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Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the necessity of bipartisanship to address America’s current national security challenges: “I have always said that we must move forward on a bipartisan basis to pass critical assistance for...

New York, N.Y. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced today that he has recommended three exceptional women attorneys to serve as judges on the prestigious United States District Courts for the Southern District and Eastern Districts of New York. Schumer has forwarded the names...

  Washington D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Special Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), and U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Martin Heinrich...

WASHINGTON — Today, the members of the U.S. Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis published an open letter to all who are interested requesting input on how extreme weather and climate change are impacting communities, businesses, and families across the country, as well as...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis in outreach to rural and agriculture stakeholders about the threats from climate change and extreme weather that they are facing today. In a letter to rural...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), members of the U.S. Senate Democrat’s Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, led 15 of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to leaders of the environmental justice movement asking for input on policy...

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, October 29 at 2:30 p.m. ET on Capitol Hill, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) will lead a hearing of Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis entitled, “Dark Money and Barriers to Climate Action.”  The special committee,...

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, released the following statement after the committee met with senior officials from the central banks of the Netherlands, France, Germany, and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, will convene a hearing titled “The Fight to Save Winter: Pro Athletes for Climate Action” on Thursday, September 12 at 11:30 a.m. ET. The special committee, which is affiliated...

GOP Pollster Frank Luntz and Young Conservatives To Testify at Committee’s Second Hearing   WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, will convene a hearing titled “The Right Thing To Do: Conservatives for Climate...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, Chair of the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, released the following statement after the committee met with labor leaders yesterday.“Yesterday our committee began the conversation with labor leaders. The development...

Watch the first hearing of the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis:U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, is convening a hearing titled “A Blueprint for Success: U.S. Climate Action at the Local Level”...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, will convene a hearing titled “A Blueprint for Success: U.S. Climate Action at the Local Level” on Wednesday, July 17 at 1:00p.m. ET. The committee, a special committee...

Democratic senators from the Indian Affairs Committee and the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis seek input from American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Community leaders about potential solutions and adaptive responses to climate change WASHINGTON -...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chairman of the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, released the following statement following a meeting the committee held with leaders of utility companies from across the country. “Today our committee heard from...

Reports Revealed Senior Intelligence Analyst’s Written Testimony on Climate Science Was Blocked By White HouseWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, has invited Dr. Rod Schoonover, a senior intelligence analyst at...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Establishes New Senate Democrats’ Special Committee On The Climate Crisis After Republican Leader McConnell Fails To Schedule A Vote On Resolution To Establish Bipartisan Senate Select Committee – New Committee, Comprised Of 10 Dem Senators, Will Investigate,...