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John Cornyn: “6 out of 10 Americans live paycheck to paycheck.”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

'Profoundly Embarrassing': John Cornyn Blames Schumer, Dems For Senate Gridlock As Shutdown Goes On

Published October 6, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:08

Now, before I came to the floor, I looked up a statistic, and I think it sounds about right. But 6 out of 10 Americans live paycheck to paycheck. And while it may be okay for members of Congress, particularly wealthy members of Congress, who don't have to worry about living paycheck to paycheck, to miss a paycheck, it's … (04:08–04:15)

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Asserts that 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

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“The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Texas has 3,000 employees, but is expected to furlough about 70% of them.”
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“Border Patrol agents have processed millions of illegal aliens flooding into the United States courtesy of President Biden.”
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“Democrats want to take away a $50 billion rural hospital stabilization fund.”
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“Texas boasts 3.2 million acres of federally operated public lands.”
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“Senate Democrats have shut down the federal government by blocking a clean continuing resolution.”
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“The House of Representatives has already passed [the continuing resolution].”
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“Reopen the government is for five Democrats to join three other Democrats and Republicans to vote.”
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“This will have a particularly serious impact on our military and Department of Homeland Security personnel.”
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“Customs and Border Protection, all of them are expected to continue reporting for duty during a government shutdown.”
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“Senate Democrats are telling [border security personnel], you're not going to get paid.”
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“We said no more free health care for illegal aliens.”
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“Democrats want to restore that free health care to illegal aliens.”
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“Senate Democrats refuse to give up on their partisan pipe dreams.”
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“FEMA employees...are also expected to continue to be working without paid during hurricane season.”
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“The hiring and training of any new air traffic controllers...will stop during the time the federal government shut down.”
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“Democrats voted no [to reopen the government] after the last time we voted to reopen the government.”
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“Senate Democrats have long preached the virtues of bipartisanship, especially when it comes to avoiding government shutdowns.”
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“All our colleagues need to do when we vote here shortly is to vote for a clean continuing resolution and all of this can be reversed.”
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“Democrats have an opportunity to vote with Republicans to pass a clean continuing resolution as they have at many times in the past.”
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