Chuck Schumer: ‘Look, I’m Not Stepping Down’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT All right ░░░░░░░░ do want to move ░░░░░░░░ some sft discussions on ░░░░░░░░ Hill Because of your ░░░░░░░░ leader Schumer last week ░░░░░░░░ clear the way to ░░░░░░░░ a Republican funding bill ░░░░░░░░ avoid a government shutdown ░░░░░░░░ have faced calls from ░░░░░░░░ groups even members of ░░░░░░░░ own party to step ░░░░░░░░ as minority leader When ░░░░░░░░ about your future in ░░░░░░░░ town hall senator Michael ░░░░░░░░ said quote it s ░░░░░░░░ for people to know ░░░░░░░░ it s time to ░░░░░░░░ Leader Schumer are you ░░░░░░░░ pressure to step down ░░░░░░░░ I m not stepping ░░░░░░░░ and let me just ░░░░░░░░ this kristen I knew ░░░░░░░░ I cast my vote ░░░░░░░░ this against a government ░░░░░░░░ that there would be ░░░░░░░░ lot of controversy and ░░░░░░░░ was but let me ░░░░░░░░ you and your audience ░░░░░░░░ I did it Why ░░░░░░░░ felt it was so ░░░░░░░░ The CR was certainly ░░░░░░░░ the continuing resolution but ░░░░░░░░ shutdown would be 15 ░░░░░░░░ 20 times worse Under ░░░░░░░░ shutdown the executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ sole power to determine ░░░░░░░░ is quote essential and ░░░░░░░░ can determine without any ░░░░░░░░ supervision the courts have ░░░░░░░░ it s solely up ░░░░░░░░ the executive what to ░░░░░░░░ down With Musk and ░░░░░░░░ and Trump and this ░░░░░░░░ v o g h ░░░░░░░░ they would eviscerate the ░░░░░░░░ government on day two ░░░░░░░░ can say oh s ░░░░░░░░ A P Feeding hungry ░░░░░░░░ Not essential On day ░░░░░░░░ mass transit Not essential ░░░░░░░░ re cutting it On ░░░░░░░░ six Medicaid we ll ░░░░░░░░ back by 20 30 ░░░░░░░░ 50 Their goal is ░░░░░░░░ eviscerate the federal government ░░░░░░░░ they can give more ░░░░░░░░ cuts to the to ░░░░░░░░ billionaire class over there ░░░░░░░░ so it would be ░░░░░░░░ and here s what ░░░░░░░░ one more thing here ░░░░░░░░ what makes it worse ░░░░░░░░ s no off ramp ░░░░░░░░ determines how long the ░░░░░░░░ would last Only those ░░░░░░░░ in the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ one senator Republican told ░░░░░░░░ Democrat senator colleague of ░░░░░░░░ and this guy is ░░░░░░░░ this Republican senator is ░░░░░░░░ to the doge Musk ░░░░░░░░ they would keep it ░░░░░░░░ months a year until ░░░░░░░░ was furloughed and gone ░░░░░░░░ quit and there would ░░░░░░░░ to stop it So ░░░░░░░░ thought that would be ░░░░░░░░ devastating to the republic ░░░░░░░░ anger so many people ░░░░░░░░ we went forward with ░░░░░░░░ shutdown which would have ░░░░░░░░ consequences than the CR ░░░░░░░░ when you re a ░░░░░░░░ are you have to ░░░░░░░░ things to avoid a ░░░░░░░░ that might come down ░░░░░░░░ curve and I did ░░░░░░░░ as pure conviction as ░░░░░░░░ what a leader should ░░░░░░░░ and for America and ░░░░░░░░ party was.