Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Announcing The Senate Will Vote Tomorrow On Republican Status Quo Funding Bill And Democratic Plan To Avert A Shutdown And Safeguard Healthcare

Tomorrow the Senate will hold votes on two bills: the status quo Continuing Resolution from the Republicans, which will lead to a shutdown, and the Democrats' plan to prevent a shutdown while avoiding a catastrophe in rising healthcare costs.

Tomorrow Americans will see the glaring contrast between the Republican plan continuing the status quo of Donald Trump's healthcare cuts and high costs and the Democratic plan to avoid a shutdown while lowering premiums, fixing Medicaid, and protecting funds for scientific and medical research.

The latest studies, in fact, show that the impacts of Republicans' healthcare cuts are quickly getting worse and worse than first imagined.

This is an oncoming train that must be stopped.

So tomorrow, Republicans choose: either listen to Donald Trump and shut the government down, or break this logjam by supporting our bill and keeping the government open.

The votes tomorrow will tell all.

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