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Chuck Schumer: “He knows he needs both sides to get it done, plain and…”

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JUST IN: Chuck Schumer Leads A Press Briefing After Senate Fails To Pass Continuing Resolution

Published October 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 13:51

He won't even do that. So how can he say he wants to help Americans if he won't sit down? He knows he needs both sides to get it done, plain and simple. In the White House the other day, he said he didn't want to do any aca, and he said that before in the past as well. (13:51–13:56)

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