Schumer Wants All Democrats On Floor At 9 Am Tomorrow

Schumer floor remarks on the need to reach a long term spending agreement january 18 2018.

Schumer wants all democrats on floor at 9 am tomorrow.

Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell r ky announced saturday that he is postponing all floor activity through oct. Below are his remarks which can also be viewed here. Schumer invokes two hour rule to block senate committee hearings. However hearings will still continue in a hybrid fashion including the confirmation hearings for president trump s supreme court nominee amy coney barrett which are scheduled to begin on oct.

Wednesday to give democrats the ability to move quickly if they want. Senate minority leader charles schumer d n y and treasury secretary steven mnuchin say they briefed president trump late monday night on a forthcoming massive stimulus agreement and predicted. The problem with the bill that leader mcconnell wants to put on the floor it s. Senate minority leader chuck schumer d n y said on the senate floor monday afternoon that he was confident that negotiators will reach a deal soon.

In particular schumer d n y wants constraints on the largely republican led effort to provide 500 billion for corporations which democrats have called a slush fund. An i am spartacus moment. If we got some agreement tomorrow or tonight we ll see house majority. Senator chuck schumer today spoke on the senate floor regarding the need to reach a long term spending agreement.

The rules committee is expected to meet at 9 a m. Schumer signals that democrats will block gop police reform bill. House democrats passed a 3 trillion bill in may but mcconnell has refused to bring the legislation to the senate floor questioning its cost and the inclusion of provisions such as election. As a growing number of democratic senators announce they will not meet with supreme court nominee amy coney barrett there is increasing talk that democrats may be considering a plan to boycott the upcoming senate confirmation hearings on her appointment.

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