mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: i recognize the democrat leader. mr. schumer: i appeal the ruling of the chair and i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: the yeas and nays are ordered. the appeal is debatable for one hour under this act. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: i recognize the democrat leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, first, let me thank everyone who stayed overnight to take part in the reading of this bill. my colleagues, the cloakrooms, the floor staff, everyone who made it possible. i would say this to the cloakrooms and particularly or great floor staff, you are all amazing. you're the unsung heroes of what goes on here. without you, none of us could do our work. so thank you for your dedication, your excellence, your perseverance, your strength. now, senate democrats will now commence four parliamentary inquiries to show the hypocrisy of what republicans are trying to do here in the senate. and to expose how they're trying to

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: i recognize the democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, today senate republicans have to de decide, choose the american people or bow down to donald trump and his coterie of billionaires because this bill, as we have said for months, steals people's health care, jacks up their electricity bill to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. for months -- can we have order, mr. president. all month senate democrats have put this bill on trial in the court of public opinion. we've exposed how it steals medicaid from more than 16 million americans. we've sxhoefd how it takes -- exposed how it takes away food benefits for millions of hungry kids. we've exposed how this bill increases the debt by $3.5 trillion to bankroll billionaire tax breaks. we've shown how this bill increases the debt $1 trillion more than the house bill. we've shown how this bill cuts medicaid even more than the house bill. we've shown how this bill kills climate jobs even more than the house bill. with every rewrite senate republicans have made their bill more extreme

mr schumer says he plans to force a reading of the entire package, which is 940 pages and could take more than 12 hours. it's being seen as a delay tactic by the democrats, but mr schumer says the american people deserve to hear exactly what is in the bill. we will keep you updated if we get a final tally on that vote in the next few minutes or so. the chief of the un's nuclear watchdog says iran will be able to start enriching uranium again in a matter of months. in an interview with our us news partner cbs, rafael grossi said whilst last weekend's us strikes caused damage to iran's nuclear sites, there was not "total damage". his statement appears to contradict white house claims about the complete success of the american mission. here's more of what he had to say. iran had a very fast, ambitious programme, and part of it may still be there, and if not, there is also the self-evident truth that the knowledge is there. the industrial capacity is there. iran is a very sophisticated country, in terms of nuclear technology, as is obvious. military operations are not. we are not going t

mr. schumer: madam president, earlier today, we received reports that iran has targeted u.s. military bases and u.s. servicemembers in the middle east, putting their lives -- putting the lives of thousands of americans at immediate risk. i join americans -- i pray for their safety. this afternoon, i asked the trump administration to immediately provide a classified briefing, laying out the full threat picture, the intelligence behind iran's retaliation, and the detailed scope and timeline of any u.s. response. more importantly, i've demanded they lay out exactly what measures they're taking, right now, to keep our servicemembers safe. as i said saturday night, congress and the american people are owed answers. no president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into war with erratic threats, no strategy, no explanation. that's why i've called on leader thune to hold a vote immediately to enforce the war powers resolution. the law requires the trump administration to consult with congress, the constitution demands it, and the american people, especially the famili

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the chair recognizes the minority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: so, on anti-semitism, the attack in colorado, the shooting in washington, the arson in pennsylvania have one thing in common -- the assailants have cited anti-israel sentiment as justification for their violence. they are -- they have, verdicts, used the actions of the israeli government they don't like to justify violence against jewish americans here at home. this is, unfortunately, a growing trend since october 7. as the highest-ranking jewish official in american history, i have watched this spread across our country. we are witnessing in realtime the resurgence of collective blame against the jewish people, and if we do not confront it clearly, unequivocally, and together, we risk opening the door to even darker days. now, i've said it -- i've said that it is legitimate and not anti-semitic to peacefully criticize the actions of any government, including the israel

it's being seen as a potential to play mr schumer says the american people deserve to hear exactly what is in the belt. i've been speaking with erik wasson a congressional reporter with bloomberg news for more about the status of the bill. it's fair to say are we not see a vote? hearing for the budget, several fiscal conservatives want to visit the final price tag on the spell before committing to voting to begin debate. we've seen all day president trump scrambling to get deals overnight. rural hospitals, they also tried to get consumers on board by moving up the aspiration for things like pet tax credit, and $7,500... 110 threatening to bring home the bill before he stripped public land britons from the bill that would have sold off millions of acres of federal land for public housing. it's down to the wire. that sends off a series of procedures that can see a final passage early monday morning. you have been following this closely, so if we see this vote in the senate, is it fair to say that the republicans have the vote they need to pass the bill was not i think they can afford blue

schumer. at this time, we invite forward the honorable william j. clinton, the 42nd president of the united states. mr. clinton: senator schumer, leader jeffries, governor hochul, senator gillibrand, mayor adams, speaker pelosi. members and former members of the house of representatives who served with charlie rangel. i would like to thank charlie's grandchildren, steven and alicia and the entire family here today, first for asking me to say a few words about my friend, my steadfast ally and has been said one of the most effective members to ever serve in the congress. but second, for supporting him in his long career. i thank the members of his district who let him come to washington 23 times. and for giving him the space and support not just to faithfully serve harlem but to serve the rest of the nation and people all around the world. not every district will do that. and the people who sent him there deserve thanks for the life he lived. you know, another great new yorker, f.d.r., was called a happy warrior. really, he called another great new yorker, governor al smith, a happy warrior in his speec

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, first about safety in the capitol and our meeting today that senator thune and i called. first, i'd like to say that the capitol police have always been the silent heroes behind the scenes, keeping members safe. that's no secret. the country saw them for themselves on january 6 and in the footage after. and they're doing a good job. we had a very good meeting where members brought up their concerns and efforts, strong efforts, are going to be made to answer those concerns, with an expanded, expanded activity by the capitol police. but after the awful situation this weekend, there's real concern not just here in the capitol but with folks across the country about the safety of elected officials. these violent acts are an attack, not just on the individuals who were targeted, but on democracy itself. public serve ants should never have to fear for their lives simply for doing their jobs. public servantses, there should not be an attempt to intimidate them not to do or take th

mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. you think you will see them in the emergency room are jail, it's going to cost us a lot more money. our state and county in the region a lot more money. not only their medicaid revenue compensated there, estimating 42 billing dollars. rural hospitals, rural healthcare charges will be devastating. over the hundred thousand people will lose health insurance and these are people treatable, conditions so they will be dealt with but if you don't treat them, they're going to go to the emergency room and raise costs on everyone. these families depend on the care. last week i spoke on the floor about one of my. talked about daughter, a 5-year-old girl had a rare condition when she stopped breathing she stopped breathing in her sleep she doesn't have oxygen. even though he had an expensive platinum plan, i didn't across just by doing this and covering their costs what they basically saved her life and enjoyed her many years enjoyed for the given them. why are we making them sweat ov

mr. schumer: will the gentlelady yield? ms. warren: yes. mr. schumer: all you have to do is is look at their faces. they know that what they're doxing they know it is unpopular. they know, as senator murkowski said, this that they're all afraid. but it is time for them to stand up. ms. warren: yup. yup. on friday, i met vivian, an 11-year-old kid from winston-salem. she is a lot like any other 11-year-old. but for vivvie, going to school depends on medicaid because medicaid covers the cost for wheelchairs, for her therapists and for her health aide. right now republicans are trying to rip away health care from kids like vivian. the cruelty is truly breath taking. i ask for one republican senator, just one republican senator, to plans to vote for this bill to look into vivvie's eyes and tell her that her health care, it's just not a priority for this country. you know, mitch mcconnell said to republican senators that he knew they were getting calls about medicaid, but not to worry about people losing their care because -- according to mitch mccon

that is being seen as a bit of a delay tactic by the democrats but mr schumer says the american people deserve to see exactly what's in the bill. senate republicans are struggling to advance what president trump calls his "big beautiful bill", ahead of a self-imposed 4th july deadline, facing resistance from some within their own party. the bill features tax cuts, cuts to social security and trims to clean energy subsidies. but it's the cuts to medicaid - a government programme providing health care for low-income americans - that have faced the most resistance. markwayne mullin, a republican senator from oklahoma, spoke to reporters outside the capitol, saturday, saying he thinks the bill will get the votes it needs. i don't believe in losing, and we're going to get the votes. today, we are going to hopefully get on the bill coming in this afternoon, and then we will see what happens, if the democrats want to read all the pages, take 12.5 hours to do that, then have 20 hours a day, that's up to them but we are going to proceed. i've been speaking with erik wasson, a congressional repo

it's being seen as a delay tactic by the democrats, but mr schumer says the american people "deserve "to hear exactly what's in the bill". markwayne mullin, a republican senator from oklahoma, spoke to reporters outside the capitol, saturday, saying he thinks the bill will get the votes it needs. i don't believe in losing, and we're going to get the votes. we are going to hopefully get on the bill this afternoon, and then we will see what happens, if democrats want to read all the pages, take 12.5 hours to do that, that's up to them but we are going to proceed. i've been speaking with erik wasson, a congressional reporter with bloomberg news for more about the status of the bill. is it fair to say that we are likely not going to see a vote today on this bill? i think one might come together actually. what i'm hearing as they hang for the congressional budget office, the official scorekeeper in congress, to come up with an estimate. some want to see the final price tag on this bill before committing to voting to begin debate, but yes, we've seen all day president trump scrambling to g

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the leader, the democratic leader. mr. schumer: i'd like to just briefly talk a little bit about the postponement of our hearing that was supposed to be occurring at this time. this last-minute postponement is outrageous, evasive, derelict. senators deserve full transparency, and the administration has a legal obligation to inform congress precisely about what is happening. what is the administration so afraid of? why won't they engage with congress on the critical details, the results of the recent strike, the scope and trajectory of this conflict, the administration's long-term strategy to prevent iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, and of course, the potential risks facing american citizens and our brave servicemembers? such obstruction undermines the very principles of accountability and oversight that guard our democracy. so mr. president, if the press reporting about the impact of last weekend's strikes in iran is true, and i cannot confirm them, then that might be the reason why the administration postponed our clas

mr. schumer: mr. president, i want the american people to understand exactly what's happening right now with senate republicans and their so-called big beautiful bill. senate republicans are trying to pull a fast one on the american people. for weeks they've struggled with the reality that most people hate this bill. leadership has struggled to secure votes among their own ranks who know how bad the bill is. and now they've scrambled to meet an entirely arbitrary deadline. so what did republicans do late last night? hard to believe, this bill is worse, even worse than any draft we've seen this far. it's worse on health care, it's worse on snap, it's worse on the deficit. at the very last minute, senate republicans made their bill even more extreme to cater to the radicals in the house and senate. republicans are about to move forward with a radical 1,000-page bill just made public in the last several hours without knowing how many trillions it will cost. they don't even want to know a cbo score. they'

mr. schumer: mr. president, i thank my colleagues for coming to the floor. i thank my colleagues for coming to the floor all day today. i thank them for speaking so fiercely, so clearly about what's at stake for the country, and the american people deserve to see this debate. that's why we last night forced a reading of the bill. republicans don't want to know, don't want people to know what's in the bill. they want to hide it. they know it's not popular. we all know it's not popular. we all know it's totally against what people want. but a small kabol of small maga people run that show to the detriment of the american people. so we forced a reading of the bill last night and allowed people to catch up because the bill was put on the floor before the reading started, the amended bill. so we're here today to continue to shine a light on how bad this bill is, and this debate will continue. soon we'll turn to vote-a-rama and bring amendment after amendment after amendment to the floor so republicans can defend their billionaire tax cuts, so they can try to expl

mr. schumer and mr. jeffries, they ought to go over to the dnc and control place.'t bode well for anybody. we don't have a message. we seem to be too tied up trying to protect people who are perpetrating crimes. we don't seem to want to protect the border. and we have a party leadership that is fighting with each other because one guy, the number two guy wants to run people against people in the party you happen to be old, so that is the message that is being presented and projected. you are not going to be taken seriously if you don't clean house altogether, or better yet, get the whole guy out and let martin take it or get martin out and let hogg take it, whatever the case, this isn't working. >> greg: there you go. so jesse, let's say harold isn't running -- >> harold: i don't know if i'm saying his name right. >> greg: we know that harold is running. there is only one other person, mentioned him in the a block. i am completely dumbfounded. how to dine this this? it's fetterman. fetterman is the closest you get to kind of like the element of surprise, almost a t

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: i recognize the minority leader. mr. schumer: i ask consent to address the chamber for 20 seconds. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i just saw something that sickened my stomach, the man handling of a united states senator many we need the answers to what the hell went on. i yield the floor. mr. thune: mr. president. i ask to waive the mandatory quorum call for senate bill 1582. the presiding officer: the clerk will report, the cloture motion will roar the -- report the motion toin -- invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on, and the motion -- on calendar number 66, s. 1582. the presiding officer: the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on s. 1582, a bill to provide for the regulation of payment of stablecoins and for other purposes, as amended, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk

mr. schumer. those other two that have to be leaving the federal government. i hope that would eventually happen in the next elections. but you have to think trump -- thank trump for saving our democracy by bringing out the truth of what happened in the biden administration. guest: one of my biggest frustrations over the last four years is that you and i can see with our own eyes the problems -- our own eyes there were problems with joe biden. major media outlets refused to acknowledge it, dismissed it. one of the interesting things to me that came out of the jake tapper book is it was sent twice on two separate media outlets that senior staff of the white house were amazed by how willing members of the media were to believe the excuses they came up with when republicans were showing videos of something wrong with joe biden. i think i told is greater accountability also for members of the press and how they handled the last four years, trust in the press will not go back up and i think the democrats will have to come to terms with people's trust of them. i am

mr. schumer: reserving the right to object and i will object. senate republicans are scrambling to pass a radical bill, released to the public in the dead of night, praying the american people don't realize what's in it. if senate republicans won't tell the american people what's in this bill, then democrats are going to force this chamber to read it from start to finish. i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the amendment. the clerk: strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following. section 1, short title, this act may be cited as the one big, beautiful bill. act. sec. 2. table of contents. the table of contents of this act is as follows: sec. 1. short title. sec. 2. table of contents. title i-committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry subtitle a- nutrition sec. 10101. re-evaluation of thrifty food plan. sec. 10102. modifications to snap work requirements for able-bodied adults. sec. 10103. availability of standard utility allowances based on receipt of energy assista

mr. jeffries: ugly bill. reporter: do you believe there should be pressure on leader schumer to block this bill in mr. jeffries: leader schumer and i had a great conversation over the weekend. his caucus is ready, willing and able to meet this moment. under his leadership. and i expect strong, forceful, principled, and unified democratic opposition in the united states senate. last question. reporter: thank you, mr. leader. the last couple of months in your messaging you have been attacking elon musk andudessing him as a proxy for donald trump himself. now that you supposedly agree with him in opposing this one ugly bill. mr. jeffries: not supposedly, actually agree. reporter: are you concerned that undercut yours messaging against elon musk all along in why should voters believe you after this? reporter: i don't quite understand the question, actually. you agree with someone when you agree with them. you strongly disagree with them when you disagree with them. on this particular issue, the bill is a disaster. the fact that i agree with elon musk that it's an abomination should not be unclear to anyone

mr. schumer: i mentioned a few minutes ago that i had seen a video that sickened my stomach. a u.s. senator being man handled we now know by federal agents and dragged out of a hearing room. now there's a second video. it's even worse. he's been thrown to the ground, man handled, brutally taken down, handcuffed. it's disgusting. anyone who looks at it turns anyone -- anyone who looks at this, it will turn thak stomach to look at this video and see what happened. wreaks, wreaks of totalitarianism. this is not what democracies do. senator padilla was there legitimately in that building to ask questions of what's going on in california, which everybody wants to know answers to. we don't get answers when we ask the administration questions in one way or another. so senator padilla was exercising his duty as a senator for his constituents to try and find out what happened. and instead he gets man handled, thrown out of the room, thrown on the ground and handcuffed. we need a full investigation immediately as to what happened. and who did what. and what's going to be done to see that this

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the minority leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, donald trump's order mobilizing u.s. troops to an american city sets a dangerous precedent for our civil liberties. as i've said, violence is not the way to achieve justice. freedom of speech is fundamental, but it must be exercised peacefully and lawfully, and the vast majority of protests, the overwhelming majority of protests have been peaceful, and they're exercising their american right, their privilege to peacefully protest. that's been with our country since its founding. but sending troops to an american city against the wishes of local officials is outrageous, unnecessary, and wreaks of authoritarian i am. that's what authoritarian countries do. u.s. troops -- using troops on u.s. soil should only ever be used as an absolute last resort. the last time it happened without state consent was 60 years ago to protect civil rights heroes. what donald trump is doing, rather, is spoiling for a fight. he wants chaos. he'd love to make -- he'd love any excuse to divert atten

mr. schumer: mr. president, the trump administration has failed miserably, miserably in its responsibility to inform congress about what is happening right now in the middle east. before the strikes, leaders in congress got virtually no heads up. then the administration delayed the briefing scheduled yesterday. it was scheduled a week ago. now they're trying to get away with sending only the secretary of state and defense for tomorrow instead of the usual intelligence officials that attend the briefings. let's be very clear. briefing from only the secretaries of state and defense would be woefully insufficient. if they are the only ones in attendance, they will only parrot whatever the president wants them to say. sending intelligence officers to briefings in congress is a long-standing, bipartisan practice. and congress is entitled, as the representatives of the american people, to hear from the administration about matters of national intelligence and national security. refusing congress like this w

mr. schumer: deserving the right to object. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. chumer: and i will object for two reasons. first, a few weeks ago i announced i'm placing all, placing holds on all doj political nominations because the attorney general refuses to answer fundamental questions about donald trump seeking a luxury plane from qatar to use as air force one. this is a grave national security threat, as everyone knows. the bottom line is very simple on this plane. the president of the united states accepted a luxury jet from a foreign government to use as his personal air force one. it wasn't just unethical. it wreaked of corruption, of bribery, and threatened our national security. that whole plane will have to be taken apart piece by piece to make sure listening devices aren't in it and even be more expensive, and yet the justice department didn't look the other way. they approved it. that's so typical of this justice department. in something that i think if a democratic president did it, the senator from iowa would be the first on the floor to stand up t

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the minority leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, the maga supreme court majority seems to have forgotten one of its jobs is to protect americans from discrimination. the republican cruel crusade against trans-americans infringes on the rights of partners, the rights of kids. once again republicans used these issues to with divide america and distract them from their plans to rip health care away from millions of people. we will keep fighting to protect the rights of all americans. now, on a classified briefing. as the conflict in the middle east continues, all of us are concerned for the safety of u.s. troops and citizens and america's interests around the world. for the information of my colleagues, i've requested a classified briefing on the situation in the middle east, and i believe we will get one soon. i will keep my colleagues informed as more updates arise. on the cbo report of late yesterday. the more and more people -- the more and more -- more and more as people look at the republican so-called big beautiful bi

mr. speaker, leader schumer, leader jeffries, secretary hegseth, secretary collins, general caine, sergeantke, private first class wordel, ladies and gentlemen rangers lead the way. that was brigadier general norman's order as he sought to move troops off normandy beach on d-day. the rangers led the way. just as they did at point du hoc. in algeria, in the herringian forest, throughout the european theater and in the pacific, a "new york times" obituary for colonel mewsy, commander of the sixth ranger battalion, that served in the pacific theater, noted, i quote, it should not be especially surprising three days before macarthur made his walkthrough the surf on his celebrated return to the philippines, colonel mousy led a small preliminary ranger assault force ashore to clear the way. end quote. rangers lead the way. the sixth ranger battalion led the way for macarthur's return, but the battalion is perhaps most famous for his groundbreaking raid on the prisoner of war camp. following the japanese massacre of american prisoners of war, the decision was made to attempt to free the american p

mr. schumer: mr. president, today jewish americans and all americans grieve in the aftermath of another anti-semitic attack that took place yesterday in boulder, colorado. this time it was an elderly group of people peacefully calling for the release of hostages held by hamas, brutally attacked on the jewish shavout which celebrates god giving the torah to the jewish people. this morning i spoke with senior officials at the fbi and urged them to use the full extent of their power to investigate this heinous attack. these victims did nothing wrong. they aren't involved with the tragic conflict in the middle east. it's reported that one of the victims was even a holocaust survivor. after all, all they were doing was expressing a simple plea -- bring the hostages home. and because of their jewish identity, they were targeted by hate. when anti-semitism is allowed to fester in more quarters of society, it historically leads to more terrorism and violence. what happened in washington and in boulder is exac

mr. schumer: mr. president, the trump administration has failed miserably, miserably in its responsibility to inform congress about what is happening right now in the middle east. before the strikes, leaders in congress got virtually no heads up. then the administration delayed the briefing scheduled yesterday. it was scheduled a week

mr. speaker. leader schumer, senators moran and rosen. congressman turner, congresswoman moore, no male lowbrow as has already been said, it was the model of the six triple eight for my dad in millions of other americans who served overseas during world war two. there were no no emails, no face times, no zooms, no phone calls. my uncle gib was at pearl harbor when it was hit on december seventh, 1941, and my grandparents didn't know for days whether he was alive or dead. letters were the only connection to home, and the absence of those letters. that was a real blow to soldiers already facing constant strain and danger. and in early 1945, the mail situÉ was a big problem. warehouses in birmingham england were filled with a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail. it was estimated clearing that backlog would take six months. enter. the 6888. the women of the six triple eight central postal directory battalion and the only all black and women of color women's army corps unit to serve overseas during world war two arrived in birmingham in febru

schumer, democratic leader of the united states senate. >> to mr., colonel edna cummings, my colleagues in the senate and the house, senators moran and rosen, congress members moore and laturner, but relatives, and now properly remembered six triple eight. [cheers and applause] from 1943 to 1945, 2,000 acres of once quiet new york farmland operated as the busiest embarkation camp in the world. nearly 1.3 million soldiers passed through camp shanks before crossing the atlantic to join the war in europe including the women of the six triple eight central postal director, the only black all female unit to serve abroad in all of world war ii. [applause] today, today, we honor the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by congress to the trailblazing women of the six triple eight. and by now we know the stories of their heroes oics, their brave heroics, how they sorted millions of mail making sure soldiers received their letters and packages from back home and how they overcame doubt and discrime thaition to get the job done, how t

schumer, democratic leader of the united states senate. >> to mr., colonel edna cummings, my colleagues in the senate and the house, senators moran and rosen, congress members moore and laturner, but relatives, and now properly remembered six triple eight. [cheers and applause] from 1943 to 1945, 2,000 acres of once quiet new york farmland operated as the busiest embarkation camp in the world. nearly 1.3 million soldiers passed through camp shanks before crossing the atlantic to join the war in europe including the women of the six triple eight central postal director, the only black all female unit to serve abroad in all of world war ii. [applause] today, today, we honor the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by congress to the trailblazing women of the six triple eight. and by now we know the stories of their heroes oics, their brave heroics, how they sorted millions of mail making sure soldiers received their letters and packages from back home and how they overcame doubt and discrime thaition to get the job done, how t

mr. schumer: well, mr. president, let me begin this morning with a sobering headline from "the new york times," the headline, millions would lose their obamacare coverage under trump's bill. that is exactly what democrats have been warning about for we weeks. what republicans call their big, beautiful bill is really repeal and replace by another name. it's really repeal and replace by another name. it is a big, beautiful betrayal, not a big, beautiful bill. and yesterday, we learned that the devastation, potentially, has only worsened. the nonpartisan cbo has now grown the number of impacted americans to 16 million -- 16 million will lose their medicaid and aca coverage. so, the more you look at this bill, things keep getting worse, because cbo now says not 13.7 million would lose coverage but 16 million. the number of impacted people grows the more you look at this bill. and things keep getting even worse. we learned yesterday the news that republicans may want to even go after medicare. medicare is on the

mr. schumer: madam president, earlier today, we received reports that iran has targeted u.s. military bases and u.s. servicemembers in the middle east, putting their lives -- putting the lives of thousands of americans at immediate risk. i join americans -- i pray for their safety. this afternoon, i asked the trump administration to immediately provide a classified briefing, laying out the full threat picture, the intelligence behind iran's retaliation, and the detailed scope and timeline of any u.s. response. more importantly, i've demanded they lay out exactly what measures they're taking, right now, to keep our servicemembers safe. as i said saturday night, congress and the american people are owed answers. no president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into war with erratic threats, no strategy, no explanation. that's why i've called on leader thune to hold a vote immediately to enforce the war powers resolution. the law requires the trump administration to consult with congress, the constitution demands it, and the american people, especially the famili

mr. schumer: donald trump has thrived on division and diversion. he fans the flames of chaos and then pretends to be the firefighter, always lookingor someon else to blame for the infernos he helpe ignite, all in an attempt to divert americans away from his many failures. andow donald trump, cornered by his own failures from pushing a heartless bill that would rip health care away from 16 million americans and raising costs from his reckless tariffs to waging war with elon musk, trump is desperately seeking a distraction. his order to deploy the national guard and marines, our own troops on americans is not outwrajus and provocative, it is a dangerous overreach that threatens the fabric of our democracy. this isn't leadership, it's provocation. to be very clear, violent protests is not the answer for achieving the work of justice, full stop. protests must remain peaceful andaw and order must be maintained, but let me emphasize, deploying federalized troops without a state's consent hasn't happened in over 60 years, and when it did it was to otect c

mr. schumer. those other two that have to be leaving the federal government.ope that would eventually happen in the next elections. but you have to think trump -- thank trump for saving our democracy by bringing out the truth of what happened in the biden administration. guest: one of my biggest frustrations over the last four years is that you and i can see with our own eyes the problems -- our own eyes there were problems with joe biden. major media outlets refused to acknowledge it, dismissed it. one of the interesting things to me that came out of the jake tapper book is it was sent twice on two separate media outlets that senior staff of the white house were amazed by how willing members of the media were to believe the excuses they came up with when republicans were showing videos of something wrong with joe biden. i think i told is greater accountability also for members of the press and how they handled the last four years, trust in the press will not go back up and i think the democrats will have to come to terms with people's trust of them. i am kind

mr. schumer, no. ms. klobuchar, no. >> he put on x the following. i have a right to see you all can see it. he said i'm sorry but i just can't stand it anymore. this massive, outrages . build congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. shame on those who voted for it. you did wrong, he said to them. you know it. it will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to 2.5 trillion, and burden american citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt. it's right here. he's right. republicans should listen to him and actually to their former selves outraged about the national debt. because it is here donald trump's big ugly bill is in the senate. behind the smoke and mirrors lies a cruel andrew cohen in truth. tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, paid by gutting health care for millions of americans. over the past few days president trump has tried to sell his bill saying people won't lose coverage, children will not go hungry, costs will go up. let's call that for what it is, lies, all of them lies. 14 million americans lose healthcare

palestinians, he's he's diverged from his own leader in the senate, who i like to call here mr. 17% approval rating, chuck schumer, this is from a little while ago, but this is what this is how he speaks about israel, and and you've done decades of reporting in the middle east, this is almost indistinguishable from how every republican speaks about both the united nations and international aid organizations, this is under a minute, but i i'd love your response here, david, so yes, it's very emotional, and to almost all jewish people, we all have relatives and we know about this has happened, again, genocide is a vicious, vicious word to use, i will say it's a word that a un special committee has used, please, the un has been anti-israel. when horrible things go in inf or china or whether they look the other way? that's actually the opposite of the truth, these international organizations and the united nations are western in their construction by definition, and the criticism of like the icc for example has been that they basically will prosecute warlords or leaders in poor countries that the united states have h

palestinians, he's he's diverged from his own leader in the senate, who i like to call here mr. 17% approval rating, chuck schumer, this is from a little while ago, but this is what this is how he speaks about israel, and and you've done decades of reporting in the middle east, this is almost indistinguishable from how... every republican speaks about both the united nations and international aid organizations. this is under a minute, but i i'd love your response here, david. so yes, it's very emotional, and to almost all jewish people, we all have relatives and we know about this has happened. again, genocide is a vicious, vicious word to use. i will say it's a word that a un special committee has used. please, the un has been. anti-israel, anti-semitically against israel, double standard, was my idol, he became famous when in 1976 they tried to pass a resolution, zionism is racism, to say that the jewish people should not have a state, when every other people should have a state is anti-semitism, the old double standard, and the international organizations, i have no faith in them being fair, these same interna

mr. schumer, no. ms. smith, no. mrheinrich, no. mr. schatz, no. mr. cassidy, aye. mr. markey, no. the subcommittee will come to order. i want to thank you for your visit recently to my district, great to have you on the ground in my district. the baseball game while we were there. credit for making it to omaha tigers. it is this committee's responsibility plea our work on time. we've already begun acting up fy 26. it is our expectation insistently with the way we appropriate them. we appreciate your partnership as we continue make it available had. had request fiscal 26 is 33.2 billing dollars, that's 35.5 billing dollars decrease. that is not a typo. 35.5 billing dollars decrease in the fy 25. hud uses guarantee these from the housing administration government national mortgage and spending. the congressional budget office $6.9 billion in offsetting receipts for fy 26, that's a billing of the half dollars left regardless of what the administration and the budget request cbo scores in a deeper hole in the president's budget. to state the obvious, this is a significant reduction in

mr. schumer. those are the two that have to be alleviated from our government.nd i that that would eventually happen in the next elections. but you got to thank trump for saving our democracy. bringing you out the truth of what happened in the biden administration. one of my biggest frustrations over the last number of years is that you and i could see with our own eyes were problems with joe biden. and it wasn't just the democrats but actually a lot of members of the major media outlets as well who refused to acknowledge it, dismissed it, used the phrase cheap fakes. one of the most interesting things to me that's come out of this, jake tapper, alec thompson is alex thomas is now said twice on on two separate media outlets that even senior staff in the white house were amazed by how willing members of the media were to believe the excuses they came up with, like the phrase cheap fake. when republicans were showing videos of something with joe biden. and i do think until greater accountability also for members of the press and how they handled the last four year

. >> thank you, senator schumer. mr. romano. >> thank you. ranking member durbin. thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. i work at the justice department in various oval offices for almost 18 years and for the past four years, i was part of a team at the attorneys oval office that investigated and prosecuted crimes committed on january 6, 2021. on on january 6 like many or americans, i learned about the capitol riot on the news and i saw thousands of people storming the capitol, bent on forcing congress to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. i was disgusted and more importantly, i was afraid. i was afraid of what these rioters might do and i was afraid they would never face consequences. i'm proud to have joined the effort to hold them accountable. thanks to the work of our team, the justice department charged more than 1,500 people with crimes and obtained criminal convictions against almost 1,300 people. we ensured that the rioters would face accountability no matter how short live. our work created public record of the crimes co