New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on President Trump’s continued attempts to undermine American democracy and restricting access to the ballot box:   “Two facts: Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and vote by mail is safe, secure, and...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after Trump’s Treasury Department released new guidance on wind and solar tax credits: “Today’s announcement from Treasury is another example of the Trump administration steamrolling the American people...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after President Trump’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin: “Today, Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for authoritarian thug Vladimir Putin. Instead of standing with Ukraine and our allies,...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on Trump’s nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics:   “Trump nominated E.J. Antoni to undermine the Bureau of Labor Statistics, knowing he’d lie for him. The BLS exists to report...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Congressional Democrats released the following statements on a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that confirms that President Trump’s “Big, Ugly Betrayal” overwhelmingly benefits the ultra-rich,...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it was ending collective bargaining agreements with several unions representing its employees, many of whom are vets themselves: “This cruel, anti-vet,...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) sent the following letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) asking for a Big Four meeting to discuss a bipartisan path forward to fund...

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...