Schumer coordinates Democratic resistance to Trump-backed reconciliation bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is working closely with his colleagues in the House to push back against Senate Republicans’ efforts to push through President Donald Trump’s agenda without negotiating with Democrats. In a letter to Senate Democrats, Schumer outlined a strategy to make the budget reconciliation process as difficult as possible for Republicans.

Schumer is collaborating with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other top House Democrats to share insights and key Republican fault lines with Senate Democrats. They aim to be united with their House colleagues to fight against what they view as an assault on working families.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has indicated that Senate Republicans will focus on finding deeper spending cuts in the massive bill, with some aiming for $2 trillion in cuts. The main goal for Republicans is to make Trump’s first-term tax cuts permanent and prevent them from expiring at the end of the year.

The Senate will be returning to the floor to debate and make revisions to the bill, which covers a range of policy areas including taxes, immigration, energy, defense, and the national debt. Schumer has urged Democrats to target policies in the bill that violate reconciliation rules and to continue denouncing the bill in their home states.

Some Republicans have expressed concerns about certain provisions in the bill, such as cuts to Medicaid and the timeline to phase out green energy tax credits. Schumer emphasized the importance of fighting for American families and holding Republicans accountable for what he called a “catastrophic” plan.

Overall, Schumer is leading the charge to resist the Republican agenda and ensure that the needs of American families are prioritized in the budget reconciliation process. The fight is far from over, and Democrats are gearing up for a busy month of negotiations and revisions to the massive bill.