░░ s trolling me gt ░░░░░░░░ he was trolling me ░░░░░░░░ know this guy gt ░░░░░░░░ it s so confusing ░░░░░░░░ gt gt well gt ░░░░░░░░ people are reading that ░░░░░░░░ gt he s trying ░░░░░░░░ confuse people He s ░░░░░░░░ He always tries to ░░░░░░░░ people He tries to ░░░░░░░░ what he does And ░░░░░░░░ the way that s ░░░░░░░░ you know we are ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are fighting them ░░░░░░░░ hard And what are ░░░░░░░░ fighting them on today ░░░░░░░░ have a Medicaid day ░░░░░░░░ action Hakeem and I ░░░░░░░░ set this up for ░░░░░░░░ Senate and the house ░░░░░░░░ we have senators and ░░░░░░░░ going to all different ░░░░░░░░ of their states and ░░░░░░░░ talking about how bad ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid cut would be ░░░░░░░░ why give tax cuts ░░░░░░░░ the take that money ░░░░░░░░ from people average folks ░░░░░░░░ give it to the ░░░░░░░░ wealthy god almighty These ░░░░░░░░ are rich enough God ░░░░░░░░ them They don t ░░░░░░░░ more money but they ░░░░░░░░ so greedy But wait ░░░░░░░░ Trump wants to He ░░░░░░░░ to hide all this ░░░░░░░░ tries to hide all ░░░░░░░░ about talking about Greenland ░░░░░░░░ changing the name to ░░░░░░░░ gulf of America This ░░░░░░░░ another way of him ░░░░░░░░ gt gt distracting gt ░░░░░░░░ distracting distracting distracting Yes ░░░░░░░░ gt senator I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you because I ░░░░░░░░ do agree with your ░░░░░░░░ to keep the government ░░░░░░░░ I think no one ░░░░░░░░ It costs the economy ░░░░░░░░ of dollars federal workers ░░░░░░░░ left in the lurch ░░░░░░░░ a shutdown But but ░░░░░░░░ m a Republican I ░░░░░░░░ not really your core ░░░░░░░░ gt gt very nice ░░░░░░░░ have gt gt a ░░░░░░░░ of relatives gt gt ░░░░░░░░ are Republicans There are ░░░░░░░░ nice ones but some ░░░░░░░░ the progressive members of ░░░░░░░░ caucus are not The ░░░░░░░░ caucus are not with ░░░░░░░░ Jasmine Crockett questioned your ░░░░░░░░ Hakeem Jeffries dodged a ░░░░░░░░ about your alignment over ░░░░░░░░ and obviously voted the ░░░░░░░░ direction There seems to ░░░░░░░░ a disconnect between the ░░░░░░░░ generation and some of ░░░░░░░░ newly elected Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ Do you believe that ░░░░░░░░ party has confidence in ░░░░░░░░ to continue to serve ░░░░░░░░ its leader and as ░░░░░░░░ who is influential in ░░░░░░░░ Biden s decision to ░░░░░░░░ aside Do you think ░░░░░░░░ might be time for ░░░░░░░░ to gt gt no ░░░░░░░░ think that you know ░░░░░░░░ Senate First you asked ░░░░░░░░ s the leader when ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ There are a lot ░░░░░░░░ leaders We have a ░░░░░░░░ of really strong talent ░░░░░░░░ the Senate in the ░░░░░░░░ in the governors We ░░░░░░░░ a great bench But ░░░░░░░░ for the Senate caucus ░░░░░░░░ which I am the ░░░░░░░░ I should be the ░░░░░░░░ And let me just ░░░░░░░░ this one of the ░░░░░░░░ I am known to ░░░░░░░░ very good at is ░░░░░░░░ to win Senate seats ░░░░░░░░ other words I m ░░░░░░░░ strategist in terms of ░░░░░░░░ candidates helping the candidates ░░░░░░░░ campaigns and win And ░░░░░░░░ winning in 2026 in ░░░░░░░░ house and Senate which ░░░░░░░░ stop Trump once and ░░░░░░░░ all is vitally important ░░░░░░░░ so I did this ░░░░░░░░ 2005 2000 but just ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 everyone said ░░░░░░░░ ll never get the ░░░░░░░░ And we pulled off ░░░░░░░░ that many people regarded ░░░░░░░░ a huge surprise We ░░░░░░░░ the two seats in ░░░░░░░░ We got Jon Ossoff ░░░░░░░░ Raphael Warnock the first ░░░░░░░░ American ever elected in ░░░░░░░░ in 100 years or ░░░░░░░░ period of time And ░░░░░░░░ I am good at ░░░░░░░░ But second I m ░░░░░░░░ of you know I ░░░░░░░░ sort of the orchestra ░░░░░░░░ and I have a ░░░░░░░░ of talent in that ░░░░░░░░ So what I do ░░░░░░░░ I show them off ░░░░░░░░ have some great spokespeople ░░░░░░░░ like Chris Murphy and ░░░░░░░░ Schatz We have you ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are learning to ░░░░░░░░ the digital social media ░░░░░░░░ better than we did ░░░░░░░░ I put Cory Booker ░░░░░░░░ Tina Smith in charge ░░░░░░░░ then we have bernie ░░░░░░░░ out to Republican areas ░░░░░░░░ doing rallies and rallying ░░░░░░░░ we have a load ░░░░░░░░ talent in our caucus ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ thing we are totally ░░░░░░░░ in one thing many ░░░░░░░░ but one thing above ░░░░░░░░ we are united in ░░░░░░░░ after Trump and showing ░░░░░░░░ American people that he ░░░░░░░░ making the middle class ░░░░░░░░ for the tax cuts ░░░░░░░░ the rich Today we ░░░░░░░░ doing it on Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ know we re going ░░░░░░░░ do it very soon ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs He wants ░░░░░░░░ put these tariffs in ░░░░░░░░ s going to raise ░░░░░░░░ folks The average family ░░░░░░░░ 000 a year for ░░░░░░░░ tariffs Why is he ░░░░░░░░ that Something so stupid ░░░░░░░░ he wants to use ░░░░░░░░ money for tax cuts ░░░░░░░░ the billionaires The Republican ░░░░░░░░ is a different kettle ░░░░░░░░ fish than it used ░░░░░░░░ be And that s ░░░░░░░░ we re fighting them ░░░░░░░░ hard They are controlled ░░░░░░░░ a small group of ░░░░░░░░ greedy people And you ░░░░░░░░ what their attitude is ░░░░░░░░ made my money all ░░░░░░░░ myself How dare your ░░░░░░░░ take my money from ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ pay taxes Or I ░░░░░░░░ my company with my ░░░░░░░░ hands How dare your ░░░░░░░░ tell me how I ░░░░░░░░ treat my customers My ░░░░░░░░ land and water that ░░░░░░░░ own or my employees ░░░░░░░░ hate government Government is ░░░░░░░░ barrier to people The ░░░░░░░░ to stop them from