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Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on yesterday’s meeting at the White House between the President and Congressional leadership and on working to avoid a harmful and unnecessary government shutdown. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the floor regarding the urgency to provide aid to the people of Ukraine and the consequences the United States will face if we do not. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: The meeting I had...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the floor on the 30th anniversary of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act going into effect and his continued efforts to lead the charge in fighting the threat of gun violence in our communities, including the passage...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke with reporters outside the White House after his meeting with President Biden and other Congressional leaders on the need to avoid a government shutdown and for the House to pass Ukraine aid. You can view Leader Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the upcoming meeting at the White House with President Biden, Leader McConnell, Speaker Johnson, and Leader Jeffries to discuss the urgent need to pass the national security supplemental. Below are...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the floor on today’s meeting at the White House between the President and Congressional Leadership on working to avoid a harmful and unnecessary government shutdown.  Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the floor to regarding the consequences of MAGA Republicans’ drive to overturn Roe and how it led to the Alabama Supreme Court’s radical opinion restricting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other forms of...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor after returning from leading a congressional delegation to visit Ukraine to meet with President Zelenskyy and reiterated that it is vital to pass support for the people of Ukraine. Below are Senator...

Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent the following Dear Colleague letter on the need for action to avoid an unnecessary and harmful Republican government shutdown and the need for House to take action on the Senate-passed bipartisan national security supplemental. *** February 25,...

Rzeszow, Poland – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today joined CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer to discuss the importance of the House passing the bipartisan National Security Supplemental and delivering aid to Ukraine following Democratic Senators’ meeting with President...

Lviv, Ukraine – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on his Congressional Delegation with Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) into Ukraine. They are meeting with...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today released the following statement on President Biden canceling $1.2 billion in student loan debt for over 150,000 borrowers under the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan: “We’ve...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after the death of Putin’s political foe, Alexei Navalny. The Senate passed the bipartisan national security supplemental this week but Speaker Johnson has yet to commit to putting it to a vote,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the field trip that Republican Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Tim Scott (R-SC) are making to the border just days after blocking the bipartisan border agreement:  “It’s very nice that Lindsey...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the House’s impeachment effort on Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: “This sham impeachment effort is another embarrassment for House Republicans. The one and only reason for this impeachment...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke at a press conference on the Senate passing the bipartisan national security supplemental, which was approved by a vote of 70-29 this morning. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Leader...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate passing the bipartisan national security supplemental, which was approved by a vote of 70-29 this morning. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: It’s been a long night, a long weekend, and a...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor honoring the lives lost on Colgan Air Flight 3407 and the Senate’s efforts towards passing crucial aviation safety laws. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Later this...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on passing the national security supplemental. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Over the weekend, the Senate took the next significant step towards passing the national...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to give an update on the Senate’s continued work to advance the national security supplemental. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Today, the Senate took the next significant step towards passing the...