Senator Chuck Schumer

Trump is the first time with the Republican leaders, unfortunately, in the old days, if a president said that, some of the Republican leaders would have the backbone of

to say, no, we gotta do this, this is how.

But they went along with Trump.

So the reason we have a shutdown is they won't negotiate with us.

And it's common sense when you have two sides that each need something, you sit down and talk about it.

The number one reason we are not doing this, we are not, the number one reason we feel so strongly about healthcare is because it's decimating.

And let me give you some details.

So they slashed Medicaid by a trillion dollars.

What does that mean?

First, it means rural hospitals all across the country, mainly in Republican states and districts are going to close.

Some have closed already because so many of these hospitals depend on Medicaid.

For many counties, like including in some of my counties in upstate New York, they're the only hospital.

and they're the largest employer.

Second, this applies to lots of your audience who I know tend to be the young folks.

The parents who were in nursing homes are gonna get kicked out.

I was at Silver Lake Nursing Home on Staten Island where I know your dad lives.

The owner told me if these cuts go through, all 300 patients, many of whom are Staten Islanders, are gonna have to leave because I have to close.

I'm 70, 80% Medicaid because Medicaid pays for the people in the nursing homes.

Where are they going to go?

A lot of the kids here don't have an extra room to put them in.