Charles E. Schumer
Senator for New York · Democratic · United States
“There has already been some reporting from anonymous sources that Trump was personally involved in pushing these campaign ads on the taxpayers' dime. Let's be clear, these ads were anything but public service announcements. They were pure propaganda.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“When Trump meets with various AI industry leaders at the White House today, he ought to stop resisting the growing consensus that we need real guardrails to mitigate AI's risk.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“Instead of trying to score cheap political points with hollow proposals, Senate Republicans need to work with us to take meaningful action that will actually contain these existential risks. They are not doing that, and the American people are in real danger because of their failure to act. Stock Trading Mr.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“President, on Trump propaganda, Donald Trump continues to cram his taxpayer-funded propaganda down the throats of the American people. In less than a single week, Trump has aired three campaign ads, costing at least $1.5 million, all paid for by--guess who--the American taxpayer.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“I can sum up the shortcomings of the Republican data center bill with one word: optional. The bill is optional. America, do you hear that? Here, we need some real action on data centers. And what does the Republican Senator from Ohio come up with? Something that is optional. It is up to the companies to decide.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, well, Donald Trump is asleep at the wheel when it comes to reining in unchecked AI. Right after news came out over the weekend about rogue AI agents infiltrating government websites in the United States, Australia, and at the U.N., do you know what Trump told FOX News?”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
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“President, finally, on the Iran war, well, Trump continues to downplay the severe costs of his failed war in Iran. This week, we learned that the war has cost the Pentagon at least--at least--$38 billion and American motorists over $100 billion in extra gas costs. I saw on TV this morning that the price is approaching $4.40 a gallon, and it keeps going up. And the $38 billion is just a minimum estimate. But, yesterday, campaigning in North Carolina, Trump said the hundreds of billions of dollars he is burning on this war is ``a very inexpensive price''-- those are his words--``to pay for what we've done'' in Iran--spoken like a billionaire who has never filled his own gas tank 1 day in his life. Earth to Trump: $4.50 a gallon for gas and a record $6.40 a gallon for diesel isn't inexpensive for working Americans.”
Senate17 September 2026Source ↗
“Just yesterday, I pushed to pass my legislation to end Trump's tariff tax and deliver some relief to American families. Who blocked it? Senate Republicans, of course. That was the Republicans' first chance to lower costs for Americans since we have been back from our State activities for 5 weeks, and based on their schedule, it is also likely Republicans' last opportunity to stop Trump's costly tariffs before election day. Instead of lowering families' costs, Republicans voted against us. Again, the bottom line: This may have been the last opportunity to get rid of these tariffs, which are raising Americans' costs, before Leader Thune calls the session to a close. Republicans better get ready to pay a political cost in November on par with the economic costs they have inflicted on the American people. America doesn't like it. Iran Mr.”
Senate17 September 2026Source ↗
“When he says these things in North Carolina, he may be saying it to a few hundred of his MAGA supporters, but the rest of North Carolina hears it and says: I don't want this guy, and I don't want a Senator who is going to go along with it. Only Trump could look at this economic pain he has inflicted on the American people and claim he is the victim. Donald, if the word ``affordability'' bothers you so much, then do something about it. Stop with the pity party. Trump also bashed the Federal Reserve Board for simply doing its job and renewed his threat to cut off a vast swath of U.S. trade if the Fed refuses to lower interest rates. Donald Trump wants to hold the American economy hostage and demand the Fed pay the ransom. Trump isn't doing anything to lower costs, and neither are Senate Republicans.”
Senate17 September 2026Source ↗
“Make no mistake, without guardrails to ensure safe, sustainable AI innovation--and there is a lot of good that can come from the transformational innovation of AI--the AI race will become a race to the bottom, and that is no victory for the American people. Interest Rates Mr. President, on interest rates, every day, we see how much the chaos Donald Trump injects into our economy costs the American people. Yesterday, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates for the first time in 3 years to fight Trumpflation fueled by the President's tariffs and the disastrous war against Iran. Everything is going to become more expensive because Donald ``I love inflation'' Trump is doing everything he can to drive up costs.”
Senate17 September 2026Source ↗
“This was a longstanding policy of the America Government, of both parties, until Trump started listening to his cronies that America's security was up for negotiation with our enemies. We need to reject the false choice Trump keeps presenting. We can both maintain our lead in the AI race by restricting China's access to our technology, and we can put up guardrails to mitigate AI's risk at the same time. These goals are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they are fundamentally intertwined. AI development that leads to a catastrophic event and the loss of public trust will undermine America's leadership. Democrats are working on measures to accomplish both these priorities, and Republicans need to get on board before it is too late.”
Senate17 September 2026Source ↗
“But Trump doesn't, and he is the biggest barrier standing in the way. Trump keeps saying he wants to curb China, but he keeps standing in the way of the best method we have to make sure China doesn't get ahead of us and beat us in this competition over what to do with AI. Stop selling them the most advanced chips, Donald. Donald, listen already, because you are hurting America and making the world more dangerous by what you are doing on these chips. Donald, if you want to get a leg up on China over AI, join us in stopping them from getting our chips, plain and simple. Trump could protect this technology and America's lead in the AI race today. Before Trump meets with Xi Jinping next week, he needs to draw a line in the sand and say that blocking the Chinese Communist Party's access to our cutting-edge AI technology is nonnegotiable.”
Senate17 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, first on China and AI, the evidence for the potential dangers of unchecked AI continue to grow and grow, but Donald Trump keeps brushing off America's concerns about AI's risks. Trump justifies his support for unregulated AI by saying that is how we beat China in the AI race, but his refusal to join us in blocking the sale of the most advanced chips to China does the opposite: It lets China get ahead of us. The best tool we have to outcompete China and curb the CCP's AI ambitions is by prohibiting their access to the most advanced AI chips and manufacturing equipment. I have been saying it for years. A group of us have introduced bipartisan legislation to the NDAA to stop it. National security experts agree that we have to stop the sale of these chips to China. Many of my Republican colleagues agree.”
Senate17 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate17 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I just want to say once again that Americans keep getting hit by a double whammy--these tariffs, particularly when it comes to those on the Canadian border, and now the rise in interest rates. The economy keeps getting worse and worse and worse as we move on into the fall. Americans are paying the price, and they are fed up with it. We will see the results of their being so fed up in early November. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“So as Americans shell out thousands of dollars in extra costs because of Trump's tariff tax, Trump calls affordability a ``fake word,'' a ``hoax.'' Is that what our Senate Republicans think too? If Republicans truly care about lowering high costs that are crushing American families, much of which are caused by his tariff regime, they ought to put their money where their mouth is and support the end to Trump's tariff tax. So, Mr. President, notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be discharged from further consideration of S. 5390, the End Trump's Tariff Tax Act, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; further, that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“Trump thinks he is sticking it to Canada with his tariffs, but he is really twisting the knife on working families from Maine, to Michigan, to the North Country and Buffalo in New York and on to Washington State and everywhere in between. These Northern States that have borders or proximity to Canada are being clobbered by these tariffs. It is tearing apart their economies, which are mutually dependent. We have real trade issues with Canada, but is Trump focused on finding solutions? No. What does he do? He talks about making Canada the 51st State, trying to rename Lake Ontario. And ask the Americans, ask New Yorkers along that border if they think their problems are solved by renaming Lake Ontario. No. Their problems are made worse by these tariffs because they are paying the bill.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“Costs are skyrocketing, tens of thousands of factory workers are losing their jobs, and small businesses and family farms are all going under--all because Donald Trump refuses to drop his trade war. And, somehow, who is our No. 1 enemy right now when it comes to this trade war? Canada. Trump thinks Canada, our friend to the north, is the greatest danger to America right now. Can you believe such lopsided and harmful thinking--that this man, this President thinks Canada is our greatest enemy? Really? He doesn't say unchecked AI, which he is doing virtually nothing about. He doesn't say Russia. He doesn't say China. He doesn't say the war in Iran. He says that Canada is what Trump is worried about right now. Now, that is a huge mistake.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, now on the UC on the tariff bill, so, as I mentioned, Donald Trump continues to wring every last dollar he can. He wrings every last dollar he can from working families with his tariff taxes. This legislation is the first chance to actually lower costs for Americans since we have been back in our States for 5 weeks. And based on Republican's schedule, this could be the last chance to lower costs before election day, when it comes to tariffs. Republicans better ditch these tariffs, especially since we just learned everything is about to become more expensive in America, now that interest rates are going up for the first time in 3 years. This bill would reverse Trump's efforts to bleed the American people dry with tariffs and refund the families that he has gouged at every turn.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, just for a moment before I talk about my UC on tariffs, I just noted that the Federal Reserve Board had raised interest rates. Make no mistake about it. This is going to make everything become more expensive, whether it is a car loan, buying a home, or just even how much products will cost, because everybody along the chain has to pay more for interest. And this is because Donald Trump does not know how to manage the economy. Americans pay more--so much--for Trump's incompetence, as well as his corruption. And here we have rates going up for the first time in a long time because the economy is not in good shape and because Donald Trump has mismanaged the economy chaotically and often corruptly. Unanimous Consent Request--S. 5390”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“The chaos of Trump's disastrous war and costly economic policies are drowning Americans in inflation. Trump has sown chaos in our economy, scared off potential investors, rattled our markets, and made it harder for American businesses and the like to succeed. Ever since taking office, Trump has taken aim at the Fed and other institutions designed to keep our economy stable and growing. That has only added to the economic chaos plaguing our country. But what does Trump care? Trump doesn't care that Americans have to pay more; he only cares about raking in as much money as he can off the Presidency before Americans send him and his Republican Party packing. I yield the floor.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“On multiple occasions, Democrats have led this Congress to pass War Powers Resolutions to end the hostilities in Iran and will soon force another vote on a War Powers Resolution to stop the fighting and get our troops out of harm's way. And we will continue to force those votes so long as this war continues. I know our Republican colleagues don't like it to have to vote again and again and again to embrace and ratify Trump's war in Iran, but you are going to have to keep doing it until you join us in forcing Trump to end this awful war. If Trump continues his current course in Iran, I can promise you this as well: The costs will just keep piling up. Federal Reserve Mr. President, finally on the Federal Reserve, today, the Fed will decide whether to raise interest rates because of the Trump slump.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“troops killed, hundreds more wounded, thousands of Americans kept in the line of fire for months on end without any respite, and Trump has the gall to sweep casualties under the rug and then turn around and call this war ``small potatoes'' with a straight face. This is so disgraceful. I can't believe how low this man is, and I can't believe that still so many Americans support him for President. What is the worst part of the war of all? There is no end in sight. Even now, the war is widening when it should be winding down. Because Trump didn't listen to his top advisers and didn't secure the Strait of Hormuz at the beginning, the Iranians have the upper hand. So given all of this, are Senate Republicans going to keep backing Trump and his blunder in Iran?”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“The American people are still paying the price for Trump's incompetence 7 months into a disastrous war with Iran that he said would only take days. Take a look at the headline: ``Independent Budget Office Estimates Iran War Has Cost $38 Billion'' and ``Americans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran War,'' from the Times and the Wall Street Journal. Let's be clear, $38 billion is the floor, not the ceiling. The costs of this war are far greater. The CBO's $38 billion estimate only measures through August 1 and doesn't include any of the costs involved with repairing the vast damage Iran has inflicted on our bases in the region. The sticker price on Trump's disaster on Iran doesn't even include how much the war has sent Americans' costs skyrocketing.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“Trump's tariffs have cost States like Michigan, Maine, New York the equivalent of thousands of dollars per family. Groceries, gas, essential goods, you name it, Americans are paying more for every one of those things because of Donald Trump. Senate Republicans, I say to my colleagues once again: Are you willing to go along with Trump on these ridiculous tariffs? The bill will likely be the only chance--this bill will likely be the only chance Republicans have to put their foot down and stop Trump from jacking up costs on the American people before the upcoming election. If Republicans don't help us lower Americans' costs today, they will pay a dire political cost in November. Iran Mr. President, now speaking of costs, the cost of the Iran war.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, first on tariffs, the American people are getting absolutely slammed by Trump's tariff tax. So, later today, I will ask consent to vote on my End Trump's Tariff Tax Act to stop the President from bleeding Americans dry with skyrocketing costs. My legislation would roll back Trump's latest salvo with tariff taxes--including the severe ones he just put on Canada--and refund the Americans who have been ripped off. Trump's tariffs are hitting all Americans hard. We are losing manufacturing jobs. Our farmers are getting hammered, but no one is bearing the brunt more than our northern border States. How could Trump possibly think that launching a nonsensical trade war with Canada, whose economy is so intertwined with so many of our northern States, would go well? Well, it sure isn't going well.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate16 September 2026Source ↗
“I wonder if Trump told the Court he has voted by mail twice this year, as he fought to rip it away from the American people. Trump's scheme was so on the nose, so un-American, so flagrantly unconstitutional that even the MAGA Court had no choice but to make the right call--a MAGA Court, I will add, that has done Trump's bidding too many times. Let this be a reminder to Trump: There is no hiding from the American people. You are losing the election because you have been such a bad President, and fixing the election is not going to work because there are too many forces that are trying to stop it. I yield the floor.”
Senate15 September 2026Source ↗
“Vote-by-Mail Mr. President, on mail-in voting, last night, even Trump's MAGA Supreme Court shut down his unconstitutional plan to restrict mail-in voting and rig the November elections. Donald, you lost another one, and you know it is bad when even your MAGA Supreme Court can't defend you because your behavior is so egregious and so damaging to our democracy. Trump's plan was a desperate attempt to screw around with vote-by- mail and smother the voices of millions of Americans, all to avoid accountability at the polls.”
Senate15 September 2026Source ↗
“And what did Donald Trump, Jr., say in his defense? [S]ometimes a wedding gift is simply a wedding gift. Not in this case, baby. You are dealing with a Russian oligarch, not just a cousin who is giving you a gift. Well, I say to Donald Junior, who said ``sometimes a wedding gift is simply a wedding gift,'' sometimes, Donald Trump, Jr., a wedding gift is a bribe from a foreign autocrat. The oligarch dropped hundreds of thousands to put on a fireworks display, host an extravagant party, and rent out a private island for Donald Junior. But what we know he was really buying is not to have a good time at a wedding but access to the Trump family. The corruption could not get any more shameless. The Trump family has already profited $4 billion off the Presidency this term alone. Did the Trumps really need a few hundred thousand more dollars?”
Senate15 September 2026Source ↗
“Wedding of Donald Trump, Jr. Mr. President, on the Trump family's Russia corruption--there is so much of it--on the same day Trump decided to put pressure on Ukraine rather than Russia by blaming Ukraine--not his disastrous Iran war--for high gas prices, we continue to see evidence that the Trump family is in Putin's pocket. It came out yesterday that a Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars in wedding expenses for Donald Trump, Jr. Can you believe this? An oligarch of a country we oppose is paying for the wedding of the President's son. Have you ever heard anything like this--so corrupt, so venal, so endangering our national security? How can you, across the aisle, shrug your shoulders at this kind of outrageous, damaging, destructive behavior?”
Senate15 September 2026Source ↗
“If there is ever a time for Republicans to break from their blind allegiance to Trump, it is now. The world is in danger, and Republicans are on the sidelines sucking their thumbs. It is time to get off the bench. And it is worth remembering that bipartisanship has happened on AI before. If you can believe it, it has been 3 years, almost to the day, since I convened the bipartisan AI Insight Forums. We brought together not just industry titans but leaders from across sectors--academia, civil society, labor--to steer the Senate to much needed action. We convened these forums to get ahead of the very crisis we are finding ourselves in today to prevent AI from getting on an unsustainable path that endangers our security, undermines the public's trust, jeopardizes American leadership.”
Senate15 September 2026Source ↗
“How are they doing it? Who are they favoring? These are all legitimate, important questions that must be answered. And that is why I called on the Trump administration to hold a classified briefing with the entire Senate immediately about the potential severe risks that unchecked AI development poses to our country. We all know about it. We need transparency into how the administration is testing powerful frontier AI models, something they have been concealing from the public since announcing the framework months ago. AI is something we can come together on in the Senate. I say that to my colleagues. Democrats and Republicans can come together. We deserve to know how this administration is handling this consequential issue facing the American people.”
Senate15 September 2026Source ↗
“Again, where is your IQ, Mr. President? Where is your perception of the world? I don't know if it is delusion or deception, but it doesn't matter. Trump is completely out of touch with the American people, and Trump is dead wrong about AI. We don't even know how the administration is testing the safety of these powerful models before they are released to the public. Is Trump favoring one company over another because of financial interests or because of his mood of the day? He has done that time and time again. He has favored one company, one interest, over another because they suck up to him. They give him contributions, who knows what. But it is usually not on the merits, and it is often corrupt. What kind of rigor is really being employed to protect the safety and security of the American people? What are they doing?”
Senate15 September 2026Source ↗
“He says there is no problem when every expert says there is a dramatic and dangerous problem that we should deal with. A high IQ President wouldn't call Americans' well-founded AI concerns a ``hoax'' or a ``sick conspiracy.'' Those aren't the words of someone with a high IQ, Donald Trump. The only thing that is sick is Trump's indifference to the legitimate, valid, strong concerns of the American people. And this is what Trump always does: Americans voice their concerns about a pressing issue--Trump dismisses them out of hand. Americans express their outrage about skyrocketing costs from Trump's failed agenda--Trump calls affordability a made-up word. Families say they are getting crushed at the gas pump because of Trump's war in Iran. The President calls soaring fuel prices fake, even though they are above $4.30 a gallon.”
Senate15 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, so let me comment on AI and Trump's comments on that. So the American people keep calling on their government to act on AI, which even its creators are saying is increasingly dangerous, but Donald Trump couldn't care less. Trump says that he has that issue covered, that ``the only control or `guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.'' Well, we don't have one so let's do something, Senators. We know Trump is not going to step up to the plate here. He puts his head in the sand.”
Senate15 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate15 September 2026Source ↗
“Unless all the facts come out and come out soon, it will greatly hamper our ability to get anything done. That is why this classified briefing is of the utmost importance. I urge the administration to provide a classified briefing on AI to the entire Senate immediately. Regardless, Senate Democrats will take further action on AI in the coming days and weeks. The U.S. Government cannot sit this one out. ____________________”
Senate14 September 2026Source ↗
“Finally, the administration needs to explain what it is doing to block China from accessing America's advanced AI chips, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and other cutting-edge tech that the Chinese Communist Party is using to accelerate their own AI development. For years, I have stressed the importance of protecting this technology from being co-opted by the Chinese, and now there is growing bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress to do so. We need immediate action, and the President should take it. The administration cannot, in one breath, say we need unrestrained AI development to win the race with China while giving away our AI crown jewels to the Chinese. I believe preserving America's AI advantage over China and ensuring responsible AI development go hand in hand. We can--we must--do both.”
Senate14 September 2026Source ↗
“We need to know exactly how this framework is identifying and countering potentially catastrophic risks before these AI models are released. Second, we need to hear how the administration plans to defend our country against increasingly AI-enabled cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. How are we going to protect our power grid, our hospitals, our water treatment systems, schools, telecommunications, banking, and election systems from this new threat? They don't have the sophistication of much larger institutions. They are susceptible to attack. Americans need to know how we are going to protect these systems.”
Senate14 September 2026Source ↗
“In the last few months, the importance of these strong guardrails has become more apparent. Just this weekend, leading voices from the AI industry came together to sound the alarm and embrace a slower development of AI to avoid damaging outcomes. This comes after weeks of revelations of AI going rogue and working together to hack websites, without human control, and of real concerns of the potential catastrophic risks of unchecked AI. The American people want to see action. Industry leaders want to see action. Many of us on both sides of the aisle want to see action. That is why the Trump administration needs to address three key points in our classified briefing. First, we need a full accounting of the administration's new framework for testing powerful frontier AI models, something that has been withheld from the public for weeks.”
Senate14 September 2026Source ↗
“Today, I am calling for an all-Senators classified briefing with top administration officials to address the dangers of unchecked AI development and hold the administration accountable for its lack of action to protect the American people. I have long argued that we need to ensure that the United States remain the global leader in innovation and security. We all know the transformational innovation that can come from AI for advances in medicine, science, education, research, and so much more. But I have also always said that if our economy and our society is to reap the potential benefits of AI, we need sustainable innovation as well. That means putting guardrails in to mitigate the risks of this technology and earn the public's trust, which is critical to American leadership.”
Senate14 September 2026Source ↗
“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate14 September 2026Source ↗
“Russia is losing momentum in this war every single day, and we will keep helping Ukraine stop the invaders in their tracks for as long as it takes.”
Senate7 August 2026Source ↗
“That is what happens when Trump tries to placate the Russians at every turn. And now Congress, bipartisan, with Lindsey Graham looking down upon us, is saying: Even if Trump doesn't get it, the danger that Putin presents, we do, and we are taking strong action. We need to show Putin he is dead wrong about questioning our strength, and this bill is an important step in that direction. The legislation is going to help drain Putin's war chest and give Ukraine the tools to defend itself. So I want to thank Senators Blumenthal and Shaheen for all their work on this bill. They have been diligent, dogged, and unrelenting, and they are about to achieve their goal by passing this legislation. Thugs like Putin don't care about what we say, only what we do. You can only stop him with actions and not words.”
Senate7 August 2026Source ↗
“The Russia sanctions bill will make it clear to Moscow that America will back Ukraine to the hilt. The Russian sanctions bill sends an unmistakable message to Putin that we will oppose him for as long as it takes to defeat him. I have long said that supporting Ukraine and its fight against Russia's illegal invasion is about protecting the United States and our future generations as much as it is about supporting Ukraine. Just this morning, the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. intelligence is now warning Putin may try a limited assault on NATO in the coming months and years to test our resolve. Putin's ambitions beyond Ukraine have long been clear to all of us who have fought tooth and nail to support Ukraine. Putin wants to test America's resolve because he doubts Trump's resolve.”
Senate7 August 2026Source ↗
“Russia Sanctions Mr. President, on Russian sanctions, if we want to stop the bloodshed Russia unleashed on Ukraine, we have to make it clear to Putin that he is fighting a losing battle. The Russia sanctions bill sends an unmistakable message to Moscow that America will back Ukraine to the hilt; that we will look for new ways to back Ukraine. Lindsey Graham was searching for those ways for a long time, and today his wishes-- even though he is no longer with us--are likely to achieve fruition.”
Senate7 August 2026Source ↗
“Every red economic flag is waving; every warning light is flashing; and every alarm bell is ringing about Trump's catastrophic handling of the economy, and he is in la-la land not even paying attention to it and saying we have the greatest economy ever.”
Senate7 August 2026Source ↗
“He is handling the economy so poorly with the chaos, the inconsistency, the lack of paying attention to the facts, the lying. It is all coming down to his doorstep. Trump sowed mayhem in our economy with his costly war, with his chaotic and inconsistent policies, and with his nonstop corruption, but he is not suffering the consequences; working Americans are. Donald, start doing your job so the American people stop losing theirs. Trump cost America 23,000 jobs last month, but he has the gall to call this ``the greatest economy we've ever had by far.'' What planet is he on? Does he not care at all about the people, the 300-and- some-odd million Americans he represents? He just thinks by saying these things it is true.”
Senate7 August 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, on the job numbers this morning, the alarm bells on the sorry state of Trump's economy keep ringing and ringing. The jobs report this morning revealed America lost 23,000 jobs because of Trump's disastrous agenda, his tariffs, and his failed war. But that is not all. It got even worse. This morning's report also revealed that 103,000 fewer jobs were added in May and June than previously reported. So the total job loss reported is close to 130,000 jobs. The only person who ought to lose their job right now is Donald Trump.”
Senate7 August 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 5323 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.”
Senate6 August 2026Source ↗
“Tell that to the veteran I met who said that he sometimes has to choose between feeding his child and feeding his service dog. Whatever fantasy world Trump is living in sounds a whole lot nicer than the economic hardship Americans are struggling with right now. Trump's playbook has only one page: Deny reality until the bill comes due, and then send it to you, America.”
Senate6 August 2026Source ↗
“The President acts like he is allergic to helping Americans. What does Trump have to say to the millions of families just trying to make it through the week as they drown in higher gas prices and grocery bills? Trump said yesterday that Americans are living in the ``greatest economy we've ever had by far.'' Those were his words in Nevada yesterday. In practically the same breath, Trump said: We may have to send [oil prices] up. The President has lost any grip on reality. He is so in his own world of creating monuments to himself that he is forgetting the American people all the time. It is not just that he doesn't think of them enough; he hardly thinks of them at all. The greatest economy we have ever had? Tell that to the family that is deciding between filling up their tank and filling up their fridge.”
Senate6 August 2026Source ↗
“Frankly, when Americans hear this, they have no idea whether they need the battleships. They know the only thing Trump cares about is having his name on things. So the fact that there is a fleet of Trump battleships--cost doesn't mean anything; necessity doesn't mean anything; that people are suffering and need help feeding their families, paying their electric bills, and paying the cost of gasoline means nothing to him. Having his name on a bunch of battleships-- expensive battleships--is all he cares about. Trump couldn't handle renovating a reflecting pool or building a ballroom, and now he thinks he is ready to design and construct 15 ``Trump-class''--I mean, this guy, he knows no limits--``Trump-class'' battleships that will cost more than a quarter of a trillion taxpayer dollars--a quarter of a trillion dollars.”
Senate6 August 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, on the Trump battleships, while American families can't even keep their heads above water, Donald Trump is spending his time building himself a ``golden fleet'' of battleships the Navy doesn't want. Just get a load of this headline: ``Cost of Trump's Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More.'' Costs to rise by 50 percent or more. As the article in the New York Times says, his goal is building a ``golden fleet'' of 15 battleships that cost $275 billion.”
Senate6 August 2026Source ↗