During a press briefing on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about Rep. Virginia Foxx's (R-NC) comments on the Republican budget.
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00:00Do you think this rescissions package makes it harder for potential future budget negotiations if they can just go back and claw back the money out of parties to vote?
00:11Yes, I think it's a challenging situation.
00:14And from the very beginning of this Congress, we've made clear that as Democrats, we're prepared to try to find common ground to build an affordable economy, to make life better for everyday Americans, to address the high cost of living.
00:29But Republicans continue to conduct themselves with extreme partisanship.
00:35And in fact, they've done nothing to make life more affordable for the American people, not a single thing.
00:42In fact, everything that Republicans have done at Donald Trump's direction is going to make life more challenging for everyday Americans.
00:53And as is the case with the GOP tax scam, they're doing it to reward their billionaire donors.
00:59And the bottom line here is that Republicans have a chance to act upon their concerns with the one big ugly bill.
01:10Virginia Foxx, who is the chairwoman of the Rules Committee.
01:15Tough cookie.
01:17Straight shooter.
01:19That's someone who, you know, spent her early formative years in the boogie down Bronx.
01:25And it continues to show.
01:27She said during the Rules Committee that if Republicans have problems with their reconciliation bill, they should vote against the rule.
01:40We agree.
01:41We agree.
01:42This is the opportunity for Republicans to actually not simply talk the talk, but walk the walk on behalf of the American people.
01:51Leader Schumer to close.
01:52Yeah.
01:53What a world we live in.
01:56A few days ago, we said as much as we despise Musk, we agreed that this bill is an abomination.
02:06Today, we agree with Virginia Foxx.
02:08It's a rare moment.
02:09Let me give you the exact quote of what she said.
02:11Any member who has regrets about his or her vote on the first bill has the opportunity to vote no on the rule tomorrow.
02:20She's right.
02:21We tell these Republicans who don't like any part of the bill, listen to Virginia Foxx just this once.