Schumer: “I believe Professor Ford. I think she's credible and I think when the investigation is finished and when she testifies and Judge Kavanaugh testifies, I think a majority of senators will find her credible.” Schumer: “Senator Feinstein did the right thing. When a woman is abused, it is...

Senate Judiciary Committee Member Chris Coons (D-DE) released the following statement: “The American people deserve to know if Judge Kavanaugh still holds a broad view of executive power that would allow this President, or any President, to be above the law, including having the ability to fire a...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on ITC removing tariffs on Canadian groundwood paper imports: “These tariffs were extremely harmful to our regional newspapers – the lifeblood of our local communities  – and I worked hard to remove them....

In Light Of The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision In Murphy V. NCAA, Which Freed States To Legalize Sports Betting, Many State Governments Are Quickly Implementing Different Laws To Set Up Gambling In Their Jurisdictions, Increasing The Potential For Confusion And Uncertainty For The Leagues...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the latest GDP numbers:   “No amount of President Trump tweets can change the fact that real wages are declining; while the cost of living – especially gas prices and health care costs, thanks...

For Decades, The Federal Government Has Not Measured Whether Working Families Have Seen A Benefit In Line With GDP Growth  Schumer-Heinrich Bill Would Require Data Allowing Us To See How Economic Growth May Have Benefited Working Americans Compared To The Top 1 Percent Of Income...

Of 125,000 Pages Provided To The Committee So Far, Republicans Fighting To Keep All But 5,700 Secret From American Public And The Majority Of The Senate Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding Republicans’ efforts to hide 95% of even the...

As Proposed 2019 Rates Are Published In Every State, Insurers And State Insurance Commissioners Are Blaming The Actions Of Trump Administration And Republican Congress For Higher Rates Insurers Say Higher Rates Due To Repeal Of Health Insurance Coverage Requirement, Promoting Junk Insurance,...

Washington, D.C. – Senators Schumer (D-NY), Durbin (D-IL), Feinstein (D-CA), Klobuchar (D-MN), and Van Hollen (D-MD) today released the following statement in response to National Security Adviser John Bolton’s letter to Senate Democrats regarding election...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the below statement following the release of a new letter from the National Archives indicating records held related to Judge Kavanaugh may not be completely released to the Senate until October.  This means that the vast...

In Accordance With The Congressional Review Act, Senate Democrats Will Force Vote In Coming Months On Senator Baldwin’s New Legislation To Repeal Trump Admin’s Rule Expanding Junk Insurance PlansNew Trump Admin Junk Insurance Rule Would Raise Health Care Premiums And Allow Insurance Companies To...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement following the release of new data from the National Archives regarding records held related to Judge Kavanaugh:“The National Archives has confirmed that Senate Republicans are keeping a large majority of Judge...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s finalizing of a rule to expand junk health care insurance plans:"Today, the Trump administration has finalized a plan for a new type of health insurance that will...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding reports that Secretary Mnuchin may bypass Congress to grant a $100 billion tax cut mainly to the rich:“At a time when the deficit is out of control, wages are flat, and the wealthiest are doing better than...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding Republicans’ refusal to request critical documents related to Judge Kavanaugh’s time as White House Staff Secretary:“This deliberately selective request leaves out what may be the most important thing in...

Rejecting Bipartisan Precedent, Schumer Warns Of Republican Plan To Release Only A Subset Of Judge Kavanaugh’s Records -- And Only After Pre-Screening By Partisan Lawyers, Circumventing Review By Non-Partisan National Archives Staff Attorney Leading GOP Document Review Has Close Ties To President...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding Judge Kavanaugh’s concerning views that the unanimous 1974 Supreme Court ruling that forced President Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes have been wrongly decided:“According to his own words,...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding Republicans’ decision to strip a tough ZTE provision from the defense bill:“By stripping the Senate’s tough ZTE sanctions provision from the defense bill, President Trump – and the Congressional...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s plan to invite Putin to the White House:“Until we know what happened at that two hour meeting in Helsinki, the president should have no more one-on-one interactions with...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the concurrent resolution affirming Congress’ opposition to making available former U.S. Ambassador to Russia McFaul and other current and former U.S. officials to questioning by the...