Chuck Schumer: “So last week, the Senate did its job to fund 96 percent of the government, while splitting the DHS bill from the rest of…”

“So last week, the Senate did its job to fund 96 percent of the government, while splitting the DHS bill from the rest of the funding package so we can rein in ICE and end the violence. Now, it is the House's turn to do its job, but a band of MAGA radicals want to hijack government funding to push an outlandishly toxic bill called the SAVE Act that would disenfranchise millions of American citizens. Just a few hours ago, Donald Trump said he wants to nationalize elections around the country. That is what Trump said--you think he believes in democracy? He said, 'We want to take over . . . the Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.' Does Donald Trump need a copy of the Constitution? What he is saying is outlandishly illegal. Once again, the President is talking no differently than a dictator who wants elections in America to be as legitimate as elections in countries like Venezuela. And make no mistake, one of the tools to nationalize elections is precisely the SAVE Act that some Republicans are pushing in the House. I want to be very clear: The SAVE Act is dead on arrival in the Senate, and every single Senate Democrat will vote against any bill--any bill--that contains it. It is outrageous that House Republicans would even consider putting in the SAVE Act in legislation to fund the government. Democrats have been clear for months. We will never in a million years consider this deeply restrictive and overreaching piece of legislation.”