Washington, D.C. – Following their August 4th letter requesting a meeting of the “Big Four,” and receiving no response, Leader Schumer and Jeffries sent the below:
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Dear Speaker Mike Johnson & Leader John Thune:
The September 30th funding deadline will be upon us shortly. It is therefore...
08.27.2025
Schumer: Historically Bad Nominees Deserve A Historic Level Of Scrutiny By Senate Democrats
New York, N.Y.: Leader Schumer responds to the Op-Ed written by Senator John Barasso (R-WY). The full text of the Op-Ed can be seen here, as well as below:
Leader Schumer: “Historically bad nominees deserve a historic level of scrutiny by Senate Democrats.”
Chuck Schumer’s Unprecedented...
New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook from her position as a Governor at the Federal Reserve:
“Any attempt to fire Lisa Cook from her position of Governor at the Federal Reserve is just the...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate passing bipartisan funding bills last night and urging Senate Republicans to continue working on appropriations in good faith rather than killing bipartisan cooperation or caving to Trump...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke at a media availability to address Donald Trump’s failed negotiations, as Senate Republicans jet off to August Recess without extracting any concessions on additional nominees or expedited process. Below are Senator...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s historically flawed nominees, and the need for there to be a historic level of scrutiny for them. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:
I just listened to...
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
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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:...
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President Trump: What a nice sound that is, isn't it? What a nice -- please, sit down? Hi, Scott. So I always said that if I ever became president, I would play that all the time no matter where I went in the building, but I've never really gotten to do it. I wanted it for breakfast, lunch...
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President Trump: Thank you very much. A short time ago, the US military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise....