Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Reality Of Donald Trump’s Golden Age: Higher Costs, Back-Breaking Tariffs, And Skyrocketing Unemployment

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the current state of the economy, which is suffering thanks to Donald Trump's failed agenda. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

This morning, the American people got more proof that Donald Trump's policies are a disaster for them.

This morning's jobs report shows the unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in November-that's the highest level since 2021. The highest level in 4 years, under Donald Trump's leadership, or lack thereof more appropriately.

This is what Donald Trump's so-called "golden age" looks like in all its ugly glory: higher costs, more tariffs, and the highest unemployment since COVID.

And make no mistake-this unemployment number didn't just come out of the blue. It didn't just come because of external forces. This high, awful unemployment number, the highest since COVID, is a consequence of Donald Trump's failures: his reckless tariff agenda, his draconian cuts to basic services like health care, and his refusal to listen to Americans who are already struggling to pay for what they need.

Donald Trump can try and spin these job numbers all he wants. That's his nature, that's what he does, he doesn't care about the truth, he just cares about his own ego. But Americans aren't buying his fantasy-they are fed up with his agenda, and the damage is beginning to set in.

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