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On the recordJune 4, 2026
It is backwards to charge American taxpayers $1 billion to build Trump’s gilded ballroom, while including zero dollars to help Americans struggling with rising costs.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer argues against the funding bill.

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