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

WELKER All right Well ░░░░░░░░ do want to move ░░░░░░░░ some of the discussions ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill Because of ░░░░░░░░ decision Leader Schumer last ░░░░░░░░ to clear the way ░░░░░░░░ pass a Republican funding ░░░░░░░░ and avoid a government ░░░░░░░░ you have faced calls ░░░░░░░░ outside groups even members ░░░░░░░░ your own party to ░░░░░░░░ aside as minority leader ░░░░░░░░ asked about your future ░░░░░░░░ a town hall Senator ░░░░░░░░ Bennet said quote It ░░░░░░░░ important for people to ░░░░░░░░ when it s time ░░░░░░░░ go Leader Schumer are ░░░░░░░░ feeling pressure to step ░░░░░░░░ Schumer Look I m ░░░░░░░░ stepping down And let ░░░░░░░░ just say this Kristen ░░░░░░░░ knew when I cast ░░░░░░░░ vote against the C ░░░░░░░░ the government shutdown that ░░░░░░░░ would be that there ░░░░░░░░ be a lot of ░░░░░░░░ And there was But ░░░░░░░░ me tell you and ░░░░░░░░ audience why I did ░░░░░░░░ why I felt it ░░░░░░░░ so important The CR ░░░░░░░░ certainly bad you know ░░░░░░░░ continuing resolution But a ░░░░░░░░ would be 15 or ░░░░░░░░ times worse Under a ░░░░░░░░ the Executive Branch has ░░░░░░░░ power to determine what ░░░░░░░░ quote essential And they ░░░░░░░░ determine without any court ░░░░░░░░ The courts have ruled ░░░░░░░░ s solely up to ░░░░░░░░ executive what to shut ░░░░░░░░ With Musk and DOGE ░░░░░░░░ Trump and this guy ░░░░░░░░ V O G H ░░░░░░░░ SIC I think is ░░░░░░░░ you spell his name ░░░░░░░░ the head OMB they ░░░░░░░░ eviscerate the federal government ░░░░░░░░ day two they could ░░░░░░░░ Oh SNAP Feeding hungry ░░░░░░░░ Not essential On day ░░░░░░░░ Mass transit All transit ░░░░░░░░ to the states Not ░░░░░░░░ We re cutting it ░░░░░░░░ day six Medicaid We ░░░░░░░░ cut that by 20 ░░░░░░░░ 30 percent 50 percent ░░░░░░░░ percent We ll go ░░░░░░░░ Social Security We ll ░░░░░░░░ after the veterans Their ░░░░░░░░ is to just eviscerate ░░░░░░░░ federal government so they ░░░░░░░░ give more taxes and ░░░░░░░░ tax cuts to the ░░░░░░░░ to their billionaire class ░░░░░░░░ there And so it ░░░░░░░░ devastating And here s ░░░░░░░░ makes one more thing ░░░░░░░░ s what makes it ░░░░░░░░ There s no off ░░░░░░░░ Who determines how long ░░░░░░░░ shutdown would last Only ░░░░░░░░ evil people at the ░░░░░░░░ of the Executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration And ░░░░░░░░ senator Republican told a ░░░░░░░░ senator a colleague of ░░░░░░░░ and this guy is ░░░░░░░░ this Republican senator is ░░░░░░░░ to the DOGE Musk ░░░░░░░░ They would keep the ░░░░░░░░ shut down for six ░░░░░░░░ nine months a year ░░░░░░░░ everyone was furloughed and ░░░░░░░░ and quit And there ░░░░░░░░ be no way to ░░░░░░░░ it So I thought ░░░░░░░░ would be so devastating ░░░░░░░░ the republic and anger ░░░░░░░░ many people that we ░░░░░░░░ went forward with the ░░░░░░░░ which would have even ░░░░░░░░ consequences than the CR ░░░░░░░░ was a vote of ░░░░░░░░ you know Sometimes when ░░░░░░░░ re a leader you ░░░░░░░░ to do things to ░░░░░░░░ a real danger that ░░░░░░░░ come down the curve ░░░░░░░░ I did it out ░░░░░░░░ pure conviction as to ░░░░░░░░ a leader should do ░░░░░░░░ what the right thing ░░░░░░░░ America and my party ░░░░░░░░