Tag: Chuck Schumer

Thune framed the vote as a political test, saying it would force Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic lawmakers to publicly defend their stance on requiring voter ID and ...

“The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”

At the center of the dispute was how to handle funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which Democrats insisted be separated from a broader spending package.

“When I first saw their pictures… I was going to call them Chuck and Nancy, but then I realized I wouldn’t be pardoning them."

"I think there is this feeling within our base that we need to have younger people. I will tell you that I don’t necessarily subscribe to ageism."

“I think that people did what they could to get us out of the shutdown, but what has worked in the past isn’t working now."

“My values are reflected in my vote and the things that I support here, and if that might put me at odds with parts of my party, I’m OK with ...

“I don’t believe it.”

“The nightmare is finally coming to an end."

“If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?”

Republican leaders need five more votes to fund the government.

“Democrats are ready to clear the way to quickly pass a government funding bill that includes healthcare affordability."

“All I know is that the pep rally they had at lunch yesterday evidently changed some minds."

"We fight for access to healthcare for millions of people across this country."

"If Zohran Mamdani is truly serious about helping working families, he wouldn’t be jetting off to a luxury resort the moment he wins an election."

"I think there is a growing understanding that leadership and defending the status quo and the inequalities that exist in America is not where the American people are.”

“The only plan Republicans have for healthcare seems to be to eliminate it, and then to tell working people to go figure it out on their own."

“I’m apologizing that we can’t even get our sh** together and just open up our government.”

“America is shut down and the President is skipping town.”

“This is not a king, you know, they're saying, they're referring to me as a king. I'm not a king.”