Dear Members of the Democratic State Committee,
Weekly Democratic Address
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered the first Democratic weekly address the day after the inauguration of President Trump. He talked about the Democratic Party’s domestic agenda on economic equality and the middle class.
Chuck Schumer
REP. SCHUMER: YESTERDAY, OUR COUNTRY TOOK PART IN A TRADITION THAT IS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR GOVERNMENT. THE ORDERLY TRANSFER OF POWER. THE CEREMONY ALSO OFFERED A CHANCE TO HEAR THE NEW PRESIDENT ARTICULATE HIS VISION FOR THE COUNTRY. TODAY IN A CONVERSATION WITH YOU, I WANT TO SHARE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S VISION AND HOW WE WILL WORK TO ADVANCE IT IN THE NEW YEAR AND NEW CONGRESS. FIRST, WE ARE GOING TO RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT THE CORE OF OUR PARTY. WHAT MY FRIENDS CALLED, ECONOMIC JUSTICE. SPEAKING OF FOR WORKING FAMILIES, ECONOMIC FAIRNESS FOR THE AMERICAN WORKER, OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY FOR THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS AND THOSE TRYING TO REACH IT. THOSE PRINCIPLES WILL ONLY BE OUR NORTH STAR. WE WILL FOLLOW THEM AND FIGHT FOR THEM. AND SECOND, WE SHALL FULFILL OUR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO HOLD THE OTHER BRANCHES ACCOUNTABLE. IT IS NOT OUR JOB TO BE A RUBBER STAMP, IT IS OUR JOB TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THAT IS WHY WE WERE ELECTED. SO, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PRESIDENT PURSUES POLICIES THAT HELP AMERICANS AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR VALUES ON ISSUES LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE, TRADE AND CLOSING LOOPHOLES, WE STAND READY TO WORK WITH THEM. BUT IF THEY PROPOSE POLICIES THAT WOULD HURT AMERICANS, CUT THEIR MEDICARE OR MEDICAID OR SOCIAL SECURITY, IF THEY PROPOSE TO WORLD THAT CONSUMER PROTECTION, OR THE LAWS THAT KEEP WALL STREET IN CHECK, IF THEY WANT TO WIND BACK PROTECTIONS FOR THE WATER, WE WILL FIGHT THEM TO THE AND NOW. -- TOOTH AND NAIL. WHEN THEY TRY TO TAKE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AWAY FROM TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, THEN DEMOCRATS WILL FIGHT THEM WITH EVERY FIBER OF OUR BEING. AS WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. AND WHAT WE WILL ALWAYS DO IS HOLD THE PRESIDENT ACCOUNTABLE. ACCOUNTABLE TO THE WORKING PEOPLE, WITH -- FOR WHOM HE PROMISED SO MUCH AND ACCOUNTABLE TO ALL PEOPLE, ALL COLORS AND CREEDS AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION. AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT, ACCOUNTABLE TO THE LAW. DEMOCRATS WILL MAKE THIS YEAR'S CONGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY CONGRESS. THE PRESIDENT RAN AGAINST BOTH PARTIES, HE PROMISED TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT AMERICA OPERATES, TO DRAIN THE SWAMP, BUT SINCE THE ELECTION HE SEEMS TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT. HIS CABINET IS STACKED WITH BILLION YEARS, CORPORATE EXECUTIVES, TITANS OF WALL STREET AND THOSE EMBEDDED IN WASHINGTON'S POWER. TOO MANY SUPPORT THE SAME POSITIONS THAT MANY IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAVE HELD FOR YEARS, POLICIES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE REPEATEDLY REJECTED. AND WE ARE ALREADY WORKING TO HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT. FEW DEMOCRATS CANNOT CONTROL WHAT THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS DO, WE CAN ONLY CONTROL WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE WILL DO IS KEEP THE FAITH, HOLD TRUE TO OUR VALUES, AND FIGHT FOR THEM, AND ALWAYS, ALWAYS, HOLD THE PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY ACCOUNTABLE. IT IS AN IMMENSE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT WE WILL MEET WITH PASSION AND THE COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
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