"Psaki then aired an October video of Schumer posted to social media in which he claimed the government shutdown fight with Republicans was life or death. Donald Trump and the Republican Party are hellbent on taking health care away from 60 million people, closing community clinics, rural hospitals, nursing homes, all so they can keep giving tax breaks to their billionaire friends. It's a disgrace. So Democrats have three words for this. No f**king way. It's literally life or death, Schumer said."
"After a 40-day-plus shutdown, eight Senate Democrats voted to advance a Republican bill to fund and reopen the federal government this week. Schumer was not one of them, but many Democrats were angered by his apparent inability to control his caucus. Psaki argued Democrats felt they were in a good position to keep up the fight, and she questioned what happened to Schumer as the Democratic leader in the Senate."
An October video shows Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declaring the government shutdown fight 'literally life or death' and accusing Republicans of threatening healthcare access for 60 million people to preserve billionaire tax breaks. After a 40-plus day shutdown, eight Senate Democrats voted to advance a Republican funding bill to reopen the government; Schumer did not join them. Many Democrats expressed anger at Schumer's apparent inability to control his caucus. Democrats had sought to include an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies in a continuing resolution. Polling indicated voters blamed Trump and Republicans for the shutdown by about ten points.
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