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Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the confirmation of Jack Lew to be the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, who was confirmed by the Senate today on a bipartisan basis. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: The Senate, I’m proud to say,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate’s work to advance bipartisan appropriations legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: On the legislative front, the Senate will also move forward...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Biden’s AI Executive Order and the two bipartisan AI Insight Forums tomorrow. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, President Biden announced...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the upcoming Senate votes on cloture and confirmation of Jack Lew to serve as the United States Ambassador to Israel. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: It is going to...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the need for bipartisanship to pass President Biden’s emergency supplemental. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee hears...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the UAW’s tentative deals with the Big 3 auto manufacturers. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Last Wednesday night, the United Auto Workers reached an agreement...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on applauding President Biden’s Executive Order on AI and further upcoming bipartisan efforts in Congress to pass legislation to regulate AI. 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 urging Congress to pass the president’s supplemental request to fund Israel, Ukraine, and the South Pacific, and provide humanitarian aid in Gaza. 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 regarding the rise of antisemitism in the United States. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: I am sickened and frightened by the news that has come out of Cornell...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the tentative agreement between the UAW and Ford. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: I am so pleased to hear that Ford and the UAW may have reached a tentative...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Australian Prime Minister Albanese’s visit and the upcoming meeting today. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Later this morning, it will be my honor to...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the senseless and tragic mass shooting that took place last night in Lewiston, Maine. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: This morning, the nation grieves with the people...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the domestic supplemental request. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: As the Senate works on America’s needs on the world stage, including passing robust funding for...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor announcing he will file cloture on the nomination of Jack Lew to serve as Ambassador to Israel. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate’s progress on bipartisan appropriations bills, including the consideration of dozens of amendments. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: The Senate today will...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the new Speaker of the House, Representative Mike Johnson, and the need for bipartisanship to avoid a shutdown, fund the government, and pass the supplemental. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke at the ceremony for the unveiling of the portrait of Senator Dan Inouye in the Old Senate Chamber of the United States Capitol. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: After Dan’s passing, a colleague in the Hawaii delegation...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding yesterday’s successful, bipartisan Insight Forum on AI. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, the Senate held our second bipartisan AI Insight Forum. This...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Second Avenue Subway receiving $3.4 billion in federal funding thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: New York City is in...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate moving forward on three bipartisan appropriations bills and the need to move forward on President Biden’s supplemental request. Below are his remarks, which can also be viewed...