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Chuck Schumer: “That's why the negotiations are stalled. That's why she's…”

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

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Senate Democratic Leadership Press Conference 06/16/2026

Published | Video Starts at 10:27

Well, first and foremost, we need Susan Collins to sit down in good faith with Patty Murray and come up with the top line. She has refused to do so. That's why the negotiations are stalled. That's why she's had to delay it three weeks in a row. Yes. Okay. The one that advanced last month was a motion to discharge and it's now on the floor ready for a motion to proceed. We are. (10:27–10:33)

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Asserts that negotiations are stalled and have been delayed three weeks due to Susan Collins.

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