Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Urgent Need For Speaker Johnson And Leader Thune To Engage In Bipartisan Talks With Democratic Leadership In Order To Avoid A Government[...]

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the need for Republican Leadership to engage in good faith, bipartisan talks with Democratic leaders to avoid a government shutdown. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

I just met with House and Senate Democratic leadership to talk about appropriations.

House and Senate Democrats are in total agreement: what Republicans are proposing is not good enough for the American people and not good enough to get our votes.

The American people are hurting with high costs, particularly with healthcare.

Leader Thune and Speaker Johnson have an obligation to sit down with us - the Democratic leaders - in bipartisan negotiations if they want our votes. The American people are hurting.

Healthcare is being decimated on all fronts.

People are losing jobs.

People seeing costs go through the roof.

People are losing healthcare.

People are going to die because of these cuts.

So, Democrats' position's is clear, and we are united: Republicans have to come to meet with us in a true bipartisan negotiation to satisfy the American peoples need on healthcare and lower people's costs.

Without that, they won't get our votes plain and simple.

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