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Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the CBO’s projection showing that the Republican plan to balance the budget in 10 years and keep Trump-era tax cuts is impossible without stripping Americans of essential benefits....

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on advancing legislation to repeal the Iraq AUMFs of 1991 and 2002. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Later today, I will take the first procedural...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Novo Nordisk moving to slash insulin costs by up to 75%. Their move follows Senate Democrats successfully capping insulin at $35 for Medicare recipients. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor applauding the swift actions taken by the Biden Administration, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC to preserve confidence in the banking system. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released the following statement on the swift response by the Biden administration and government regulators to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and others: “We are...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined with Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Budget Committee Chair Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Daniel Werfel to serve as Commissioner for the Internal Revenue Service: “With Daniel Werfel as the final piece, the IRS will now have the resources it...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate’s vote to confirm Daniel Werfel to serve as Commissioner for the IRS. The Senate will also confirm James Edward Simmons Jr. to serve as District Judge for the Southern...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Speaker Kevin McCarthy empowering Fox News to spread lies about the January 6th insurrection. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Most members of...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifying before the Environment and Public Works Committee. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: This morning,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of President Biden releasing his budget for Fiscal Year 2024. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Today, as we all know, President Biden will release...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor calling out national, state and local Republican attacks on access to abortion care. Senator Schumer also applauded Senate Democrats’ work to craft the Women’s Health Protection...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor calling on Speaker McCarthy to denounce Fox News for manipulating the footage of January 6th that he handed over to the network and for spreading election misinformation. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate ahead of President Biden releasing his budget on the contrast between the Democratic and Republican visions for America. 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 ahead of the vote to confirm Arun Subramanian as U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Today the Senate confirms a first-rate...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) along with Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Representatives Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Frederica Wilson (D-FL) led the following...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of President Biden releasing his budget for the 2024 fiscal year. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: For the past two months, Democrats have...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the vote to confirm Arun Subramanian to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. 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 need to pass bipartisan rail safety legislation and condemned past Republican actions to deregulate the rail industry. 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 Fox News host Tucker Carlson running a lengthy segment last night arguing the January 6th Capitol attack was not a violent insurrection, aided by the shameful release of security footage...