Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Senate Republicans Siding With Trump And His Corrupt Slush Fund Over The American People

Washington D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor on Senate Republicans' decision to affirm their loyalty to President Trump by voting down every amendment proposed by Senate Democrats during vote-a-rama meant to end Trump's corrupt slush fund and put the American people first. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here.

Just about everyone in America hates Trump's slush fund.

And every Senate Republican but one is culpable for allowing Trump to go forward with his slush fund. Again, people in America hate the fund, every Senate Republican allowed Trump to go forward with his slush fund.

They supported a reconciliation bill that had no restraints on Trump's corrupt slush fund even after Democrats forced vote after vote trying to ban the fund.

The American people will remember how Senate Republicans sided with Trump instead of them, and it doesn't bode well for the GOP.

Yesterday, Donald Trump showed just how empty Todd Blanche's promise is to drop the MAGA slush fund.

Asked whether he'd stop trying to give cash payouts to his corrupt cronies, convicted criminals, and January 6 insurrectionists, Trump said: "if it was up to me, I'd pay them the kind of money that they deserve."

What they deserve? The only thing January 6 insurrectionists deserve for maiming police officers is to sit in a prison cell, but Donald Trump and Senate Republicans think the rioters deserve a cut of Americans' paychecks.

Trump went on to say, "I think the weaponization fund is a great idea, and so do many other Republicans."

Listen to that America. Trump has absolutely no intention of dropping his slush fund.

You don't have to be a senator to see just how corrupt - just how crooked - Trump's slush fund scheme is, but Senate Republicans chose not to outlaw Trump's plan to line his pockets with Americans' tax dollars.

Senate Republicans are complicit in Trump's corruption.

Democrats set up a procedure and used reconciliation to show exactly where Republicans stood on the slush fund, and the American people were aghast.

Republicans could have supported Democrats' amendment to ban the slush fund permanently.

Republicans could have voted for our amendment to prevent taxpayer-funded payouts to violent January 6 rioters.

Republicans could have stood with the American people, but instead they reaffirmed their loyalty to Trump and his corrupt administration.

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