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Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding votes to advance and confirm a number of President Biden’s diverse judicial nominees and administration officials. 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 regarding progress made on the reconciliation bill that will turn President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda into law. 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 regarding the importance of addressing the debt limit in a bipartisan way to avoid default. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:In the long history of our...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding voting rights legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:Before the Senate concluded the previous work period, Republicans blocked multiple...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need to address the debt ceiling and extend government funding, highlighting a new CRS memo demonstrating that $5.4 trillion in debt was incurred under the Trump...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding upcoming Senate business and the importance of passing reconciliation legislation to enact President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today delivered remarks at the Congressional Remembrance Ceremony marking 20 years since the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:Twenty years ago, on a beautiful day – much like this...

Queens, N.Y. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today delivered remarks at a press conference with President Joe Biden, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and members of the New York delegation on the major disaster declaration following...

Queens, N.Y. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today delivered remarks at a press conference with New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and others on the catastrophic flooding from Tropical Storm Ida. Senator Schumer stressed that he will...

Now, even at this late hour and before the conclusion of this session, this chamber is going to take one more step in the fight to protect voting rights in this country.In a moment, I will move to discharge the Rules Committee from further consideration of the For the People Act—a vehicle for the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the passage of the budget resolution to advance President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:Now, Senate Democrats just took a massive step...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate vote to pass the bipartisan infrastructure legislation and moving forward with passing a budget resolution that will unlock historic investments in American jobs,...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the passage of the Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:I was proud to be a co-sponsor along with Senator Gillibrand of this...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate’s schedule for the final passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the consideration of the Fiscal Year 2022 budget resolution with reconciliation instructions. Below are...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the fiscal year 2022 budget resolution with reconciliation instructions and the alarming new IPCC climate report that warns that only a small window remains to “prevent the most...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the progress made on the bipartisan infrastructure legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:It may have taken all weekend, but the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the office of the Senate Legislative Counsel and thanked them for their indispensable work on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate vote to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill and reiterated that Democrats are ready vote on additional amendments before moving to final passage. Below are...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the confirmation vote of Eunice Lee to serve as a United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:I'm going to ask to vote on confirmation...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor in support of replenishing the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:I thank my good friend from Maryland for offering this unanimous consent request and I...