Schumer: Democrats 'will force votes' on Trump tariffs after disappointing jobs report

Source: The Hill

09/05/25 12:34 PM ET


Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) vowed Friday that Democrats “will force votes” on President Trump’s tariffs after a subpar jobs report showed fewer jobs were added during August than expected.

Schumer said in a statement that Friday’s jobs report, which showed that only 22,000 jobs were added and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent, was “worse than the already low expectations.” He also labeled it a “blaring red light warning to the entire country that Donald Trump is squeezing the life out of our economy.”

“Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs, failed policies, and fake trade deals have slowed job growth and continually raised prices on American families. The pressure is pushing working families closer to the breaking point,” Schumer said. “Hiring is down, prices are up, and families are paying thousands more a year because of Donald Trump’s tariffs,” Schumer continued. “The pain America is experiencing will only worsen as Republicans ignore the warning and continue cowering to Donald Trump.

The first step is to admit the truth that Donald Trump’s economic experiment has failed and reverse course.” “In the coming weeks, Senate Democrats will force votes to reverse Donald Trump’s damaging tariffs and we will see whose side Republicans are on,” he added. “I hope Republicans will choose wisely.”

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