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Washington, D.C.– Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Sweden’s accession to NATO. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: We’ve just heard that Sweden will be allowed to join NATO, that Mr. Erdoğan has released his hold...

Washington, D.C.–Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the importance of protecting voting rights as Republicans seek to make it harder to vote. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: The great John Lewis said...

Washington D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the historic investments into our country’s infrastructure made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Senator Schumer stressed that Democrats will remain focused on the...

Washington, D.C.–Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the July work period. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: As the Senate gavels back in, our north star remains unchanged: to build on our historic work...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor about the impact of the floods on the state of New York. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Today my thoughts are with all New Yorkers impacted by the...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent the following letter to FDA Commissioner, Dr. Robert Califf, regarding Prime Energy drink – a product marketed to kids and teens to quench thirst – which contains an eye-popping 200mg of caffeine. The Senator warns...

Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent the following Dear Colleague letter outlining his plan for the next work period, which includes advancing appropriations bills, NDAA and other bipartisan legislation, building on the SAFE Innovation Framework for Artificial Intelligence, and...

Schumer Announces Gateway Tunnel Project To Move Immediately Into Action-Packed Engineering Phase & Construction Within Year Senator Worked For Years To Piece Together The Fed Funds To Replace the More Than Century-Old Tunnels, Including Passing The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; Vital...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the recent Supreme Court decisions. Below is Senator Schumer’s statement: “After a multi-decade, special interest-funded effort to reshape the federal judiciary,...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Nebraska that blocks student loan aid to millions of Americans. Below is Senator Schumer’s statement: “This disappointing and cruel...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. Below is Senator Schumer’s statement: “Today’s ruling by the MAGA-right activist wing of the Supreme Court is...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina. Below is...

New York, NY – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced that His Excellence Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel, will address a Joint Meeting of Congress on...

New York, NY – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper to reject the “independent state legislature theory” and respect our constitutional system of checks and balances. Below is...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor in advance of a bipartisan vote to ratify the tax convention with Chile. Senator Schumer met with the Foreign Minister of Chile, Alberto van Klaveren Stork, and the Chilean Ambassador to the...

Washington, D.C.– Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Republican CRA to overrule the ATF’s pistol brace rule. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks. America’s tragic epidemic of gun violence has been made worse by easy access to...

Washington, D.C.– Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the importance of ratifying the U.S. Chile Tax Convention, a vote on which is expected later today. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: For decades, Chile...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss his SAFE Innovation Framework for AI and the success of recent legislative initiatives passed by Senate Democrats. Below is a transcript of the interview. Joe Scarborough: Let's...

Washington, D.C.– Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to welcome the Prime Minister of India and stress the importance of democratic values. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Later this afternoon, I’ll...

Washington, D.C.–Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding his upcoming meeting with General CQ Brown, the nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Later this...