Chuck Schumer: “Last night, Americans once again went to the polls in an election where affordability--how much people have to pay for…”

“Last night, Americans once again went to the polls in an election where affordability--how much people have to pay for the things they really need--was the driving issue. A deep-red Tennessee district that Trump won by 22 points swung by double digits in Democrats' direction. Last night was the latest flashing red light indicating Americans are fed up with Republican policies--particularly how much they have to pay for the things they really need. Donald Trump doesn't get it. At yesterday's Cabinet meeting, Donald Trump once again doubled down on the bizarre claim that the affordability issue is somehow a hoax. Yeah, maybe it is a hoax for a billionaire like him and all of his cronies, who never have to worry about how much they have to pay for the things they need, but American people have to worry and worry about it every week when the bills come in, and they say: My income isn't equal to what I need to buy. The costs are going up and up and up, in large part--in good part--because of Donald Trump and his administration's policies. So when Donald Trump says that affordability is somehow a hoax, he is on a different planet than the average American. At his Cabinet meeting, he called affordability 'a fake narrative' and 'a con job.' He said affordability 'doesn't mean anything to anybody.' What a bubble he is in. He doesn't understand how the average person struggles each week, each month, to pay the bills.”