Chuck Schumer Calls Dems Who Fled Texas ‘Courageous,’ Announces He’s Meeting With Them
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer announced on Tuesday that he will meet with Texas Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., to avoid voting on an election reform bill. “In Texas, where the Republican governor has…
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer announced on Tuesday that he will meet with Texas Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., to avoid voting on an election reform bill.
“In Texas, where the Republican governor has called a special session to reconsider one of the most restrictive laws in the nation, Democrats are doing all they can to block the dangerous partisan bill,” Schumer said from the Senate floor, according to The Hill.
“They are brave, they are bold, they are courageous and history will show them on the side of right.”
“I will be meeting with a group of them today to plot out strategy and to praise them for what they are doing,” he added.
The senator’s speech also directly attacked the nation’s Republican-controlled state legislatures in his support of Texas Democrats.
“Across the country, Republican-controlled state legislatures are conducting the most sweeping and coordinated attack on voting rights in generations, fueled by Donald Trump’s insidious big lie that the election was stolen,” Schumer said.
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