Schumer Says Democrats Will Use ‘Every Tool We Have’ Against Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill

The Senate Democratic leader lays out plans to oppose the measure funding ICE, Border Patrol, and Secret Service security at the new Trump ballroom.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on May 11 laid out the Democratic floor strategy against the Republican reconciliation bill.

The measure would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, and provide $1 billion for Secret Service security tied to the White House East Wing Modernization project, the site of a new $400 million ballroom.