Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor to condemn the Justice Department’s attempt to indict six Democratic members of Congress who used their First Amendment rights to remind American military members of their duty to the Constitution....

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service slamming the Trump administration’s decision to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act that would claw back any financial benefit to Donald Trump resulting from his corrupt lawsuits against his own...

Washington, D.C – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Venezuela Oil Proceeds Transparency Act, which would direct the Comptroller General of the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an independent audit of the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Chair of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus, introduced Virginia’s Law — landmark legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations that has shielded traffickers and denied...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released the following statement on the Republican counterproposal: “Republicans shared an outline of a counterproposal, which included neither details nor legislative text. The...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor outlining Democrats’ commonsense proposals to rein in ICE and urging Republicans to agree to these reasonable standards. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: On Saturday,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor, following Ghislaine Maxwell’s lack of testimony to the House Oversight Committee, to condemn the Department of Justice’s continued failure to provide the legally-mandated release of the full Epstein...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor to oppose the nomination of Jeremy Carl for Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, citing Carl’s long history of racist, white supremacist, and antisemitic views. Below are...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) held a pen and pad to discuss Democrats’ proposal for commonsense reforms to rein in ICE and end violence in communities across America. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Leader Schumer: Okay, so we all know what's going on...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Leader Schumer will go to the Senate floor to ask for unanimous consent on legislation that would allow the Senate to sue the Justice Department for their failure to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act: Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will go...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) joined MS Now’s Morning Joe to discuss Democrats’ proposed list of commonsense proposals to reform ICE and the importance of voting rights in the face of Republican attacks. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Joe...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and Democratic leaders held a press conference on Democratic unity and demands to reform ICE. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Leader...

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement on the SAVE Act, which would impose Jim Crow style restrictions on voting, and will be dead on arrival in the Senate if passed in the House: “I have said it before and I’ll say it again, the SAVE Act...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) released the following statement condemning the Trump administration for continuing to hide the truth from Americans, forty-three days after the DOJ was legally required to release the complete Epstein files: “The Justice...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke at a press conference following the passage of five appropriations bills and a continuing resolution for DHS. Leader Schumer called on Senate Republicans to join Democrats in making necessary changes to the DHS...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning the Trump administration after the killing of Alex Pretti, criticizing ICE for their lawless and abusive conduct in American cities, and denouncing senior Trump officials for lying to the...

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement calling on Republican Leader Thune (R-SD) to avert another Republican-led government shutdown by separating legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security from the full appropriations...

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement calling on Senate Republicans to work with Senate Democrats to pass funding for five appropriations bills and work to overhaul the Department of Homeland Security funding legislation: “Senate Democrats...

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement on the appropriations bill following the shooting in Minnesota: “What’s happening in Minnesota is appalling —and unacceptable in any American city. Democrats sought common sense reforms in the Department...