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Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor in advance of a vote on passage of the Senate’s bipartisan resolution supporting Israel against Hamas. Below are his remarks: October 7th, 2023, will go down as a day of infamy. As Israel faces the darkest...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Betty Koed, the first woman to hold the position of Senate Historian, leaving after eight years and her designation as Historian Emerita. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Russia’s wrongful detainment of journalists Alsu Kurmasheva And Evan Gershkovich. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, Russian authorities detained a journalist...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate’s good progress over the last few weeks on bipartisan appropriations legislation and the need to stop Republicans’ poison-pill amendments. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the bipartisan resolution standing with Israel and the importance of passing supplemental assistance for Israel and humanitarian aid. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the MAGA Republicans grinding the House to a halt, preventing crucial aid from reaching Israel. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Thanks to MAGA Republicans, the U.S....

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the next bipartisan AI Insight Forum, which will take place next week. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Next Tuesday, the Senate will hold our second in a series of...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the attack on the hospital in Gaza, the Senate’s bipartisan work to support Israel and innocent civilians, the upcoming classified all-Senators briefing, and the need for critical nominations to...

Washington, D.C. – Following the swearing in of new Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today announced the following new Senate committee assignments: Committee Assignments for Senator Laphonza Butler:  Judiciary Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Homeland...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the recent terrorist attack against Israel by Hamas, and the need for the United States to continue to support and defend Israel. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: As I...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the recent bipartisan Senate delegation trip to Israel and the work ahead on bipartisan legislation to support Israel. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Today, I come...

Tel Aviv, Israel – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today delivered remarks at a press conference standing in solidarity with Israel. Following a day of meetings with Israeli government and military families and meeting families of hostages and victims of Hamas’s horrific attack, Senator...

Seoul, South Korea – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the bipartisan Congressional delegation met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday, October 11th in Seoul. Leader Schumer released the following statement after he led the delegation in discussing key ways to...

Beijing, China – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after he lead a bipartisan Senate delegation yesterday in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping: “The United States and China are at an historic decision point in the relationship between our two...

The bipartisan Senate Congressional Delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke by phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing to get an update on the ongoing situation in Israel. Leader Schumer, the highest ranking Jewish official in American history,...

Beijing, China – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after successfully compelling China to strengthen their original statement and reissue a new statement condemning terrorism in a personal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping:  “I raised with...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after he took part in an unclassified briefing following the attacks by Hamas on Israel this weekend. Invited to the briefing were Senate Leaders and Whips, and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the terrorist attacks by Hamas on the people of Israel: “The terrorist attacks by Hamas on the people of Israel are absolutely horrific. The United States stands with Israel in its unwavering right to defend...

San Francisco, C.A. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke at California Senator Dianne Feinstein’s memorial. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Thank you Mayor and Vice President Harris, Speaker Emerita Pelosi, Mayor Breed, Rabbi Singer & Cantor Barak, Catherine and all of...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the bipartisan Senate delegation he is leading to China, Japan, and Korea next week. Senator Schumer will be joined by Senators Crapo, Cassidy, Hassan, Kennedy, and Ossoff. Below are Senator Schumer’s...