Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
At his presser today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer stood by a posterboard titled "Well, We're All Going to Die Act," featuring CBO estimates (see item #2) on the health care and nutrition fallout from Trump's budget bill.
Why it matters: Senate Democrats are prepping a month-long messaging campaign against the bill, which Dems are calling "One Big Beautiful Betrayal."
Democrats will spend the next three weeks focusing on three different parts of the reconciliation bill: Health care this week, rising prices and job losses next, and then tax breaks for the rich.
The bottom line: Schumer and his party have little control over whether the bill passes. But sharp messaging would help Dems define the package ahead of the 2026 midterms.
