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Sunday, September 24, 2017

AMERICAN HERO: Chuck Schumer says Trump's "damned wall" will not be the symbol American immigration is known for; it will remain the Statue of Liberty source

Schumer tells crowd Trump’s ‘d---ed wall’ doesn’t represent US



Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Saturday declared that the Statue of Liberty will continue to stand as the nation's iconic symbol of American immigration, "not that damned wall."
"We are going to continue to have the Statue of Liberty be our symbol, not that damned wall," the Democratic lawmaker said during the Global Citizen Festival in New York City, seemingly referring to President Trump's proposed border wall.
During the event, Schumer stressed that the importance of protecting foreign aid funding after Trump proposed a 30 percent cut to the foreign assistance package in his fiscal year 2018 budget.

"We welcome the world’s tired and poor and huddled masses to our shores. We are a stronger country when we pledge to fight disease and poverty, not only within our borders but beyond them," the Senate’s minority leader told the crowd gathered in his home state, while calling for an increased foreign aid budget.
"I was shocked, outraged when the White House proposed major cuts to the international affairs budget this year. Foreign aid has improved countless lives in every corner of the world," Schumer continued, pointing to the advancements in education and cures for malaria......
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/352166-schumer-tells-crowd-trumps-d-ed-wall-doesnt-represent-us

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