Schumer Floor Remarks On The Trump Administration’s Family Separation Policy, Reinstating Sanctions Against ZTE, And Junk Health Insurance Plans
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Madam President, members of both parties, and I believe the vast majority of Americans, remain concerned about the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy that's resulted in thousands of families separated at the border. Anyone who has seen the photos, heard the audio of small children, alone and afraid, crying out for their parents cannot help but feel horror and disgust by what's going on. That's not America. That's not the America we know and love, and generations before us have known and loved.
Clearly, no one should be allowed into the country who doesn't meet the legal requirements, but we have an adjudication process, that, in the past, did not require the separation of parents from their children. The Trump administration has decided, of its own will and volition, to take a crueler, more callous, and indeed more expensive and time-consuming approach. As a bipartisan group of former US Attorney's wrote yesterday, "the Zero Tolerance policy is a radical departure from previous
And yet,
The truth of the matter is that the Trump administration announced this new "zero tolerance" policy at the border in April. Even they hadn't done it before that. Though they weren't required, the Trump administration decided to criminally prosecute every single illegal border case, instead of simply deporting them. That's what changed.
Last night on
So when
No law - no law - requires the separation of families at the border. That's just not true.
Now, at the convention,
On
So when the Trump administration reached a sweetheart deal with
So I am heartened that both parties - some the most conservative of this body and some of the most liberal members of this body and everyone in between - stood up and said we shouldn't be forgiving
Now, before moving on on this, I want to take a moment to thank Senators Cotton and Rubio for working with
It's rare indeed when Schumer,
Finally, Madam President, on health care. Today, we expect the Trump administration to issue a new rule that would expand junk health insurance plans that don't cover critical conditions and are far from comprehensive health coverage.
These plans may not include coverage for maternity care, may not include coverage for mental health treatment, may not include coverage for emergency services, newborn care, or prescription drugs. Worse still, these plans may weaken protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. Finalizing this rule is simply the latest act of sabotage of our health care system by the Trump administration and a back door to expanding junk insurance plans which benefit the insurance industry but hurt the average American.
That's why more than 95 percent of the health care groups that filed comments about this proposed rule opposed it. No single group that represents physicians, patients, hospitals or nurses is supportive. Not one. You're always going to find people who can make a fast buck putting together a health care plan that does very little for people as they collect money from them. Our responsibility is to not allow that. In this
[The] Trump administration and
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