New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after President Trump released the supplemental request for his FY2026 Budget yesterday, which would raise costs for American families, cut critical programs, and benefit...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), sent the following letter to Commerce Secretary Lutnick and President Trump demanding that the Commerce Department...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor after House Republicans passed their dangerously radical tax plan, which upends funding for programs vital to vulnerable populations and American families all to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy....
05.21.2025
Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Senate Republicans Overriding The Parliamentarian And Going Nuclear
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of Senate Republicans overriding the Senate Parliamentarian and going nuclear. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:
On this vote, the Republicans will be breaking their commitment and will be going...
05.21.2025
TRANSCRIPT: Leader Schumer Floor Remarks And Parliamentary Inquiries On Republicans Going Nuclear
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor and raised parliamentary inquiries in regards to Senate Republicans invoking the nuclear option on the California waiver CRA. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks and the Presiding Officer’s responses on...
Oversight
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...