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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement on Senator Grassley calling on the President to rescind the OLC Opinion which shields bureaucrats from scrutiny: “I thank Chairman Grassley for defending not just Congress’ right but its duty to conduct...
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Washington, D.C. – With President Trump’s administration and the Republicans in the Senate threatening to repeal the Affordable Care Act, writing their bill behind closed doors exclusively by men, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) delivers the Weekly Democratic Address. In this...
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VIDEO: Moments You Need to See from the Comey Hearing TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SenateDems/status/872919272342904833 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/USSenateDemocrats/videos/1355834901152367/ VIDEO: Special Counsel Investigation “Very Important” for Investigation of Russian...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement on the President’s call for a travel ban in the wake of the recent attacks in London: “We have great sympathy for the people of London who have suffered this attack. We admire their strength in the face...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement on the Trump Administration’s slow pace in nominating Senate confirmable positions: “If the President is looking for someone to blame on the slow pace of confirmations, he needs only to look in the...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement on the Trump administration’s ‘infrastructure week’: “The entire focus of the President’s infrastructure ‘proposal’ is on privatization, which sounds like a nice word but...
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06.01.2017
Schumer Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement today following President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement: “President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is a devastating failure of... -
06.01.2017
Schumer Statement on President Trump’s Delay in Moving U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement after President Trump signed a waiver delaying the move of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem: “As someone who believes that Jerusalem is the undivided capital of Israel, I am deeply... -
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democrats today released a new video showing that the Republicans celebrated passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – without knowing just how disastrous the bill would actually be for millions of Americans. The video shows President Trump and...
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Detroit Free Press (MI) Editorial: Trump Budget Leaves Working Class Base Behind “So much for populism. If blue-collar Americans battered by global competition and automation imagined that President Donald Trump would harness the resources of the federal government to improve their...
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Alabama WBRC Birmingham: President Trump's Budget Proposal Could Strain Healthcare Providers Alabama hospitals are concerned about a new proposed federal budget. President Donald Trump is proposing a cut of $800 billion out of Medicaid over the next ten years. It's a part of the president's $4.1...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement following the announcement that Blue Cross Blue Shield decided to not offer or renew individual Affordable Care Act plans in Missouri and Kansas: “Once again, we are seeing the real world effect of the...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement following the announcement that Blue Cross Blue Shield decided to not offer or renew individual Affordable Care Act plans in Missouri and Kansas: “Once again, we are seeing the real world effect of the...
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REPUBLICANS ACROSS THE IDEOLOGICAL SPECTRUM BLAST TRUMP BUDGET; “THEY’RE DEEP, DEEP CUTS” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA): “I don’t think the president’s budget is going anywhere.” Reporters then asked what signal the president’s budget cuts send to the...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democrats today released a new video showing the difference between the promises then-candidate Donald Trump made regarding Medicaid and the actions he has now taken as president. On the campaign trail, then-candidate Trump promised he would not cut Medicaid...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement following a phone call with the Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney: “In a call last night, I asked Director Mulvaney to respect the Office of Government Ethics’ request to make...
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Washington, D.C. – Over the last two weeks of chaos, Senate Democrats have sent nearly a dozen letters to the White House or relevant Administrative agencies regarding the firing of FBI Director James Comey, the President’s meeting in the oval office with Russian officials, and the...
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MYTH: The appointment of a special prosecutor “severely limits” the ability of Congress to investigate Russian interference in the election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. FACT: During the past three administrations – Democratic and Republican – Congress...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement following the Trump Administration’s request for a 90 day delay in the cost sharing reduction payments lawsuit: “Clearly by today’s action and their decision to make the next payment, the...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement on the establishment of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity: “This voter commission is a clear front for constricting the access to vote to poor Americans, older Americans, and...