Senate Democratic Caucus

Now, I would talk about this.

In a different context, if it wasn't for this clip of Brian Schatz, who is about to become the whip, so the number two Democrat in the Senate Democratic Caucus.

This is a student of Chuck Schumer.

And unfortunately, and I'm sorry, I think Schumer may retain his status as leader.

Because Castro was trying to get an advantage in the primary in a way that he didn't have the luxury, nor did he probably care about the Democratic Party's brand writ large.

So what happens when half the Senate Democratic Conference is running for president? Everybody's trying to edge themselves out around the left flank, trying to figure out their path to victory.

That's a challenge.

But I think after 16, how 20 ended, and then certainly the debacle of 2024, I've become a political Darwinian.

And my sense, too, is that the deal is, hey, guys, I'm going to retire in two years, so just let me finish this out and save the battle for then.

I think that's an easy case for him to make, especially when you have so many members of the Senate Democratic Caucus who, you know, were beneficiaries who kind of owe their their place in the Senate in some way, or at least they feel like they owe it to Chuck Schumer.

Well, Schatz, I mean, certainly he's been kind of groomed as Schumer's replacement for a while.

Him moving up to two and Warren moving up to three, potentially, which would be leapfrogging Cory Booker, who's at number four.

And, of course, there are a wide variety of Legal scholars, jurists, you perhaps read Judge Luddig's really profound article just a few weeks ago, kind of laying out the various scenarios that could unfold.

So suffice to say, we will be prepared, and I suspect our colleagues in the Senate Democratic Caucus are as well.

And I anticipate that you'll see some swift response from them in light of the DOJ's baseless lawsuit to try to stop in advance the certification of the Alaska Senate results for Of course, as you noted, only if the Republican candidate loses, which in and of itself is, as I said, baseless and reprehensible, but of course, consistent with the Trump administration's efforts in the past.

Looking forward, Congressman, if Democrats do win the House, they will be tasked with dealing with more corruption than we ever thought possible.

The GOP-controlled Federal Communications Commission wants to approve a petition by right-wing group to allow unsolicited AI-generated robocalls ahead of next month's midterm elections.

The leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, I'm jumping the gun there, warned yesterday that granting a club, that's the name of the company, for growth requests would mean unleashing a Pandora's box of election myths and disinformation made more believable with AI.

Schumer wrote in a post, the FCC must reject the request made by a Republican group that would allow political groups to make robocalls to cell phones without people's permission.

Putting Americans in the position where they can be fed misinformation through AI-generated deception ahead of a crucial election is yet another attempt by Republicans to mislead voters.

Uh, there was a story that we had talked about early, uh, before we began recording, and we, we didn't get to it, and I just wanna touch on this, because I think it's significant.

And this is that the, um, the US Senate, Senate Democratic Caucus has requested the Environmental Protection Agency, um, stand down on an investigation-

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... of drinking water polluted with the abortion drug.

I have long admired his commitment to making room at the table for everyone, including the hardworking immigrants who make the meals we love possible.

He led the Senate Democratic Caucus by introducing the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act legislation to reverse the devastating $187 billion in snap cuts that, for the first time, created barriers for lawfully present immigrants.

I deeply respect his approach to governing, guided by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi's reminder, we have a responsibility to seek common ground where we can, and where we cannot, we must stand our ground.

Without work permits for immigrants, restaurants will close, Jobs will be lost and communities will lose cherished, hardworking immigrant members.