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On the recordOctober 17, 2019
one final note. Today marks 1,000 days of President Trump's time in office. If we were to summarize his administration over the last 2\1/2\ years in a single phrase, it would be this: broken promises to working people. When Candidate Trump ran for office, he promised to drain the swamp, but after 1,000 days as President, this place is the swampiest it has ever been, with conflicts of interest crippling this administration and inexperienced billionaires running our government. Candidate Trump promised health insurance for everybody, but after 1,000 days as President, costs are higher, coverage is skimpier, and his administration is suing to repeal the healthcare we have in place and send prices skyrocketing for millions. President Trump promised a tax bill that would be a middle-class miracle, but the only miracle this has been has been to corporate America, which uses it for stock buybacks instead of increasing salaries for their workers, increasing their investments in plant and equipment. So much of these tax breaks went to buybacks. Shame. One thousand days in, President Trump has failed to follow through on promise after promise to working Americans, but he isn't the only one at fault.…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Oct 17, 2019

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