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DPCC REPORT: One Year Later—President Biden and Senate Democrats Are Putting People First Every Day

Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released a report outlining the accomplishments of President Biden and Senate Democrats since President Biden's inauguration one year ago. The report can be found here. "One year ago, President Biden and Vice President Harris were sworn into office and immediately hit the ground running with our new Senate majority. Since that time, Senate Democrats hav… more...

Schumer, Pelosi Joint Statement Marking One Year Of The Biden Presidency

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement marking the end of President Joe Biden’s first year in office:… more...

Schumer, Velázquez anuncian $163 millones para la Restauración del Caño Martín Peña en Puerto Rico

Después de años de inacción por parte del gobierno de Trump, el líder del Senado y la representante de Nueva York aseguraron este financiamiento histórico como parte de la promulgación de la Ley Bipartidista de Empleo e Inversión en Infraestructura… more...

Op Eds

Schumer Op-Ed in New York Daily News - Gun sanity time in Washington: Chuck Schumer says Republicans must sign onto universal background checks

In my office in Washington, I keep photos given to me by the parents of children killed at Sandy Hook elementary school next to pictures of my wife and two daughters. Those photos are a searing reminder of the tens of thousands of American lives lost each year by gun violence, and the moral imperative we have to do something about it. According to the Gun Violence Archive, El Paso and Dayton marked the 250th & 251st mass shootings of the year. That's not counting the thousands of other acts… more...

Schumer Op-Ed In The NY Times: Our Rights Hang In The Balance

Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement has created the most important vacancy on the Supreme Court in our lifetimes. Whoever fills Justice Kennedy's seat will join an evenly divided court with the ability to effect the laws of the United States and the rights of its citizens for generations. Enormously important issues hang in the balance: the right of workers to organize, the pernicious influence of dark money in politics, the right of Americans to marry who they love, the right to vote. Two iss… more...

Schumer Op-ed in USA Today: Donald Trump's Tax Reform is Nothing Like Ronald Reagan's

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following in USA Today on the Trump administration's tax reform plan. The op-ed can be found here and below. Anyone who remembers the substance and the process of the 1986 Tax Reform Act should be baffled that President Trump has compared his current tax plan to that famous bipartisan bill signed by former president Ronald Reagan. Trump's partisan tax cut bill differs from that one in three major ways: It helps the rich at the expense of the middle … more...

Speeches

Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Keeping Up The Fight To Protect Democracy And Defend The Right To Vote For Every American

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Senate Democrats’ intention to keep working to protect democracy and defending the right to vote for every American. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:… more...

Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Calling For A Senate Rules Change To Protect Democracy And Pass Voting Rights Legislation

 -  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to call for the Senate to make a one-time rules change to allow for the Senate to pass voting rights legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:… more...

Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks: We Will Keep Working Until Voting Rights Are Protected For Every American.

 -  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on today’s votes to protect our democracy, stressing that Senate Democrats will continue their work to secure the critical right to vote for all Americans. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:… more...

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