Press Releases
"President Trump will notice that thanks to largely Democratic and steadfast opposition to enacting a job-killing trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership never became law in the United States. We will see how many Republicans now pretend to have been on the same side as Democrats in demanding a better trade agreement for American workers.
"The Affordable Care Act has succeeded in its goals to increase access, improve quality, and lower cost – not only for the 20 million newly insured Americans, but for seniors on Medicare and the more than 100 million Americans who have insurance through the workplace.
"It was our hope that the Trump Administration was sincere about improving the health coverage of the American people. Instead, as we have seen in the Administration's actions over the weekend, President Trump is a full partner in Republicans' plan to take seniors and working families from affordable care to chaos.
"This was my tenth Inauguration, my first being when I was a student attending John F. Kennedy's Inauguration. This was the first Inaugural Address that sounded more like a campaign speech.
"Mr. President and Madam First Lady, congratulations on the Inauguration. The American people pray for your family and for the success of your Administration.
"Following up on the history theme that Mr. Blunt so beautifully started us on this morning, and Mr. Schumer continued, and I follow our House Republican Leader, Mr. McCarthy. Yes, in this room, this was the original chamber. Lincoln sat there, and here we are gathered today in that old House chamber, where Lincoln served, beneath the same clock that Lincoln heard ticking, but under the gaze of Clio. Mr. President, right up there, above that door, the muse of history, Clio.