Chuck Schumer

As we said, if you would have listened to my speech yesterday, once we pass the 1-year fix so people right now aren't in difficulty, we would sit and negotiate that. The leader has said he won't negotiate before. We are willing to…

If Republicans were smart, they would get the message after Tuesday that their do-nothing strategy isn’t working.

Now, the ball is in Republicans’ court. We need Republicans to just say yes.

Democrats are ready to clear the way to quickly pass a government funding bill that includes healthcare affordability.

Now, the ball is in the Republicans' court. We need Republicans to just say yes.

This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability and begins a process of negotiating reforms to the ACA tax credits for the future.

After so many failed votes, it’s clear we need to try something different.

Now the ball is in Republicans' court.

This is a reasonable offer.

Donald Trump clearly is feeling pressure.

All Republicans have to do is say yes.

The election results ought to send a much needed bolt of lightning to Donald Trump that he should meet with us to end this crisis.

Democrats stand ready to meet with you face to face, anytime and anyplace.

We told the president we've been asking for a meeting for weeks and even months, but now the election results ought to send a much needed bolt of lightning to Donald Trump that he should meet with us to end this crisis.

It is time to sit down and negotiate with Democrats to bring this Republican shutdown to an end.

Last night was a great night for America and a five-alarm fire for Donald Trump and Republicans. The Republicans' high-cost house is on fire, and they've only got themselves to blame.

Last night should make it clear to Republicans that they simply cannot continue to ignore not only us, but the American people, for the good of the whole country.

The election results ought to send a much-needed bolt of lightning to Donald Trump that he should meet with us to end this crisis and his shutdown, which he admits hurt him badly in the election.

The Social Security COLA is simply not reflective of the current reality for seniors as they see their bank accounts shrinking.

Donald Trump has folded, leaving American families and farmers and small businesses to deal with the wreckage from his blunders, from his erratic on again off again tariff policies.

But our Republican colleagues don’t seem to be offering anything different than what their leadership has had so far.

He is weaponizing hunger, turning millions of children, seniors and veterans into political pawns to score points in his shutdown fight.

No explanation, no justification, just plain cruelty from a man who only serves himself — Donald Trump is picking politics over the lives of hungry kids.

Just weeks ago, Trump’s own US Department of Agriculture confirmed in writing that contingency funds — about $6 billion in emergency reserves — were ‘available to fund participant benefits,'

On November 1, people in more than 30 states are going to be aghast when they see their bills and they're going to cry out, and I believe there will be increased pressure on Republicans to negotiate with us.