Chuck Schumer: “They did not agree to the bills that the leader is talking about because they said explicitly--Democrat and Republican…”

“They did not agree to the bills that the leader is talking about because they said explicitly--Democrat and Republican-- there are two issues they can't resolve: impoundments and rescissions and ACA tax credits and healthcare. And they all agreed, the four of them, that they couldn't agree to a bill until the leaders discussed it with us. We asked the leaders to discuss it with us in July, in the middle of August, at the end of August and September. They refused. And now he says: Give us another 45 days. Well, frankly, the Republicans have had 45 days since March--one 45 days, another 45 days, another 45 days. And in the room yesterday, Johnson said he doesn't want to do it at all; he doesn't want to have any compromise. So the time to do it is now, and the idea that we can do it until January--when we talked to the President yesterday, he didn't understand this, but I know that the leader does. On October 1, in a day or two, millions of Americans--millions--are going to get notices that their insurance premiums will rise an average of $400 a month, $5,000 a year. A middle-class family can't afford that. We want to renew those credits--among other things in healthcare--but renew those credits so that people won't pay that horrible increase. You can debate healthcare all you want, but the overwhelming majority of Americans--Democrat, Independent, and even a good number of Republicans--want us--want us--to renew those credits.”