Chuck Schumer Does Not Hold Back Slamming The Trump Administration For Cancelling Meeting On Iran

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During remarks on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about a cancelled meeting with the White House to discuss the strikes on Iran.

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00:00I'd like to just briefly talk a little bit about the postponement of our

00:10hearing that was supposed to be occurring at this time. This last-minute

00:14postponement is outrageous, evasive, derelict. Senators deserve full

00:21transparency and the administration has a legal obligation to inform Congress

00:27precisely about what is happening. What is the administration so afraid of? Why

00:33won't they engage with Congress on the critical details, the results of the

00:37recent strike, the scope and trajectory of this conflict, the administration's

00:41long-term strategy to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, and, of

00:47course, the potential risks facing American citizens and our brave service

00:52members? Such obstruction undermines the very principles of accountability and

00:59oversight that guard our democracy. So, Mr. President, if the press reporting about

01:07the impact of last weekend's strikes in Iran is true, and I cannot confirm them, then

01:15that might be the reason why the administration postponed our classified

01:21briefing today at the very last minute and deprived senators of their right to

01:26know what's happening. So, I ask again, what is the administration hiding? It's time

01:32for answers. I yield the floor and thank my colleague from Delaware for her courtesy.

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