Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Donald Trump’s “Golden Age” Doing Nothing To Help Lower Costs For Working Americans

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump's actions to line the pockets of the ultra-wealthy and mega corporations while doing nothing to lower costs and alleviate the burden on working families. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Donald Trump made a lot of promises about what he would get done on "Day One." Well, today is day three of Donald Trump's presidency.

Nothing Donald Trump has done will help lower grocery prices.

Nothing Donald Trump has done will lower prescription drug costs.

Instead, President Trump's biggest accomplishment to date has been to issue unconditional pardons to 1,500 lawless rioters who attacked police officers and invaded the Capitol.

Why on earth is the president already spending so much time focused on the past, focused on his grievances, instead of focused on costs and jobs and improving health care for the American people?

The American people have to wonder: how on Earth will pardoning January 6^th rioters help me pay for food at the grocery store, or help me buy a home, or help me save more money for my retirement?

How on Earth will Americans feel safer if the president rewards lawbreakers who assault police officers by setting these criminals free?

So much for focusing on lowering prices!

Pardoning lawless rioters is not what the American people signed up for when they voted for Donald Trump. They wanted the president to get to work quickly on issues that impact them: costs, safety, health care.

The first three days of Donald Trump's "Golden Age" has been golden for everyone but working Americans.

It's a golden age for big corporations.

It's a golden age for pharmaceutical companies.

It's a golden age for polluters.

It's a golden age for lawlessness.

It is not a golden age for hardworking Americans who want their costs reduced.

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