Chuck Schumer: “as our Nation wages Donald Trump's reckless war with a dangerous and erratic enemy and as the Department of Homeland…”

“as our Nation wages Donald Trump's reckless war with a dangerous and erratic enemy and as the Department of Homeland Security is still not funded because of the high jinks within the President's own party, Donald Trump has decided to focus on a taxpayer-funded, gold-plated ballroom instead of focusing on these important national security issues: the war in Iran--dangerous for the United States; the fact that we haven't funded Homeland Security--dangerous for the United States. Does Donald Trump roll up his sleeves and say ``Let's solve these problems''? No. He is focused on this ballroom--his gilded, gold-plated, taxpayer-funded ballroom--instead of focusing on the important national security issues facing the country. Trump's values are perverse--just perverse. If the President and House Republicans truly care about our national security, fund DHS, fund the Secret Service, fund CISA, fund the Coast Guard, fund all the crucial, law-abiding Agencies that every Democrat and every Republican in the Senate unanimously voted to fund not once but twice. Now House Republicans say they are tinkering with technical changes to our legislation. Speaker Johnson, our bill--our bipartisan bill--doesn't need any changes. Just pass the damn thing. Pass the damn thing. We desperately need it. Democrats chose to fund national security and keep Americans safe. For 32 days, House Republicans have blocked the funding for DHS.…”