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Chuck Schumer: “Republicans should use that money to lower housing, food…”

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

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[LIVE] Speaking from the Senate floor

Published | Video Starts at 03:01

Or with the billions his family has made off the presidency? What happened to that? Ignoble as that was, instead of spending 400 million to build a walled palace for Donald Trump, Republicans should use that money to lower housing, food, gas and health care costs for the American people. I'm putting out a framework today on how to bring down health care costs. Republicans ought to follow it, helping the American people for once. Unfortunately, holding up DHS funding isn't the only way. (03:01–03:09)

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Asserts that the $400 million should be redirected to reduce living costs for Americans.

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