Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the violent assault on Paul Pelosi:   “What happened to Paul Pelosi was a dastardly act. I spoke with Speaker Pelosi earlier this morning and conveyed my deepest...

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Leader Charles Schumer invited President Isaac Herzog of Israel to address a Joint Meeting of Congress.  The invitation, conveyed in the letter below, comes as Israel prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding. “Across the...

New York, NY  – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) led a bicameral letter calling on the Biden Administration to establish a Recovery Task Force for Puerto Rico. The task force would be modeled after the successful...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement today following the Department of Commerce’s decision to establish new restrictions to limit China’s access to advanced U.S. manufacturing technology:“These tough new rules will protect our country’s...

Syracuse, NY - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, after more than three years of behind the scenes work and writing and shepherding the CHIPS + Science Act through Congress, in a statement today heralded the transformative announcement by U.S.-based Micron Technology, Inc. that it has committed...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the investiture of Supreme Court Justice Brown Jackson and Senate Democrats efforts to confirm federal judges:“Senate Democrats have made historic progress by confirming President...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released the following joint statement on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate of student debt cancellation:“Today’s CBO estimate makes clear that millions of middle class...

Senate Democrats and officials from the Biden Administration recently announced new federal funding for state and local infrastructure projects, including from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program, passed as part of the historic bipartisan...

NY Daily News (NY): Sen. Schumer Boasts Big Wins For The Nation, New York In Just-Passed Climate And Spending Package Star Tribune (MN): Klobuchar Says Negotiated Drug Prices Will Help All Consumers WBAL TV (MD): Lawmakers, Organizers Discuss How Inflation Reduction Act Will...

WETM: Senator Schumer Visits Corning Inc., Talks Semiconductors.  Albuquerque Journal: Legislation Expected To Revive US Technology. KXLY: Sen. Cantwell Visits Spokane, Touts Potential For Tech Growth. Star Tribune:  Klobuchar, Executives Pledge Expansions To Twin Cities...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after multiple major U.S. manufacturing and jobs announcements in the wake of the passage and signing of the historic Inflation Reduction Act:“We passed the Inflation Reduction Act to...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released the following joint statement today after President Biden announced his plan to cancel student loan debt. The announcement comes after nearly two years of Senators Schumer and Warren and...

New York, NY – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement today as the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act and sent it to the President’s desk:“Democrats got it done! For the people who thought Washington was broken and couldn’t get things done, Democrats...

CBS News: Inflation Reduction Act Could Be "Game-Changing" For Millions Of U.S. Seniors USA Today:  Here's How The Inflation Reduction Act Could Save Consumers Money And Protect The Planet NY Times: Consumers Will Benefit From Lower Utility Bills And Cheaper Home Upgrades, Energy...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the historic achievements made by Senate Democrats since President Biden took office:“There are two words that I believe perfectly summarize the Senate under...

Brooklyn, NY –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today was interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered about Senate passage of the historic Inflation Reduction Act. Below is the interview:Reporter: And we're joined now by someone at the center of all of these...

TOP REPUBLICANS ADMIT THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT WON’T RAISE MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES’ TAX RATESSenate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY):BENSON: He’s trying to say that this has nothing to do with taxes, not one penny of new taxes; do you have any clue what he means by that or what he’s trying...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the Senate Parliamentarian’s approval of Democratic provisions to lower prescription drug prices in the Inflation Reduction Act:“Democrats have received extremely good news: for the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement following President Biden’s announcement of the death of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a successful U.S. counterterrorism air strike:“Hats off to President Biden for this decisive...

Washington, DC – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement today in response to new analysis by the nonpartisan Energy Innovation on the environmental impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022:“A new nonpartisan analysis by Energy Innovation has found,...