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Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Senate committee assignments for the 118th Congress. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: And on a final note, last Thursday I announced the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by the Senate in 2021 is delivering for critical projects like the Gateway. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to call on Republicans to end the threat of a first-ever debt default and show the American people their plan to cut critical programs. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement today on the killing of Tyre Nichols by five former police officers in Memphis, Tennessee: “I am heartbroken, horrified and appalled by the heinous murder of Tyre Nichols. The...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement today on the departure of Ron Klain and the naming of Jeff Zients as White House Chief of Staff: “One of the most historic and productive first two years of a presidency in generations...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)  today announced Senate Democratic committee memberships for the 118th Congress. All memberships have been agreed upon by the Democratic Conference and are subject to ratification by the full Senate.  A full list of...

Senators Call On FTC To Investigate WEE1 Tactical For Gaming The System, Marketing ‘JR-15’ Towards “Smaller Enthusiasts”  Company Touts That “JR-15 is 20% Smaller” Than An AR-15 & 2.5lbs “Lighter”, And Features A Little Girl Aiming To Fire In...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor addressing the Republican “Fair Tax Act” which would mandate a 30% national sales tax on consumer goods and devastate American families. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to call on Republicans threatening a first-ever default on the debt to lay out their plan to cut vital programs. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference today to call out the dangerous and disastrous National Sales Tax Speaker McCarthy promised House Republicans a vote on that would mean thousands of dollars in new...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee introducing Orelia Merchant, nominated by President Biden to serve as District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Republicans taking a reckless approach to the debt ceiling and calling on them to lay out their plan to cut critical programs. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the House Republicans’ radical plan to institute a national sales tax. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: On the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the legislation passed by House Republicans to help wealthy tax cheats and corporations and their plan to vote on a 30% national sales tax. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Republicans threatening a default crisis, calling on House Republicans to live by their own rules and bring a debt ceiling bill to the floor. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the importance of continuing the fight for abortion rights following the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: On...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor in response to MAGA Republicans holding the full faith and credit of the United States hostage, risking the financial well-being of millions of Americans. Leader Schumer called on House...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor following this weekend’s tragic shooting in Monterey Park, California. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Today, the thoughts of the...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement today on the debt limit and MAGA Republicans threatening to stop paying America’s bills: “This is not complicated: if the MAGA GOP stops paying our nation’s bills, Americans will...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement today on the debt limit: “America pays its debts. Period. There should be no political brinkmanship with the debt limit. It’s reckless for Speaker McCarthy and MAGA Republicans to try...