New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the release of the hostages held by Hamas:
“Today is a wonderful day. Finally, finally, finally, the last living hostages brutally held by Hamas are home, an immense and overwhelming sigh of...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and US Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Patty Murry (D-WA), Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after the Trump administration’s announcement that they are choosing to fire thousands of federal workers, callously using hard-working Americans as political pawns instead of negotiating a...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor urging Republicans to come to the table and join Democrats in bipartisan negotiations to fund the government and find a solution to the American healthcare crisis. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to call out Donald Trump and Russell Vought for their despicable incompetence in accidentally firing 800 federal workers, demand the administration reverse every single vengeful firing made last week,...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the disgusting and hateful messages made in a Young Republicans group chat, and the lack of condemnation by Republican officials in the wake of rising political violence. Below are Senator Schumer’s...
The economic chaos of the Trump administration means nothing is safe – not even your summer plans. Thanks to the Trump tariff tax, and Musk and DOGE cuts and layoffs, everything about our lives is more expensive and more stressful.
Massive DOGE cuts to public lands staff are wreaking havoc on our...
04.08.2025
Doge is Cutting Veteran Benefits to the Bone
President Trump promised repeatedly on the campaign trail, “We got to take care of our veterans” and “I will put veterans first.” Yet his team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has slashed the federal workforce, firing up to 6,000 veteran workers and decimating staff at the...
As Elon Musk calls Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time,” his team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency is crippling the agency, gutting up to 12% of its staff, shuttering local and regional offices, and hindering phone services for beneficiaries. All combined, the...
Oversight Reports
09.15.2025
TRANSCRIPT: Donald Trump Signs a Memorandum to Deploy Troops in Memphis, Tennessee, 9.15.25
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President Trump: Hello, everybody. It's nice to have you here. We have some big things to announce. Today, at the request of governor Bill Lee of Tennessee who's standing with us, as you know, I'm signing a presidential memorandum to establish the Memphis Safe Task Force. And it's very...
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President Trump: Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much. Before we begin, let me express the horror and grief so many Americans at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk have felt. Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to...
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Stewart McLaurin: This is [Inaudible] through the galleries. They come through those [Inaudible] --
President Trump: That's beautiful. [Inaudible]
McLaurin: And not a single [Inaudible]
Trump: [Inaudible]
McLaurin: [Inaudible] thank you so much for coming.
Trump:...