During remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about an upcoming vote to end Trump's use of emergency powers impose tariffs.
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00:00Mr. President, later this afternoon, Senators Wyden, Cain, and I will force a vote here in the Senate to put an end to Donald Trump's stupid and reckless trade war.
00:15I thank Senator Wyden and Cain for their leadership on this issue, and we will have now more than three hours of debate on it, and that begins now.
00:25Our resolution presents Republicans with a choice. Stand with Donald Trump or stand with American families hurt by his trade war.
00:37The dismal GDP numbers today should be a wake-up call to Republican Senators now more than ever.
00:45Four Republicans joined us last time to pass a resolution blocking tariffs on Canada because they knew how bad those tariffs were for people back home.
00:56Many more Republicans should join us today as the disastrous economic consequences of Trump's reckless trade war get worse every single day.
01:08And if the Senate passes this bill, Speaker Johnson and House Republicans should immediately drop their opposition or else they will be complicit in pushing America into a recession.
01:23One thing is clear. Donald Trump's tariffs have been a total failure.
01:28Instead of isolating China, Donald Trump's tariffs are isolating us.
01:32Instead of spurring American manufacturing, Trump's tariffs are raising costs and driving us into recession.
01:42There's no strategy with Trump's tariffs. Only chaos.
01:47One day, Donald Trump says yes to tariffs. The next day, no to tariffs.
01:52One day, tariffs on this country. The next day, tariffs on that country.
01:56Even Donald Trump's own policy advisors are struggling to explain his flip-flopping.
02:04The only thing Donald Trump's tariffs have succeeded in is raising the odds of recession and sending markets into its tailspin.
02:13I've talked to business owners in New York.
02:16I was in Suffolk County at Tandy's Clothes, a well-known dress seller there.
02:21Her costs are going up 30 percent because of tariffs, and she's faced with two awful choices.
02:27Raise prices or lay off employees, and she doesn't want to do either.
02:32Small businesses, medium businesses, big businesses, they're all frozen because they don't know what Donald Trump will do next.
02:40They can't plan for the future.
02:43Their costs are rising.
02:44They can't hire new workers.
02:46It's happening all over America.
02:48However, Senate Republicans know deep down that Donald Trump's tariffs are awful for their states.
02:55So today, they have to choose.
02:57Stick with Trump or stand with your states and the people of America.
03:03I thank my colleague and yield to the senator from Oregon, ranking member of finance, who's done such a great job on this issue.