Chuck Schumer: “Today, all of America can see the glaring contrast between Republican and Democratic priorities, as shown by the bills…”

“Today, all of America can see the glaring contrast between Republican and Democratic priorities, as shown by the bills each party introduced late yesterday. Senators will have to choose to stand with Donald Trump and keep the same lousy status quo and cause the Trump healthcare shutdown or stand with the American people, protect their healthcare, and keep the government functioning. Today, we have a rare moment in the Senate where two bills come to the floor that truly crystallize the contrast between the two parties. On the Republican side, Americans will see more of the same high costs, especially on healthcare, more of the same failures of the last 9 months or, instead, Republicans can vote to undo the destruction Donald Trump has inflicted on American healthcare and instead work on a bipartisan bill--the only bipartisan bill that can win--to keep the government open. That is what Democrats offer the American people. The choice is clear. Our Republican colleagues seem to think Americans are happy with the direction of this country. They are voting like they think the status quo is good enough even though they have heard from so many of their constituents about the fear of hospitals closing, of healthcare being diminished, of premiums going way up, hundreds of dollars each month. They have heard that from their constituents, but they stick with Donald Trump, who doesn't give a hoot about them. Republicans are voting like the status quo is good enough.”