Leader Schumer Floor Remarks After Republicans Rubberstamped Billions More For ICE & Border Patrol & Nothing To Lower Costs For American Families

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor after Republicans passed their budget resolution, which will give billions more to ICE and Border Patrol and does nothing to address the rising cost of living for American families. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks:

Tonight, Senate Republicans showed the American people where they stand:

Not for families struggling with the high costs of childcare, groceries, and gasoline, electricity, but for pumping $140 billion towards rogue agencies.

All night long we gave the Republicans a chance to do the right thing by voting for our amendments.

We gave Republicans a chance to vote for an amendment to lower out-of-pocket health care costs. They said no.

We gave Republicans a chance to lower childcare costs. They voted no.

We gave Republicans a chance to stop insurance company delays, to protect school meals, to give people a hand at the grocery store, and Republicans said no, no, and no again.

What kind of bubble are they living in? How apart are they from people's real needs and instead take that money which should have gone to lowering people's costs and give it to an agency that everyone knows needs reform?

Republicans can rest assured that when reconciliation comes back up in a few weeks, they are going to face these votes again. Democrats will make sure that they do. We will continue to force vote after vote on the most pressing issues facing Americans today. Their high, high, all too high costs.

Democrats are going to hold Republicans' feet to the fire because the American people demand it.

The American people are hurting right now because of the soaring cost of living, and that's why it's so important that Democrats continue to force Republicans to take these votes and go on the record about their disastrous agenda.

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