Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the proposed increase in 2019 premium rates in Oregon: “Another state, another needless spike in health care premiums for middle-class families because of the Trump-GOP sabotage of our health care...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY),  Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today led a letter signed by 33 senators calling on the Trump administration to put...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the move of the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem:“In a long overdue move, we have moved our embassy to Jerusalem. Every nation should have the right to choose its capital. I sponsored legislation to do...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s economic foreign policy towards China. Axios recently reported that Secretary Mnuchin wants to cut a deal with the country in the coming weeks:“One of the few areas where the...

Washington, DC – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced today that they will lead their Senate Democratic colleagues in forcing a vote on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 on Senator Markey’s...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s blueprint to lower drug prices: “Unfortunately, the president’s proposal hardly puts patients first. The idea that asking Germany to charge their citizens more for drugs...

WSJ: “Goldman Sachs expects S&P 500 companies’ spending on buybacks and dividends to increase by 22% to $1.2 trillion in 2018, outpacing the expected increase in capital expenditures and R&D in 2018” Politico Pro: “while Republicans see lots of evidence of the law's impact, people who...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s failure to deliver an infrastructure plan for the American people:“Before President Trump was sworn into office, Democrats said we could and would work with him to come up with a...

With 50 supporters for CRA resolution, Senate Democrats prepare for final vote in the coming daysMomentum continues to grow for grassroots effort to ensure a free and open internet by overturning President Trump and FCC Chairman Pai’s anti-consumer action VIDEO:...

President Trump and the Republican Congress have created chaos in their politically-motivated takeover of our health care system, raising costs and reducing access to quality coverageRepublicans failed to pass their radical Trumpcare bills in Congress last year, which would have removed important...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding reports that the rescissions package will target funding for children’s health care:“It appears that sabotaging our health care system to the detriment of middle-class families wasn’t enough for President...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the proposed increases to health care costs in Maryland:“Just like former Secretary Tom Price predicted, the sabotage by the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress is having harmful, real-life...

Senator Ruio’s comments criticizing the GOP tax bill didn’t just make waves inside the Beltway. Watch the video below for a sampling of local coverage from across the country: REPUBLICAN SENATOR TELLS THE TRUTH: THE GOP TAX SCAM IS A GIVEAWAY TO THE RICH, “NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER THAT THE MONEY’S...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the proposed 2019 ACA premium increases in Virginia:“Just like former HHS Secretary Price predicted, the proposed rate increases in Virginia are exhibit A of how the Trump Administration and Republican...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding Former Secretary Price’s comments and the new Commonwealth Fund study findings on health care costs. “Former Secretary Price’s comments and the new Commonwealth Fund study continue to remove any doubt...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the Commerce Department’s confirmation that the GOP tax law is not delivering the economic growth Republicans promised it would:“With President Trump’s own Commerce Department now confirming the GOP...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the Brennan judicial nomination and the importance of honoring the blue slip process: “Any Republican complaining about the pace of confirmations should be asked to justify Michael...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after meeting with new CDC Director Redfield this morning. The meeting comes after Leader Schumer and Democrats secured language in the omnibus funding package that the Dickey Amendment does not prohibit...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation to protect Special Counsel Mueller and the president said this morning that he “may change my mind at some point” with regards to interfering in the special...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer spoke this afternoon to reporters on the need to carefully scrutinize the Trump administration’s nominees. Below are his remarks: Now, this week in the Rules Committee, our Republican colleagues are trying to move forward with a partisan...