Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) led Senate Democrats in introducing legislation to reverse the tax hikes on clean energy Republicans passed in their “Big, Ugly Betrayal,” which would raise energy...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke at a press conference ahead of Donald Trump’s imposed August 1st tariff deadline, exposing how devastating and destabilizing these tariffs will be on the economy and the American people. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke at a press conference after invoking a Congressional authority called the “Rule of Five,” alongside all Democrats on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which compels the Department of Justice and FBI...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on alarming new economic data that reveals how President Trump’s policies—particularly the Trump tariffs—are driving up costs, stifling business investment, and sowing economic instability. Below are...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the need for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas following the devastating levels of death and starvation in Gaza:   “The reporting and images out of Gaza – depicting the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR) demanded accountability from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on how the rural health slush fund would be distributed to states and what...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Senate and House Democratic Appropriations Leadership today spoke with reporters about the upcoming Appropriations process. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:   Leader Schumer:...

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after the Commerce Department Inspector General announced it will heed his demand and open an audit into staffing levels and the potential ramifications of cuts at the National Weather Service (NWS) and...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Democrats release the 2025 Senate Democratic Diversity Initiative survey showing an increase in the number of diverse staffers in Senate Democratic offices. You can find the report here. Today, the Senate Democratic...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demanded a full, immediate, and independent investigation into if and how the Trump-Noem spending cuts and policy changes at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may have contributed to an inadequate response to the...

Washington, D.C. Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) cut the ribbon for the grand opening of America’s first-ever National Semiconductor Technology Center Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Accelerator at Albany NanoTech, created by his CHIPS & Science Law, which will fuel the next...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent the following letter to HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling on him to declare a Public Health Emergency for measles amid an historic resurgence. Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer sent the following letter to Senate Democrats following the passage of the “Big, Ugly Betrayal,” which will gut food assistance, slash healthcare, and kill millions of jobs. Leader Schumer also warns Senate Democrats to brace for...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today sent the following letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Acting Inspector General Duane Townsend, demanding an immediate investigation on whether staff cuts made the tragic loss of life during Texas’ flooding worse.   Today, Senate...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke with Lawrence O'Donnell on The Last Word to discuss how Democrats are standing strong as Republicans fall apart over the “Big, Ugly Betrayal.” Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Lawrence O'Donnell: Senator Schumer, thank...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke to press about Republican delays and Senate Democrats’ amendments to the “Big, Ugly Bill.” Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Leader Schumer: I think they're stalling. They don't have a bill. They're delaying. They're...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after it was announced that Republicans’ plans to dramatically cut Planned Parenthood’s funding was allowed into the reconciliation legislation, but Democrats succeeded in lowering the statute from ten...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democrats, all who once led the Budget Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor and raised parliamentary inquiries in regards to Senate Republicans using creative math to push their “Big, Ugly Betrayal,” confirming with Senate rulemakers that the tactic Republicans will...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the Senate Republicans’ “Big, Ugly Betrayal” increasing the national debt by $3.3 trillion: “The CBO just handed America the receipt for Trump’s “Big, Ugly Bill” —and it’s devastating. Senate...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to expose the extreme, last-minute changes in Senate Republicans’ so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill”: a sprawling, thousand-page megabill unveiled near midnight that slashes Medicaid and food assistance,...