Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday called the off-year elections a “shellacking” for Republicans and said it was a wake-up call for them to negotiate with Democrats on health care in order to reopen the government. “Last night was a shellacking for the Republicans and for Donald Trump,” he told reporters. “Last night was clear, unmistakable, as a repudiation of Trump and vindication of what Democrats have been fighting for over the last several months and all year.” The Dem

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Monday criticized the Trump administration for saying it would only partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the shutdown drags on. “Last Friday, the courts spoke loudly, they spoke clearly: Donald Trump cannot block SNAP benefits and treat hungry Americans as political pawns,” he said on the floor. “Providing partial benefits is not enough, is not compliant with the law, and it’s particularly cruel of Trump with the Th

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) came out Sunday night against the deal brokered by rank-and-file senators on both sides of the aisle to end the government shutdown. “I must vote no. This health care crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good faith support this CR that fails to address the health care crisis,” he said ahead of a procedural vote to advance the measure. “But let me be clear: however this vote turns out, this fight will an