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Schumer Statement On Senate Passage Of Legislation To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

 - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after the Senate passed Senator Ed Markey’s (D-MA) legislation (S.475) to make Juneteenth a federal holiday:… more...

ICYMI: FBI Responds To Schumer, Heinrich And Senate Dems’ Request For QAnon Public Assessment

 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has responded to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Senate Democrats’ December 2020 request for a public assessment on the threat posed by QAnon to the United States.… more...

Schumer Statement On President Biden’s Nomination Of Myrna Pérez To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Second Circuit

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after President Biden nominated Myrna Pérez to United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Leader Schumer recommended Ms. Pérez to the White House for nomination to federal bench.… 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 Bringing Forward Legislation To Protect Voting Rights And Safeguard Our Democracy

 -  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding bringing forward legislation to protect the right to vote, strengthen our democracy, and put a stop to the tide of voter suppression flooding across our country. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:… more...

Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Moving Forward On Two Tracks With Infrastructure Legislation

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding moving forward on infrastructure along two tracks and convening with the group of Democrats negotiating with Republicans to discuss the bipartisan track after meeting with Budget Committee Democrats yesterday. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:… more...

Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Supreme Court Ruling Upholding The Affordable Care Act: “The ACA Is Here To Stay”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the United States Supreme Court 7-2 ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:… more...

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