Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Announcing House Republican Plan To Vote On Changes To Their Bill This Week; Since Its Passage, Many House Republicans Expressed Regret Over “Big, Ugly Betrayal” Vote; Schumer Calls Rule Vote A Rare Do-Over For Republicans And Urges Them To Stand Up For Their Constituents & Make Changes

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on House Republicans needing to make technical changes to their reconciliation bill, giving them another chance to use their leverage and make changes. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Republicans continue their tortured effort to ram Donald Trump’s “Big, Ugly Betrayal” through Congress.

In the last few days, Senate Democrats had made the argument that the House Republican bill does not meet the requirements for privilege, and Republicans have conceded that is true. So, the bill will have to be changed by House Republicans so it can meet privilege requirements.

This presents those Republicans who say they don’t like parts of the bill with an unexpected opportunity: now they have a chance to stand up and vote for their constituents. 

Speaker Johnson will try to rush a package of technical changes through the House to fix their mistakes.

Every House Republican, though, now has a chance to reassert their leverage and force the bill back to the drawing board until they secure the changes they want. They say they don’t like parts of the bill – now is their opportunity to change it.  

No more ducking – they have their vote, and House Republicans who claim loudly they don’t like parts of the bill should use it to protect their constituents from the awful results of this horrible betrayal bill.

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