Senator Chuck Schumer

We have to have the right moment.

You know, if I were to call up and he'd just call me names, which he does and doesn't bother me.

When you see each other, there's smiles, there's handshakes.

I wouldn't say cordial.

I'd say we have a Brooklyn-Queens relationship.

Well, look, this Republican shutdown...

we hope will end soon.

And we hope it's because, as I said repeatedly, but I believe it.

This is my job.

My job is to represent the people of my state and every senator and every congressman, the people of their communities.

And I believe that every day more and more people are seeing, you know, on October 1st, very few people

saw how devastating the crisis would be.

But in the 12 states, for instance, there was some article in one of the papers today, in the 12 states where they've gotten the notice, there's a groundswell.

By October 31st, all the states will get the notice.

And I believe the pressure on the Republicans, particularly a lot of the Republicans who are not MAGA, and they'll say, save us, we're going to lose our seats if you don't do this, we'll bring the Republicans to the table, negotiate, and we can get something good done.

I'm making it because I hear, and I think my colleagues are making it, the bottom line, we hear the anguish of people.

That's my number one motivation.

Now I find, you know, Abe Lincoln said public sentiment is everything, which means the people ought to decide, and they ultimately do.

We still have the vestiges of democracy, despite Trump trying to undo parts of it.

And I believe that will happen.