Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to the House passage of the FY2018 budget: “The Trump Republican budget takes a sledgehammer to Medicare and Medicaid while greasing the skids for a tax bill that would raise taxes on middle...

Washington, D.C. – In a new letter released today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urged President Trump to veto a bill passed by Republicans in the dark of night that strips consumers of critical protections against banks...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the CFPB mandatory arbitration rule: “By attacking this rule, Republicans are throwing consumers under the bus all so that companies like Wells Fargo and Equifax won’t be punished for...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the retirement of Senator Jeff Flake: “He is one of the finest human beings I've met in politics. He is moral, upright, and strong and he will be missed by just about everybody in the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today delivered remarks on the Senate floor underscoring how the GOP tax plan would disproportionately advantage the wealthy over the middle class: “The Republicans are so wedded to their desire to give a massive tax break to big corporations...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s report criticizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule restricting mandatory arbitration: “With this report, the Trump...

Washington, DC – In a new letter to President Trump and Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, U.S. Senate Democrats today urged the administration to keep its promise to quickly level the playing field for steel and aluminum workers,  rather than delaying action in order to...

Amidst continued crisis from the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, today, urged the White House to immediately appoint an experienced emergency “CEO of Response & Recovery” to coordinate the federal response in Puerto Rico. Schumer said this individual...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the bipartisan Murray-Alexander healthcare legislation: “The president holds the key to preventing premiums from going up. Now that Leader McConnell has made it clear he will put the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer released the following statement regarding the impact the GOP budget would have on the national deficit: “With the deficit as large and growing as quickly as it is, Republicans pursuing a reckless plan that would blow a huge hole in the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to a report indicating the GOP tax proposal may include a cap on the amount of pretax money families can contribute to retirement plans: “Republicans are so determined to cut taxes on the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution: “This nasty and backwards budget green lights cuts to Medicare and Medicaid in order to give a tax break to big corporations and the wealthiest Americans. It...

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...