Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s Joint Address To Congress And The Urgent Need For The House To Pass The Bipartisan Senate National Security Supplemental

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s Joint Address to Congress and the urgent need for the House to pass the Senate’s bipartisan national security supplemental. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:

This morning, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio became only the second Japanese Prime Minister ever to formally address a Joint Meeting of Congress.

The best way the House can heed Prime Minister Kishida’s words is to pass the national security supplemental as soon as possible, to approve defense funding not just for Ukraine but also for the Indo-Pacific.

If we want to protect against the Chinese Communist Party endangering Taiwan, the House should quit stalling and pass the supplemental.

If we want to prevent handing Putin a victory in Europe, the House should do the right thing for democracy and pass the Senate’s aid package now.

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