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Chuck Schumer: “The bill would not reopen the government, which is the only…”

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

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Chuck Schumer Blasts Trump for Focusing on White House Ballroom Instead of Health Care

Published | Video Starts at 08:54

When workers are laid off, when they're furloughed, when they miss a paycheck, America knows who's to blame. It's on Donald Trump's back. And that's why Donald Trump and his allies are pushing this bill. The bill would not reopen the government, which is the only permanent solution to this crisis. And Democrats want to reopen the government as quickly as we can. We want to sit down with Thune, with Johnson, with Trump, and negotiate a way to address this horrible health care crisis. (08:54–09:01)

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Asserts that the proposed Republican bill does not reopen the government, which is necessary to resolve the crisis.

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