WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 21: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listens as Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) speaks alongside U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. They discussed the Republican budget proposals and the Iran war. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)