TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

On 2026-09-30, Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) delivered a floor speech titled "TRUMP ADMINISTRATION" in the Senate.

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S5190] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, well, for 2 years, Democrats fought fiercely to protect the interests of the American people while Senate Republicans fought tooth and nail to shield Donald Trump. We all knew how disastrous this President would be. We set out to expose how Trump and his party were hurting the American people, and we would do everything we could to stop them. We fought to lower the skyrocketing costs of Trump's economy: the cost of food, the cost of housing, the cost of energy, the cost of groceries, the cost of gasoline. Republicans pushed policies to drive those costs up. We exposed Trump for his unprecedented corruption; Republicans aided and abetted his grifts every step of the way. We worked relentlessly to control Trump's chaos that we see every day; Republicans encouraged him as he spiraled out of control. Later today, I will talk more about how Senate Democrats have worked together to block the worst Trump's GOP had to throw at the American people. Now, of course, there is still a lot of work remaining to see America through the storm this administration has unleashed. But Senate Democrats are well positioned to stand up for the American people with the same devotion, cooperation, and discipline we showed these past 2 years. ____________________