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Chuck Schumer: “The administration is raising people's costs.”

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

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The Conference: The Top with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)

Published | Video Starts at 00:49

You're in an elevator for 30 seconds with a persuadable voter. There are still some that are out there, I think, about why they should vote for Democrats in 2026. Cost, corruption, chaos. That The administration is raising people's costs. They hate it. They're chaotic, whether it be in Minneapolis or in Iran, and they're corrupt. Donald Trump, his family, the people in the Cabinet, are making money. (00:49–00:54)

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Asserts that the current administration is responsible for increasing costs for people.

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