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Chuck Schumer: “The federal government should not be able to walk away from…”

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

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NABTU Legislative Conference 2026 - Sen. Schumer Remarks

Published | Video Starts at 17:55

And now so many of those projects, including all of the offshore wind off the Atlantic is back and the workers are working. So we're going to keep doing that and doing that and doing that. The federal government should not be able to walk away from commitments after workers have lined up, shovels are in the ground. and billions of dollars have already been invested in closing. I want to thank you for all the time out of your lives and away from your jobs to come here in Washington to talk some sense into some of the members of Congress. (17:55–18:03)

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Asserts that the federal government should honor commitments once projects have started.

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