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Schumer Floor Remarks Inviting President Trump To Testify Under Oath Before The House Impeachment Inquiry, Urging Leader McConnell To End His Legislative Graveyard, And Demanding The Trump Administration Stop Caving to Special Interests on Guns, Vaping and the Threat Posed to American Security Interests By Huawei
November 18, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor urging that if he wants to present evidence contrary to what the public has already heard from the House impeachment inquiry, President Trump should testify rather than hiding behind Twitter. Senator Schumer also urged Leader McConnell to end his legislative graveyard. In addition, Senator Schumer demanded that the Trump Administration stand up special interests to support the American people by bucking the more...
Schumer Statement On Department Of Commerce Granting Huawei Another License Extension
November 18, 2019Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it will extend the Temporary General License (TGL) to Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates: "If President Trump and his Commerce Department agree that Huawei is a national security threat, they should start acting like it. Every day President Trump is soft on Huawei, the Chinese Communist Party takes more...
Ahead Of Public Testimony Of Lt. Col. Vindman, Schumer Calls On Pentagon To Protect Military Whistleblowers From Reprisals, And Notify Personnel Of Legal Rights To Make Disclosures To Congress
November 18, 2019In New Letter To Secretary Of Defense Mark Esper, Leader Schumer Requests That The Defense Department Formally Notify All Civilian And Military Personnel Of Their Legal Rights To Make Protected Disclosures To Congress-Free From Retaliation After Continued Attacks, Leader Schumer Says DOD Officials Must Do More To Protect Whistleblowers Like Lt. Col. Vindman And Cooper, Live Up To Past Commitment To Transparency Leader Schumer To Secretary Esper: They Are Patriots Standing Up For The more...
Schumer Statement On Roger Stone Conviction
November 15, 2019Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after a federal jury convicted Roger Stone, President Trump's longtime confidant, for lying to Congress and witness tampering: "The jury's decision is a victory for truth and sends a powerful and timely message to President Trump and all House and Senate witnesses-past, present, and future-that lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstruction of Congress are crimes and those who commit crimes do so at more...
Schumer Statement Following The School Shooting In California, Calling For A Vote On The House-Passed Bipartisan Universal Background Checks Legislation
November 14, 2019Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response the school shooting today in Santa Clarita, California. Senator Schumer also called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring H.R. 8, the house-passed, bipartisan universal background checks legislation, up for a vote:“My heart aches for the victims, survivors, their families, and the entire community impacted by today’s school shooting in California. The fact that the shooting more...
Schumer Statement After The Republican-Controlled Senate Confirmed Chad Wolf To Be DHS Under Secretary
November 13, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Chad Wolf to be Under Secretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): "By confirming Chad Wolf to, in effect, serve as acting DHS Secretary, Senate Republicans have subverted the Senate's constitutional duty to advise and consent and potentially robbed the Senate from ever voting on a permanent Secretary of more...
In New Letter To U.S. Army Secretary, Leader Schumer Raises Concerns Regarding Army’s Plan To Use TikTok For Recruitment Given The Unanswered Questions About The China-Owned Company’s Potential National Security Risks
November 12, 2019Leader Schumer Sends Letter To Secretary McCarthy Expressing Concern About U.S. Army Use Of TikTok Platform Amid Growing Concern From Natl. Security Experts About TikTok Use Of User Data, And On Heels Of Leader Schumer’s Request For Assessment Of Risks, And Reports Of CFIUS Investigation Into TikTok Parent Company Leader Schumer Asks Series Of Key Questions, Including Whether Army Has Consulted The Intelligence Community And Department Of Homeland Security About Security Risks, And Whether more...
Schumer Statement On New Senate Foreign Relations Committee Report On President Trump’s Decision To Terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
November 7, 2019Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to a new report released by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ) detailing the role the U.S. Department of State under President Trump played in terminating TPS designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti: "This damning investigation shows that in their political mad dash to punish immigrants no matter the cost, President Trump and his administration defied more...
Ahead Of Pres. Trump’s Meeting With Erdogan, Schumer & Top Senate Democrats Send Letter To POTUS Demanding Congress Be Provided With A Comprehensive Plan That Addresses A Number Of Key Unanswered Questions About Trump Admin.’s Efforts To Counter The Resurging ISIS Threat
November 7, 2019Ahead Of Pres. Trump's Meeting With Erdogan, Amid Secretary Pompeo's Ongoing Refusal To Brief Senators, On Heels Of The Special Democratic Caucus Meeting With Former Special Presidential Envoy For The Global Coalition To Counter ISIS, Brett McGurk, And Following President Trump's Disastrous Decision To Precipitously Withdraw From Syria And Desert The Syrian Kurds, Schumer And Top Senate Democrats Send New Letter To President Trump Demanding Comprehensive Plan To Counter ISIS Threat Top more...
Schumer Demands DOE Inspector General And OGE Director Investigate Faulty Ethics Program Managed By Nominee For FERC Commissioner James Danly
November 5, 2019Prior To Danly's Confirmation Hearing, Leader Schumer Sends Letter To Department Of Energy Inspector General Donaldson And Office Of Government Ethics Director Rounds Urging An Investigation Of The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Ethics Program, Which Has Provided Inconsistent And Inaccurate Ethics Advice Leader Schumer Expresses Serious Concern With Consequences Of Faulty Ethics Advice Under General Counsel Danly, Including Delays To Important Energy Projects, Exposure Of Previous more...
In Senator Mitch McConnell’s Legislative Graveyard, Senate Republicans Block Commonsense Legislation To Secure Our Elections, Protect Americans’ Health Care, And Safeguard Pensions Earned By Working Americans
November 5, 2019Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard, refusing to take action on critical legislation that already has bipartisan support. More than 250 House-passed bills are buried in Leader McConnell's legislative graveyard, and that number continues to grow. "Republicans have kept the Senate at a standstill while urgently needed bills to protect our elections against the threat of foreign interference, protect Americans' health care, more...
In Senator Mitch McConnell’s Legislative Graveyard, Senate Republicans Block Commonsense Legislation To Secure Our Elections, Protect Americans’ Health Care, And Safeguard Pensions Earned By Working Americans
November 5, 2019Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard, refusing to take action on critical legislation that already has bipartisan support. More than 250 House-passed bills are buried in Leader McConnell's legislative graveyard, and that number continues to grow. "Republicans have kept the Senate at a standstill while urgently needed bills to protect our elections against the threat of foreign interference, protect Americans' health care, more...
Schumer Statement In Response To Reports Of U.S. Government Investigation Into The National Security Risks Posed By TikTok-Owner ByteDance’s Acquisition Of Musical.ly App
November 1, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement, following reports that the U.S. government is investigating TikTok-owner ByteDance's acquisition of the Musical.ly app for potential national security risks. This investigation comes after Senators Chuck Schumer and Tom Cotton (R-AR) sent a letter last week to the Acting Director of National Intelligence requesting an assessment of the national security risks posted by TikTok and other China-based content more...
Schumer Statement On Report That President Trump Again Surrendered To NRA And Will Not Support Meaningful Legislation To Address Gun Violence Epidemic
November 1, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to a report that President Trump is abandoning his commitment to pass background checks legislation to combat gun violence after a string of mass shootings this summer: "President Trump has no one to blame but himself for breaking his promise to strengthen background checks and curb gun violence in a meaningful way. Despite our skepticism - based on past experiences - that the president was more...
Schumer Blasts OMB For Abysmal Response To Senate Democrats’ Questions On Continued Delays To Puerto Rico Disaster Funding
October 30, 2019Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after receiving a written response from the Office and Management and Budget (OMB) to a September 12th letter from Schumer and Senate Committee on Appropriations Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to the heads of OMB and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding Puerto Rico’s inability to access more than $18.4 billion in federally appropriated resources to assist with rebuilding disaster-devastated areas. more...
Schumer Calls On Secretary Of The Army To Protect Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, Key Witness In House Impeachment Inquiry, From Professional And Personal Retaliation For Testifying Before Congress
October 30, 2019Leader Schumer Requests Top Army Leaders Ensure Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman Is Protected Both Professionally And Personally From Retaliation After He Testified To Congress About President Trump's July 25 Call With The President Of Ukraine Schumer Asks Army Secretary And Army Chief Of Staff To Provide Update On Steps The Army Is Taking To Protect Lt. Colonel Vindman In The Coming Weeks And Months From Retribution For Testifying To Congress Schumer To Top Army Leadership: Speak Out In more...
Schumer Statement On The Passing Of Former Senator Kay Hagan
October 28, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the passing of former Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC): “I just spoke to Kay Hagan’s husband Chip and I told him that from the moment I first met Kay Hagan, I knew that she was special—and she remained that way every day since. She was an amazing force: never loud, but always strong; effective; hardworking; dedicated; principled, and just a kind-hearted person. Boy will we miss more...
Sens. Schumer, Warner, Murray, And Wyden Announce Democrats Will Force Major Senate Floor Vote As Early As Wednesday To Reverse Harmful Trump Admin. Rule That Could Sabotage Americans’ Health Care And Roll Back Pre-Existing Condition Protections For Millions
October 28, 2019In One Of This Year’s Most Significant Policy Votes, Senate Democrats Will Force A Majority-Threshold Vote This Week On Resolution To Undo Trump Administration’s Rule That That Threatens Pre-Existing Condition Protections For Millions Of Americans This Week’s Vote Will Be The Third In A Series Of Roll Call Votes Democrats Will Force Over Several Weeks To Attempt To Breathe Life Into Leader McConnell’s Legislative Graveyard Senate Democrats To Senate Republicans: Live Up To Your Empty more...
Schumer Statement On Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Raid
October 27, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after reports that President Trump announced that U.S. special forces carried a raid in Northwestern Syria, resulting in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: "The death of al-Baghdadi is great victory for the safety of our country and the safety of our allies and partners abroad. All Americans especially salute the special operations forces who executed this mission, the intelligence community whose more...
Senator Duckworth Delivers Weekly Democratic Address
October 25, 2019"The stakes are climbing higher every day, with more Kurds dying, more ISIS prisoners escaping, more children fleeing, and Russia and Iran gaining more power with each tick of the clock," said Senator Duckworth. "Bipartisan congressional majorities have spent the past two weeks pleading with President Trump to reverse the course he's set us on. But it's up to the president to stop trying to justify his bad decisions and do the right thing." Washington, D.C. - After President Trump's more...
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