Washington, D.C. – Chuck Schumer’s title may be Majority Leader, but the reality is he’s taking his marching orders from the Party’s far left wing. As he frets a primary challenge from socialist Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, he has allowed himself to be bullied by AOC and the “squad,” driving legislation leftward and putting President Biden’s agenda in peril.
The latest example came last week when Schumer announced he wouldn’t support an infrastructure bill without elements of the Green New Deal included. This announcement came even though a bipartisan group of Senators continued to negotiate an infrastructure package that would actually address infrastructure.
But Schumer didn’t stop there, he also caved to even more demands from his socialist critics by considering Bernie Sanders’ whopping $6 trillion “infrastructure” plan that also includes health care and immigration policy changes – he’s not even pretending this is actually about infrastructure anymore.
Schumer is taking his caucus down a path that will make vulnerable Democrat Senators take perilous votes that could cost them their careers. But hey, at least Schumer can keep his!
Statement from NRSC Spokesman T.W. Arrighi: “Chuck Schumer is getting bullied by AOC, Bernie Sanders and the socialist Left. By cowering to their every demand, he has hung the most vulnerable members of his caucus out to dry and likely cost the American people the chance to have their infrastructure improved. Every Democrat in the U.S. Senate must be thrilled to know that their re-election chances are less valuable to Chuck Schumer than satisfying every desire of the radical left wing of the Democrat Party.”
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