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Chuck Schumer: “The House is literally on vacation.”

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

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Published October 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:04

They're seeing why this fight matters. It's about protecting their health care, their bank accounts, their futures. But Republicans are absent. The House is literally on vacation. And Donald Trump, meanwhile, continues to play with people's lives and threaten mass layoffs for federal workers. (04:04–04:07)

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Asserts that the House of Representatives is on vacation during the shutdown.

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