Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., outside the Senate chamber. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"We have worked really hard and gotten bipartisan support to increase these amounts and undo a lot of the cuts which are essential," he added.
He did not describe which specific programs he hopes to supplement.
Lawmakers have not yet released a final text for the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill for 2026. The Senate Appropriations Committee has proposed a plan that would increase its fiscal year 2026 funding by $5 billion over fiscal 2025 levels.
Since the Trump administration began making cuts through DOGE, Democrats like Schumer have largely condemned them, calling them an attack on government resources and services.
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Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club April 30, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"I think, you know, the shutdown set everybody back a little bit. These credits, with the budget, with everything," Bean said, referring to the COVID-era Obamacare tax credits that were at the heart of the 2025 government shutdown.
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Members of the House and Senate Appropriations committees did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Schumer’s statements.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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