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Chuck Schumer: “Probably a lot of that 400 million goes to cancer research…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Interview with Senator Chuck Schumer on Government Shutdown and Antisemitism

Published | Video Starts at 19:39

They didn't do enough. Having said that, what Trump does is he takes this blunderbuss, he just takes $400 million. We don't know why, where, when, who. Probably a lot of that 400 million goes to cancer research or Alzheimer's research like this at Columbia Presbyterian. A lot of it may go to helping educate students and It'll hurt the 98% of students who never protested, even the Jewish students who might have been picked on. (19:39–19:48)

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Asserts that a significant portion of the $400 million at risk is likely allocated to medical research.

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