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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) alongside Senators Wyden (D-OR), Merkley (D-OR), Blumenthal (D-CT), Baldwin (D-WI) and Warren (D-MA) held a press conference on Senate Republicans' dangerous budget resolution which will give tax cuts to billionaires at the expense of...
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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Senate Republicans’ budget plan which would gut vital programs, provide tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy, and inflate our national debt: “This is the Republican agenda: billionaires win and...
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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was featured on tonight’s episode of CNN’s OutFront with Erin Burnett. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Erin Burnett: Out front now, the Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. And Leader Schumer, I appreciate your time...
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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) along with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) held a press conference to condemn the Trump administration’s destructive tariffs that will raise prices for Americans and cause economic chaos....
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Leader Schumer led the introduction of legislation to establish a new “Office of Security Training and Counterintelligence” within the Executive Office of the President to provide security training and protection of classified information following the discovery that...
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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement applauding Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) for his record-breaking, 25 hour floor speech fighting for American families against the injustices of the Trump administration: “Senator Booker made history...
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By Michael Balsamo Date: April 1, 2025 The Senate’s top Democrat is no stranger to political maneuvering. But his latest act — a tightly choreographed blitz through Republican-held districts — signals a sharpened strategy: take the fight over federal spending directly into Trump country, and force...
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Date: April 1, 2025 President Trump is calling April 2nd, the day he plans to enact his broad and disruptive reciprocal tariffs, “Liberation Day” the start of his Golden Age. That Golden Age for America can be summarized in two words: higher prices. Plain and simple, Trump’s tariffs are a tax...
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Washington, D.C – Today, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Ranking Member of the Budget Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-OR) sent the following letter to Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) slamming the Senate Republicans for continuing...
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New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on Donald Trump’s latest executive action to destroy workers’ rights: “Donald Trump’s dark-of-night action strips away the ability of hardworking Americans to bargain for better wage and benefits,...
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Washington, D.C – Today, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Ranking Member of the Budget Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-OR) sent the following letter to Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee,...
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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision to uphold the Biden administration’s regulations on ghost gun kits: “Ghost guns have been a terror on our streets, haunting our communities, and taking lives....
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Washington, D.C. – Leader Schumer, along with Senate Democrats, released the following report on how President Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE are trying to cut Social Security to the bone. As Elon Musk calls Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time,” his team at the so-called Department of...
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New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after President Trump issued a destructive executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, which will hurt students, teachers, and American families: “Attempting to dismantle the...
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New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on President Trump illegally firing two FTC Commissioners: “A bipartisan FTC is vital to enforcing anti-trust laws and consumer protections. By illegally firing two senate-confirmed Democratic...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today released the following statement on Democrats’ Medicaid Day of Action: “Across the country Democrats are leading the fight to oppose the largest Medicaid cut in American...
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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper this evening to discuss the Senate passage of the government funding bill and avoiding a painful shutdown. Jake Tapper: Senator, thanks so much for joining us. So, Leader Schumer, you just voted...
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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced plans to cut 15% of the department’s workforce. Leader Schumer’s remarks on the topic can be viewed here: “Slashing nearly 80,000 VA staff...
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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined Morning Joe this morning to discuss last night’s Joint Address to Congress by Donald Trump, which was little more than a diatribe of lies and falsehoods designed to distract the American from the chaos and cruelty of his...
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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act after Donald Trump attacked the important legislation in his Joint Address to Congress: “The CHIPS and Science Act passed with major bipartisan support in both...