Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mark Warner (D-VA) Chris Coons (D-DE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) released the following statement as President...

Americans Want Relief. Republicans Are Answering With A Taxpayer-Funded Ballroom. Washington, D.C. – As Senate Republicans prepare to write a one-billion-dollar check for Trump’s vanity project, Senate Democrats remind Republicans that they promised for months that this project would be funded by...

Washington, D.C. –– As costs skyrocket across the country, Republicans have proven time and again that they are happy to cut programs for working families and drive up costs for Americans—all to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Americans are getting crushed by higher prices on everything from gas...

Senate Republicans Said A Politicized Fed Would Be Dangerous. Kevin Warsh’s Confirmation Is Their Test. Washington D.C. – Ahead of the likely vote to confirm Kevin Warsh as Chair of the Federal Reserve, Senate Democrats remind Senate Republicans of their own past statements on the importance of an...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on rising gas prices due to Trump’s hostilities with Iran, urging Senate Republicans to support the War Powers Resolution to put an end to the reckless and costly fighting. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks which can...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after the Supreme Court temporarily extended full access to mifepristone, postponing a decision until Thursday: “Mifepristone has been safe, effective, and trusted for decades. Today’s order keeps...

Schumer: Americans Don’t Need A Ballroom. They Need Relief. Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent the following letter to Senate Democrats as Republicans prepare to push through an almost one hundred billion dollar, party-line bill that would pour taxpayer...

Schumer Says Trump Fired CDC Cruise Ship Inspectors And Port Health Workers Now Needed To Track Americans Exposed To Hantavirus; Three Of CDC's Twenty Port Health Stations Have No Staff At All, Most Other Staff Greatly Depleted, CDC Has Not Revealed How Many New York, NY – Today, Senate Democratic...

Schumer Has Led Senate Democrats In Pressing The Administration To Crack Down On Meatpacking Consolidation, Foreign-Controlled Corporate Giants, And Price-Gouging That Raises Costs For Families And Squeezes Ranchers Schumer: If Trump Is Serious About Lowering Grocery Prices, He Should Break Up Big...

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, more than 250 House and Senate Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would upend the FDA approval process and restrict access to life-saving mifepristone. Yesterday, more than 250 Senate and House...

New York, NY – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on the House and the administration to follow the Senate's lead and ban government officials from wagering on prediction markets.   Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on the U.S. House of...

In Letter To Acting AG Blanche, Leader Schumer And Senators Durbin, Padilla, And Peters Lead Democrats In Encouraging DOJ To Refocus On Protecting Voters And Access To Ballot Box, As Well As Requesting Production Of Any Opinions, Correspondence, Or Documents Related To Trump’s Latest EO Washington,...

Senate Republicans, In Their Own Words, Acknowledge 60 Days Of Iran War As A Turning Point Washington D.C. – As the war reaches a significant milestone, Senate Democrats remind Senate Republicans of their own past statements on the significance of 60 days of military action and call on Republicans...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) along with Senate Democrats and top election law experts unveiled a new elections task force, aimed at examining threats that Republicans and adversaries could launch against our democracy and seeing how the Senate and other...

Washington, D.C.  – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling that weakens the Voting Rights Act through their decision on the Louisiana Congressional map: “Today, the Supreme Court turned its back on one of the most sacred...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) unveiled Senate Democrats’ vision for lowering health care costs and expanding access to care. Democrats’ policy framework stands in stark contrast to Republicans’ policies, which have ripped health insurance away from millions;...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke at a press conference demanding that House Republicans pass the twice-Senate-passed bipartisan funding bill for DHS, stop playing games with national security, and focus on the cost-of-living crisis instead of a gilded...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor emphasizing the importance of the NATO alliance to American and European security as Congress prepares to welcome King Charles III, for his joint address to Congress. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor to call on Senate Republicans to support Democrats’ War Powers Resolution to prevent President Trump from starting an illegal war in Cuba that would jeopardize national security and continue to drive...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Republicans passed their budget resolution, which authorizes up to $140 billion more in funding for ICE and Border Patrol — while voting down every single Democratic amendment aimed at lowering costs for American families. At a time when Americans are being crushed...