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Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor the Senate taking the first procedural vote today on the Elizabeth Dole Veterans Improvement Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Today, the Senate...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the upcoming Senate vote to advance a bipartisan resolution regarding Equal Rights Amendment. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Tomorrow, the...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville continuing to block promotions for dedicated military servicemembers. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

House Republicans’ Default On America (DOA) Act gives Americans two awful choices. Either Americans suffer: A Catastrophic Default: Unleashing economic calamity that will inflict massive job loss, higher prices and weaken America’s global standing; OR A Radical, Right-Wing Agenda:...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on upcoming nominations being considered on the Senate floor: Joshua Jacobs to serve as VA Undersecretary for Benefits and Anthony Johnstone to be Circuit Court Judge for the 9th Circuit....

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor after filing cloture on the motion to proceed to SJRes. 4, a monumental resolution regarding the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and announcing a vote to move forward on the...

Financial Times: Billions flow to nascent US battery sector with push from climate law  NY Times: LG Will Spend $5.5 Billion on a Battery Factory in Arizona Detroit News: Ford Details $3.5 Billion Electric Vehicle Battery Plant To Be Built In Marshall CNBC: Honda’s New $4.4 Billion EV...

Alongside Trailblazing Hero Gloria Steinem And Other National & Local Leaders, Schumer Announces A Major Vote For Women  Senator Says Recent Events Including Dobbs Decision, Uncertainty With Mifepristone & Many State Actions That Have Rolled Back Women’s Rights Make ERA & Its...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to freeze a lower court’s ruling that placed restrictions on access to the abortion drug mifepristone: “Today’s decision shows...

For weeks, Democrats have insisted that Republicans show the American people a plan to avoid a catastrophic default crisis. Instead, Speaker McCarthy has released a radical policy wish list dictated by the far-right fringes of the extreme MAGA House Republican majority. As one of the most well-known...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Senate passage of the bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Our firefighters are the people who protect us – we need to protect...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor congratulating Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) on casting her 10,000th vote as a senator. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Our dear friend Senator Patty Murray reached an incredible...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Speaker McCarthy introducing a new MAGA wish list that would cut vital support for American families and pushes us closer to a Republican default crisis. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the introduction of a new Senate resolution to denounce former President Donald Trump’s call to defund both the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation....

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on yesterday’s vote rejecting Senator Tommy Tuberville’s resolution that would eliminate access to reproductive care for veterans and their families and on Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of Senate passage of the bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Later today, the Senate will pass a...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke alongside leading Senate Democrats, veterans, and abortion rights advocacy groups on the Republican attack on veterans’ access to reproductive health care. Republicans, led by Sen. Tommy Tuberville...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Republican Senators’ attempt to limit veterans’ access to reproductive health care with a Congressional Review Act resolution, which the Senate will vote on later today....

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Republicans holding the debt ceiling hostage. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Let me begin with a quote: “I can’t imagine anybody...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Fox News’ nearly $800 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. Schumer stated that Rupert Murdoch and Fox News’ legacy is forever sealed as the network that sought to...