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The Comprehensive Legislation Would End Federal Cannabis Prohibition By Removing Cannabis From The Controlled Substances Act; Empower States To Create Their Own Cannabis Laws; Ensure Federal Regulation Protects Public Health And...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke about the progress that Senate Democrats are making on legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:Later today, Senate Democrats and...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to demand that Fox News prevent anchor, Tucker Carlson, from promoting the dangerous, false, and racist great replacement conspiracy theory. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor after filing cloture last night on the CHIPS plus legislation, which will lower costs, boost innovation, and protect our national security. 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 the introduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:Over the last few decades, Americans’ views...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Senate Democrats’ legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:From one corner of the country to the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Tucker Carlson continuing to spew dangerous rhetoric on Fox News, including the Great Replacement Theory that motivated the Buffalo shooter. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on the need to protect our democracy by passing the DISCLOSE Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:Why are we here today? Because across our democracy, the disease...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor today ahead of a Senate procedural vote to advance chips. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks.In a few moments, the Senate will take the first procedural vote on a chips bill that will...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate continuing to make historic progress by confirming President Biden’s judicial nominations, including District Court nominees Nina Nin-Yuen Wang, Nancy Maldonado, and DC...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the Senate vote later today to move forward on legislation to protect American security interests and strengthen our supply chains by addressing the chips shortage. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor today ahead of House votes to enshrine the fundamental right to marriage equality and contraceptives following the revocation of rights by the Supreme Court in the Dobbs decision and...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on legislation to address the microchip shortage and on confirming President Biden’s nominations. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:First, let me...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer issued the following statement today in response to the Senate confirming Steve Dettelbach to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  “After years of obstruction by the gun lobby, the Senate has...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer issued the following statement today after the release of the CBO score of the Democratic plan to lower prescription drug prices and allow Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices showed $287 billion in savings:“This CBO score shows allowing...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer issued the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA.“First on gun safety, then on abortion, and now on the environment – this MAGA, regressive, extremist Supreme Court is...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer issued the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.“Today is one of the darkest days our country has ever seen. Millions upon millions of American women are having their...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Senate passage of the Keep Kids Fed Act, which will allow local governments to continue to provide free meals to children. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks. Tonight,...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Senate passage of historic, bipartisan gun safety legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks. Tonight, the United States Senate is doing something many believed...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement today after the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, striking down New York State’s commonsense gun safety law that keeps our...