No, what I acknowledge is that we’re asking Republicans to sit down in order to find a bipartisan path toward enacting a spending agreement that actually makes life better for the American people.

We want to reopen the government. We want to enact the bipartisan spending agreement that actually makes life better for everyday Americans.

Well, we’re continuing to make life better for the American people.

No, the lightning rod in terms of what’s going to impact the ability of either side to win control of the House or hold control of the House in 2026 is going to be the failure of Republicans to actually deliver on the promises that they…

No, what we’re going to mimic is our own views as it relates to the need to make life more affordable here in America.

We will not going to support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the healthcare of the American people.

That's what we've called for from the very beginning.

there is an urgent need to reopen the government.

Which is why we continue to demand that Republicans sit at the negotiating table so we can enact a spending agreement that's bipartisan in nature.

Democrats are going to push back aggressively to make sure that we have fair maps across the country.

There is an urgent need to reopen the government.

I certainly hope not. This is day 26 of the Trump, Republican shutdown.

We can extend the open enrollment period. We can push it back.

Donald Trump represents an existential threat to the city of New York and beyond.

We have to decisively address the affordability crisis that Donald Trump and Republican policies have made worse.

This is day 26 of the Trump-Republican shutdown. And, as Democrats, we have maintained from the very beginning and continue to maintain we will sit down anytime, any place, with anyone either at the Capitol or back at the White House to…

We need to lower the high cost of living.

Our focus continues to be on driving down the high cost of living for everyday Americans.

The Trump tariffs have made life more expensive for the American people, to the tune of thousands of additional dollars per year.

Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor for all New Yorkers, including those who do not support his candidacy.

With respect to the Jewish communities that I represent, I think our nominee is going to have to convince folks that he is prepared to aggressively address the rise in antisemitism in the city of New York, which has been an unacceptable…

I have not refused to endorse. I have refused to articulate my position, and I will momentarily, at some point in advance of early voting.

I do hope to talk to the Democratic nominee either late today or tomorrow, in advance of early voting.

I do think that his decision to announce that he would reappoint [NYPD] Commissioner Jessica Tisch is a positive step in the right direction in terms of sending the message that, while he is going to of course focus on affordability — and…

Zohran has demonstrated a real partnership with local communities and a willingness to work with all New Yorkers to make the city more affordable and inclusive.