'Senate Will Be In Order!': Dems Jeer John Thune As He Warns Of National Debt, Defends Rescissions

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During remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Majority Leader (R-SD) discussed the Republican rescissions package.

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00:00On this vote, the ayes are 52, the nays are 47.

00:19The amendment is agreed to.

00:21Democrat leader.

00:27Mr. President.

00:29May we have order.

00:34Senate will be in order.

00:35Mr. President, this is a dark day for America.

00:40A dark day for rural Americans.

00:43A dark day for any American who relies on public broadcasting during floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters.

00:52And this is also a dark day for this chamber.

00:56Everyone here knows this is not how the Senate should function.

01:01I urge my colleagues to vote no.

01:06Mr. President.

01:08Majority leader.

01:09Thank you, Mr. President.

01:10Mr. President, I want to thank Senator Schmidt for doing an exceptional job of managing this legislation on the floor.

01:16And also simply point out that, you know, our country is $36 trillion in debt.

01:23We can't keep doing the things the way...

01:27Mr. President.

01:28Mr. President.

01:29Mr. President.

01:30Mr. President.

01:31Mr. President.

01:32Mr. President.

01:33Mr. President.

01:34Mr. President.

01:35Mr. President.

01:36Mr. President.

01:37Mr. President.

01:38Mr. President.

01:39Mr. President.

01:40Mr. President.

01:41Mr. President.

01:42Mr. President.

01:43Mr. President.

01:44Mr. President.

01:45one-tenth of one percent of all federal spending. But it's a step in the right

01:49direction

01:49and it's the first time we've done anything like this in 35 years.

01:52So I hope our colleagues will vote yes and support

01:56this legislation that is going to start moving us in a different direction that

02:00gets us on a path to more

02:01a more fiscally sustainable path for the future of our country. Thank you.

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