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Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor celebrating Dianne Feinstein, a legend in California and pioneer for women, and attempted to pass a resolution to honor her wish for a temporary replacement on the Senate Judiciary...

Politico: McCarthy Muscles Toward Vote On Debt Plan That ‘Doesn’t Even Exist’ Huffington Post: House Republicans Plan Debt Limit Vote Next Week, But Their Bill Isn’t Finished  Washington Times: McCarthy Faces Internal GOP Divisions On Debt Limit Proposal  Axios:...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Each year on Yom Hashoah, we are called on to do something that sounds simple: to remember. But it’s much more than mere recollection;...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor providing updates on current Senate priorities. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: It’s a busy week here in the Senate. We’re starting...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Inflation Reduction Act and its success in aiding American’s during tax season . Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Today is Tax Day, and...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of introducing a Senate resolution denouncing former President Donald Trump’s call to gut funding to the Department of Justice and the FBI. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Speaker Kevin McCarthy traveling to Wall Street to threaten a catastrophic default unless Republicans get spending cuts and radical hard-right policies. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor calling out the dangers of MAGA Republicanism, extreme legislative measures on abortion, and lack of action on gun reform. Senator Schumer highlights the importance of an upcoming...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s repeated failure to show his debt limit plan and pushing the United States towards a catastrophic default. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the importance of avoiding a catastrophic default. Senator Schumer called on Speaker McCarthy to show his plan to the American people, end the hostage-taking and put an end to the brinkmanship. Below...

New York, N.Y. –  Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) launched a first-of-its-kind effort to advance and manage one of the fastest moving, and most consequential industries across the globe: artificial intelligence (AI). Time is of the essence to ensure this...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Fifth Circuit appellate court undermining the FDA’s lawful expansion of access to safe medication abortion: “The majority MAGA panel of judges on the Fifth Circuit...

On March 30th, three Tennessee lawmakers peacefully protested in the well of the state’s House of Representatives following the state legislature’s inaction on gun violence prevention after the slaughter of three nine-year-olds and three adults at Covenant...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) supports the Biden Administration’s decision to declare xylazine an emerging threat. Majority Leader Schumer previously sent a letter on March 30, 2023 to Administrator Anne Milgram of the Drug Enforcement...

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent the following letter to the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force after the release of a Schumer-demanded Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on how to improve air safety. In 2021, Leader Schumer requested an...

Washington, D.C. –  240 Members of Congress—led by Senators Schumer (D-NY), Murray (D-WA), Sanders (I-VT), Durbin (D-IL), and Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representatives Jeffries (D-NY) , Clark (D-MA), Pallone (D-NJ), Nadler (D-NY), Lee (D-CA), and DeGette (D-CO)—submitted an...

Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent the following dear colleague letter to Senate Democrats alerting Senators that he will introduce a resolution the week of April 17th repudiating former President Trump’s unjustified call to cut funding for the Department of Justice and...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding Evan Gershkovich: We strongly condemn the wrongful detention of U.S. citizen and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan...

In the last month, dozens of companies have announced they will invest in the United States, creating jobs, supporting our economy, and bringing back American manufacturing. These new announcements build on the historic new projects across the country that have been announced since the Inflation...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the arraignment of former President Donald Trump: “I believe that Mr. Trump will have a fair trial that follows the facts and the law. There’s no place in our...