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Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the importance of ratifying a tax treaty with Chile. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: For more than a decade, Congress has been working on an...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Big Oil companies recording historic profits after charging Americans high prices at the pump last summer, calling out Big Oil for spending huge chunks of their profits on...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Republicans’ obligation to show the American people their plan to end the threat of a first-ever debt default. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the progress on the Gateway Tunnel in New York. Gateway is one of the major initiatives supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the reintroduction of a resolution to remove the arbitrary deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment ratification. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on MAGA Republicans undermining American democracy by doubling down on election denialism. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: One of the biggest...

New York, N.Y. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke at an event with President Biden and New York and New Jersey leaders to celebrate the funding for the Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project. This project is one of many funded by the Bipartisan...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Senate committee assignments for the 118th Congress. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: And on a final note, last Thursday I announced the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by the Senate in 2021 is delivering for critical projects like the Gateway. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to call on Republicans to end the threat of a first-ever debt default and show the American people their plan to cut critical programs. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the heinous murder of Tyre Nichols and called on the officers responsible to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement today on the killing of Tyre Nichols by five former police officers in Memphis, Tennessee: “I am heartbroken, horrified and appalled by the heinous murder of Tyre Nichols. The...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement today on the departure of Ron Klain and the naming of Jeff Zients as White House Chief of Staff: “One of the most historic and productive first two years of a presidency in generations...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)  today announced Senate Democratic committee memberships for the 118th Congress. All memberships have been agreed upon by the Democratic Conference and are subject to ratification by the full Senate.  A full list of...

Senators Call On FTC To Investigate WEE1 Tactical For Gaming The System, Marketing ‘JR-15’ Towards “Smaller Enthusiasts”  Company Touts That “JR-15 is 20% Smaller” Than An AR-15 & 2.5lbs “Lighter”, And Features A Little Girl Aiming To Fire In...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor addressing the Republican “Fair Tax Act” which would mandate a 30% national sales tax on consumer goods and devastate American families. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to call on Republicans threatening a first-ever default on the debt to lay out their plan to cut vital programs. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference today to call out the dangerous and disastrous National Sales Tax Speaker McCarthy promised House Republicans a vote on that would mean thousands of dollars in new...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee introducing Orelia Merchant, nominated by President Biden to serve as District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Republicans taking a reckless approach to the debt ceiling and calling on them to lay out their plan to cut critical programs. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can...