Chuck Schumer: “Now, on Republican cuts, this week, Senate Republicans are set to push through the Senate a bill that betrays rural…”

“Now, on Republican cuts, this week, Senate Republicans are set to push through the Senate a bill that betrays rural communities, harms global health, weakens America's standing abroad, and, worst of all, sets the stage for even more harmful cuts down the line. The so-called rescissions package continues a destructive Republican pattern: Cut now and ask questions later. The same thing that is happening with FEMA and the National Weather Service is happening right here. Again, use that chain saw; cut, cut, cut--whether it is waste or whether it is sinew and bone--and then later, say: Oh, maybe we shouldn't have done that. And do you know what? Our Republican Senators, most of them, know this is wrong, but they are so afraid of Donald Trump. Yesterday, he threatened that any of them who voted against the full rescissions package that we have before us would face his wrath. What is going on here? Does anyone stand up to these horrible, horrible cuts that hurt the American people? Republicans, in realtime, are cutting healthcare. They are cutting education. They are cutting aid for our veterans. Veterans are not getting--ask them. The veterans know they are not getting the healthcare they used to. And making things even worse, Donald Trump's tariffs are coming in at the worst possible time, and in a few short months, they are going to raise the cost of groceries. They are going to hurt small businesses and do untold damage to our economy.”