Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement urging Leader McConnell to bring the bipartisan healthcare deal reached by Senators Patty Murray and Lamar Alexander to the Senate floor: “I want to thank Senators Murray and Alexander for their hard...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the below statement following the announcement that Congressman Tom Marino has withdrawn his nomination as drug czar: “Rep. Marino’s decision to withdraw from consideration as drug czar is the right decision, though the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to Vice President Pence’s visit to Buffalo: “When Vice President Pence arrives in Buffalo tomorrow, I hope he’s prepared to explain why he wants to hike taxes on thousands of...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s comments on health care: “For many months, Democrats have been pushing to stabilize the markets and working towards a bipartisan agreement that would keep premiums...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on reports of military skirmishes between the Iraqi Government and Kurdish Forces “Every ounce of energy and resources the Iraqi government and the Kurdish Peshmerga spend fighting each other should...

USA Today Editorial:  Trump sells out your health insurance “Trump’s actions are a blatant effort to do himself what Congress refused to do this summer: sabotage the health insurance markets that millions of individual Americans have come to rely on to cover themselves and their...

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: “The evidence indicates that most of the benefits from a corporate rate cut would go to those at the top, with only a small share flowing to low- and moderate-income families.  Mainstream estimates conclude that more than one-third of the benefit of...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democrats today released a new letter to FEMA Administrator Brock Long urging the administration to immediately greenlight the federal funds Puerto Rico needs to rebuild and recover following the devastation left by Hurricane Maria. This push comes on the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to the White House report that claims GOP tax cuts will lift workers’ wages: "President Trump complains about fake news - this fake math is as bad as any of the so-called fake news he has...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the JCPOA: “President Trump’s own Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Generals Mattis and Dunford, both said that it’s in our national security interest...

Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Democrats today unveiled their new website, which will overhaul their digital presence by bringing constituents and news outlets closer to their lawmakers and the legislative process. This new website will allow anyone to access op-eds, speeches, press releases,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after news reports that President Trump will unilaterally cut off the Cost-Sharing Reduction payments required under the Affordable Care Act, thereby increasing...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding a new study from a conservative group revealing that the GOP proposal to cap state and local tax deductions would cost a trillion dollars: “When it comes to the state and local tax deduction,...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the disaster relief package:“The disaster relief package is an important step forward on the road to recovery for the areas hit hard by recent storms and wildfires, but it cannot be the final step.“It’s...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to Senator McConnell’s dismissal of the use of blue slips:“The Senate has fewer and fewer mechanisms that create bipartisanship and bring people to an agreement. The blue slips are one of them. It’s just...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to the EPA’s decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan:“At a time when Americans are experiencing extreme and dangerous weather more frequently than ever before, the last thing we should do is roll back...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following joint statement after the Trump Administration released immigration principles Sunday evening:“The Administration can't be serious about compromise or helping the Dreamers if they...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the below statement following the Trump Administration’s decision to roll back the Affordable Care Act birth control mandate:“This outrageous decision rips a fundamental right away from millions of hard working women in the workplace,...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today delivered remarks during a press conference regarding the state and local tax deductions in the GOP tax plan:Okay, good afternoon everybody. And as you know I’ve been focused on tax reform for the last few weeks. And today, I want to talk about...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the administration’s natural disaster supplemental request:“This funding request is a good start, but those affected by Maria, Harvey, Irma and wildfires still have a long and difficult road...