Foreign priorities. It must include disaster aid, the health care package, and and agree for Border Security. Leader mcconnell went on the floor and said what is this parity . It is simple. We believe the soldiers abroad should get the funding they need. We also believe there are real domestic needs that cannot be neglected. Thousands are dying of opioid addiction. We need to do more. That are and served us and need good health care. Workersions of american put dollars into their pensions so that they would know when they retired they could have a life not of wealth, but of dignity. They must be protected, as well. For our republican colleagues to abandon the middle class for other goals would be a disservice to the vast majority of american people. So we want parity. We want to make sure that you know that parity is not just a word. It means veterans. It means opioid relief. It means pension relief for middleclass folks. Our republican colleagues continue to do just what they did in the tax bill, abandon the middle class. Talk about it, do nothing for them. We democrats will not stand for that. And we have leverage to ensure that the middle class is protected. To defendimportant ourselves domestically. On the domestic side is Border Security, cyber security, counterintelligence. Are we going to abandon those . Are we going to have severe cuts in those areas . Not if we have anything to say about it. So i plead with you, senator mcconnell, do not leave the middle class behind. Dont do it in these budget priorities. Reconciliation, but democrats can be there like horatio at the bridge, defending the middle class. We also have to deal with other issues. We know that our republican colleagues in texas and florida, particularly in the house, what Disaster Relief. We were never that they were against it when other parts of the country were against it needed it. West, we have to take care of those areas that had wildfires. We have to make sure that the fire service is no longer cleaned out of all money to fight forest fires so the cant do their job. We want to make sure puerto rico and the Virgin Islands are protected. And it is the belief of many of and its governor who talks about not having federal spending would use their rainy day funds for Disaster Relief before they get federal money. Whats good for the goose is good for the gander, but the governor of texas wants us to bail them out. We believe strongly that we need protections for our young people who came to this country led by their parents as youngsters, and now just want to be americans. They work in our factories and offices. They serve in our armed forces. There is urgency. With morning they wake up fear in their hearts that they will be deported. That they cannot work. That they cannot go about their lives. ,e have a whole lot of issues and we are hopeful that the republican colleagues will join us. There are things they want, there are things we want. We can come to a good agreement if everyone is reasonable. Reasonable, but we do not intend to abandon our priorities. I am ready for your questions. Back there. Theemocrats vote against january 20 village daca is not in the . Ere . Schumer we have had serious discussions with the Republican Leadership in those areas. There will be staffed discussions trying to get those things done. At the white house today, the president indicated bet chain migration has to included in this. Is that too far . Not going to im negotiate in front of everyone here. We have always said that we need Strong Border security. We need to help the dreamers. That is what we believe. We will sit down with our colleagues and try to negotiate. you have 15 more votes. They can do reckon silly ciliation gives theer that House Democrats leverage. It is not reconciliation. Last year, you called on Jeff Sessions to resign as attorney general. To conservatives called on him to resign. You still stand by your call. Er i voted against him and said he should never be there in the first place, given his record on civil rights in immigration and other issues. My view now is very simple. Should, nothing, nothing ever interfere with the mueller investigation. He should be allowed to pursue that wherever it leads. Question i have two questions. One on the tourney general sessions on marijuana. Schumer i havent seen is, so i cant tell you. Five years ago you were upset about the slow walk that happened. Why are you appearing to hold disaster aid as leverage . Sen. Schumer the administration submitted its proposal three weeks ago without our consultation. We consulted our colleagues up and down the line. At the bottom line, the package they put together did not deal adequately with wildfires or the Forest Service or the puerto rico Virgin Islands. At the meeting yesterday, we said we wanted to come to a quick agreement. It has to be fair, and it has to involve the things we think are mportant. Strong words from your republican colleagues. Sen. Schumer here is what i want them to do. Been wary of russia. Wary of china. Because his foreignpolicy has been so ego driven, so driven by tweets, russia and china are filling in normans backings that it will take years maybe even decades to push them out of. Where are the republicans who have always been hawks . Who have always been wary of russia and china . Who want the United States to be strong abroad . The republicans foreignpolicy by tweets and ego. It is weakening america. Last question. Would you rule out a bill to support dreamers . Sen. Schumer the bottom line is, we believe there should be real Border Security and help with the dreamers. Thank you. We also heard from Bernie Sanders on the senate floor. Outlined several of his priorities ahead of the january 19 deadline. Here is a look. Sanders despite Donald Trumps assertion that our country needs a good shutdown, the truth is that shutting down the government is a serious and dangerous action that we must do Everything Possible to prevent. Shutting down the government would impact tens of millions of our fellow americans