Chuck Schumer

So there was some of that.

So there was some of that.

Can't say. He's dead. He's from Texas. That's all I'll say. You can figure it out. But it was not the thing that I was most known for in any way at all.

Can't say. He's dead. He's from Texas. That's all I'll say. You can figure it out. But it was not the thing that I was most known for in any way at all.

I don't think we have an authenticity problem. We have a real direction now. I feel good about it. It's this. First, you got to look at who the Democratic Party is and who the Republican Party is, who they really are. We are the party of working people. We feel that very, very strongly. That's who we have always been. The Republican Party is a dramatic contrast to that.

I don't think we have an authenticity problem. We have a real direction now. I feel good about it. It's this. First, you got to look at who the Democratic Party is and who the Republican Party is, who they really are. We are the party of working people. We feel that very, very strongly. That's who we have always been. The Republican Party is a dramatic contrast to that.

In the last 20 or 30 years, in my judgment, they have been taken over by a cabal of greedy, very wealthy people. And their whole goal is to reduce taxes, cut their own taxes, even though they're extremely rich, and get rid of any government regulation.

In the last 20 or 30 years, in my judgment, they have been taken over by a cabal of greedy, very wealthy people. And their whole goal is to reduce taxes, cut their own taxes, even though they're extremely rich, and get rid of any government regulation.

That's where we're moving. That's where we have to move. So the contrast is real. What are we saying? And this is not just Chuck Schumer. I've talked to my whole caucus. I've talked to Hakeem and his caucus. I've talked to Martin, the new head of the DNC. I've talked to some of the others. It's a sort of a simple, it's a simple little phrase.

That's where we're moving. That's where we have to move. So the contrast is real. What are we saying? And this is not just Chuck Schumer. I've talked to my whole caucus. I've talked to Hakeem and his caucus. I've talked to Martin, the new head of the DNC. I've talked to some of the others. It's a sort of a simple, it's a simple little phrase.

Donald Trump is making the middle class pay for tax cuts for billionaires. And then you can add things to it, is making the middle class pay for tax cuts for billionaires by cutting your health care, your Medicaid, by adding in tariffs and raising your prices, by cutting education so your kids don't get an education. That has a number of, I think, virtues.

Donald Trump is making the middle class pay for tax cuts for billionaires. And then you can add things to it, is making the middle class pay for tax cuts for billionaires by cutting your health care, your Medicaid, by adding in tariffs and raising your prices, by cutting education so your kids don't get an education. That has a number of, I think, virtues.

Correct. But it unifies us. In my caucus, from Bernie to Fetterman, everyone believes in this. Second, the public understands it. 80% of the public doesn't like tax cuts for billionaires to hurt the middle class. 60% of Republicans. It's true. So what happened? Because you asked, that's your question. We think we always cared. I'm sorry. We always cared about the working people.

Correct. But it unifies us. In my caucus, from Bernie to Fetterman, everyone believes in this. Second, the public understands it. 80% of the public doesn't like tax cuts for billionaires to hurt the middle class. 60% of Republicans. It's true. So what happened? Because you asked, that's your question. We think we always cared. I'm sorry. We always cared about the working people.

But in the last few years, while we did a lot for working people, here's what we didn't do. We didn't tell people about it. We thought just by legislating, people would know about it. They don't.

But in the last few years, while we did a lot for working people, here's what we didn't do. We didn't tell people about it. We thought just by legislating, people would know about it. They don't.

Yes.

Yes.

No, we feel it, but we never, we talked about legislation and passing legislation. Now, one of the liabilities we have is a lot of the good things that'll come out of this legislation, take a few years to happen, you know, to build the road, to build the bridge, et cetera. But frankly, when we did talk about it, it worked. We had five battleground states that we had to win in the Senate, okay?

No, we feel it, but we never, we talked about legislation and passing legislation. Now, one of the liabilities we have is a lot of the good things that'll come out of this legislation, take a few years to happen, you know, to build the road, to build the bridge, et cetera. But frankly, when we did talk about it, it worked. We had five battleground states that we had to win in the Senate, okay?