Chuck Schumer: “I just heard my friend the Republican leader Senator Thune here on the floor, and I heard him say that Democrats are…”

“I just heard my friend the Republican leader Senator Thune here on the floor, and I heard him say that Democrats are somehow pushing far-left demands here in the Senate. What the heck is he talking about? How is it far left to say we want to lower healthcare premiums and spare tens of millions of people from financial ruin? Far left? Tell that to an American family whose premiums will go up from $200 a month to $1,400 a month; that fixing that is far left. Tell that to young couples whose parents are about to get kicked out of nursing homes. Tell that to people who live in rural America and see their hospitals closing. That is far left? I am afraid the Republican leader doesn't know what the American people want and where they are on healthcare. There is nothing far left or far right or center about wanting lower premiums. It is common sense. It is what the American people overwhelmingly want. Fifty-eight percent of Trump voters--they are not far left--want the ACA tax credits extended, according to the Washington Post. And we cannot--we cannot--and must not delay like Republicans want to do. And beyond that, Leader Thune--I don't know what got into him today-- also claimed Republicans are ready to get to work. Really? Tell that to Speaker Johnson and the House Republicans, who have been on vacation for nearly a month--nearly a month. So they want to get to work? Then, get Johnson back here. Get the House Republicans back here, if they want to work.”