Chuck Schumer: “first, let me thank everyone who stayed overnight to take part in the reading of this bill--my colleagues, the…”

“first, let me thank everyone who stayed overnight to take part in the reading of this bill--my colleagues, the cloakrooms, the floor staff--everyone who made it possible. I would say this to the cloakrooms and, particularly, to our great floor staff: You are all amazing. You are the unsung heroes of what goes on here. Without you, none of us could do our work. So thank you for your dedication, your excellence, your perseverance, your strength. Senate Democrats will now commence with four parliamentary inquiries to show the hypocrisy of what Republicans are trying to do here in the Senate and to expose how they are trying to hide the true costs of their billionaire giveaways to the American people. Republicans are about to pass the single most expensive bill in U.S. history to give tax breaks to billionaires, while taking away Medicaid, SNAP benefits, and good-paying jobs for millions of people. The CBO, just this morning, said it will explode the debt by $3.3 trillion, and they said it will likely cost more than that over time--closer to $4 trillion.”