Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The SAVE Act: “Dead On Arrival In The Senate”

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor slamming Donald Trump and Republicans for their pointless attempts to pass voter suppression legislation, the SAVE America Act, in an effort to disenfranchise voters who want to hold him accountable in November, and vowed Senate Democrats will stop it dead in its tracks. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

It's a new week in Washington, but one thing remains the same: the SAVE Act is dead on arrival in the Senate.

Trump keeps tiring himself out running the same play.

Trump knows he can't defend Republicans' abysmal record - his abysmal record- so he whines for the Senate GOP to pass the SAVE Act to disenfranchise voters who want to hold him accountable in November.

Give it up, Donald. The SAVE Act ain't gonna happen.

The courts have rejected the SAVE Act. Congress has rejected the SAVE Act. Even members of Trump's own party have rejected the SAVE Act.

Republicans' problems aren't going to go away until Trump realizes just how futile this brazen effort to rig our elections really is.

Instead, Trump has publicly said: "Republicans have to [pass SAVE]…otherwise we're going to have a shutdown in November." That's Trump, he keeps threatening a shutdown.

Are Republicans listening? Your president is threatening to shut down the government, it's not Democrats doing that.

Donald: I keep trying to remind you of the last time you bragged about shutting down the government - back when Nancy Pelosi and I were in charge.

It didn't go so well for you then, and it definitely won't now.

Republicans can either drop this frivolous and vicious effort to pass the SAVE Act or watch Democrats stop it dead in its tracks.

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