Transcripts For CSPAN2 Senate Minority Leader Schumer Legislative Agenda News Conference 20240712

As we set the policies designed to go back to the progress they madthatwe made in the previous. Unfortunately, this executive order will not deliver comprehensive meaningful change and accountability in the Police Department that americans are demanding. Now its time for the lasting comprehensive check todays event was typical of President Trump. He holds the event, sensible but his remarks outright lying about the good work done by the administration. He said president obama did nothing on Police Reform but the fact is they made a lot of progress. So Congress Needs to pass a strong bold legislation that improves transparency, accountability and training to the nations Police Departments and must commit to signing such a bill into law. Now on the issue that became fourth we have called on the leader to take up for july 4 but there is no in will act. By delaying action, the Senate Republicans are playing the same dangerous political games. They played on issue after issue take the shootings, they talk about it, they say we need to do something. Lets wait and see and then nothing happens because they think that it will have died down but this isnt an issue with fervor its an issue of health and economy unless we do more, the economy is going to get worse and the virus could come right back up at us. So, delay will not work. We need to act now. And as the republican friends twiddle their thumbs, the nation looks closer to those that threaten the economy by the American Workers and may cause a slow recovery. Here are some no new applications after june 30. State and local governments need to finalize their budgets by july 1 and many will be forced to the Critical Public Service because there will be no support and they have to balance their budgets. The moratorium expires on jul july 24. Emergency unemployment expires on july 31. So today the state and local government needs, opening up schools, they are all approaching and republican colleagues are twiddling their thumbs. We received a letter signed by over 100 economists including chair bernanke and many other scholars and Nobel Laureates and experts calling on congress to renew these important programs. Everyone knows we have to act except it seems the Republican Senate and president. If we fail to act quickly come it makes the chances that our economy going for. Iforward. If we fail to act quickly thinks the chances we will go over the cliff more likely. A we will be releasing a report on the cost of inaction and it is highest for the poor and low wealth americans and that is the reality many people face in the country. Before, nearly 40 million americans are already living in poverty. Imagine what its like to be a woman of color as a single mom with two children in School Working a lowwage job and takes maybe 10, 12 an hour barely making ends meet, one of the more than one quarter of americans who dont even have 400 in the bank. She still has to go to work because like many of her job is unity central and she doesnt have the luxury of working from home like all of us do. Shes praying she doesnt get sick from customers and she doesnt have Health Insurance and already struggled to afford medical treatment and most of shes worried about her kids. Shes already one of the one in fouwomenfor ventures that paid n half their income on housing and now the income dropped into the now shes worried about them getting enough healthy food to eat. Now shes among the 29 who doesnt have enough food to last a month. Meanwhile wondering what shes supposed to be because of her time in the technology to make sure her kids dont fall behind in school. The small and her family and millions of others on whom we are fighting for, that is who the house and representatives was fighting for when they passed the act. She deserves a fair wage and it isnt enough for her to take care of her family. While republicans continue to work on behalf of the wealthy and wellconnected and while Mitch Mcconnell continues to build no sense of urgency to act with millions of hardworking too Many Americans are running out of time right now, it is way past time Mitch Mcconnell took action. Thank you to senator stabenow and schumer. One of the first actions the Trump Administration Justice Department tried to take was to pull back the Consent Order of the Baltimore City Police Department thats been put in place by president obama and the aftermath of the loss of a. We continue to hear from those who have lost loved ones as a result as of today more than 116,000 americans have died, more then any other country on earth. The 20 million are unemployed because of the economic fallout and harm and be gross negligence for the senate to go home for a break over the fourth of july without the opportunity to vote on additional emergency relief. Senator schumer said in the Banking Committee and we heard from the chairman powell he mentioned the importance of the state and local government and the importance of relief to renters and we need to take that action now. Weve already lost 1. 5 million jobs in the state and local government level. Many of those were fntline workers and as the senator said july 1 is the deadline for many local and state budgets including in my state of maryland, and they will have to lay off more and more while the senate is a way during this break that makes no sense, so we need to act now. Another is for the eviction rights now up to july 24, there is required federal forbearance with respect to renters and those on their mortgage payments, but thats going to hit very soon and if we do not act there will be a tsunami of people evicted from their homes. We know that it is in many of the Racial Disparities in the country including the healthcare in fact. The same is true with security and housing. If you look at the renters around the country, you will find people of color are twice as likely to be renting as others and if you look at a snapshot of the report you will find 44 have little or no confidence that they would be able to meet their next payment. That was the snapshot of may. We are now in june and having taken action on that. Senate democrats put forth a plan for the Ranking Member and others called the rental market stabilization act with 100 billion for an Emergency Rental Program to help the families and individuals pay their rent and utility bills and stay in their homes during the crisis and it also helps rental Property Owners of all sizes continue to cover their costs. Those provisions and more are in the heroes act passed by the house of representatives. The smart thing isnt to walk off the cliff, the smart thing is to act now so that we address these important issues and that is when we call upon the Senate Republican colleagues. Hed put it on the democrats. Is that something they are willing to do . We havent even seen the bill yet so it is premature to comment. We heard from President Trump he was going to have a very strong executive order into is a very weak though. It doesnt have the things we need on the things they said they might have getting rid of the choke holds, it doesnt. Its more voluntary so its premature to comment. Lets wait and see what the bill is. We havent made any decisions. We are waiting to see the bill. One of the Major Economic advisers he doesnt believe that there is systemic racism. To negotiate the next care package senator van hollen brought up the housing. Is it a problem . Is a problem and too many people in the administration have that belief but we democrats need to stand firm and pass the deal with the economic and Racial Injustice whether it is healthcare or housing or cheating or anything else. Do you want to Say Something . I agree youve got to be blind not to see this or you are not walking on the same for most people are. Amy is our candidate and a strong candidate. Shes giving mcconnell a run for his money. I believe she will give mcconnell a run for his money. He wouldnt be someone i go to for a medical checkup for medical advice. Thank you, everybody