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Chuck Schumer: “That cynical pause in politics left thousands of good paying…”

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

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NABTU Legislative Conference 2026 - Sen. Schumer Remarks

Published | Video Starts at 14:35

It illegally ordered a halt to the Gateway tunnel project. Why? Why? We asked. What was the reason? There was no good reason. None. It was cynical partisan politics, nothing else. And That cynical pause in politics left thousands of good paying union jobs hanging in the balance. Tens of thousands. I don't bring this up to be political. I bring it up because it matters to everyone in this room, regardless of your party. (14:35–14:43)

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