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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Senate Republicans voting to advance the nomination of Billy Long to be IRS Commissioner, laying out that this nominee is not independent, qualified or free of scandal. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump and Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill” which would have drastic effects on the U.S. economy by killing over 800,000 clean energy jobs, forcing the U.S. to be dependent on China, sending...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stood with Senators Whitehouse, Markey, and Blunt Rochester and climate and labor groups to expose how the Republican tax scam will decimate the clean energy economy, which would raise energy costs for American families, slash jobs, and shrink...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard and Marine Corps to protests in Los Angeles against the wishes of local officials, condemning the use of our troops as political pawns. Below are...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the House having to vote once again on the “Big, Ugly Bill,” urging House Republicans to vote against the rule in order to lower costs, save jobs, and preserve health care access for millions of...

NYT: After Muscling Their Bill Through the House, Some Republicans Have Regrets NBC: 13 House Republicans urge Senate to scale back clean energy cuts in bill they voted for NOTUS: ‘I Didn’t Love the Bill’: How Republicans Are Coping With Reconciliation Fallout Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: “Full...

NYT: After Muscling Their Bill Through the House, Some Republicans Have Regrets NBC: 13 House Republicans urge Senate to scale back clean energy cuts in bill they voted for NOTUS: ‘I Didn’t Love the Bill’: How Republicans Are Coping With Reconciliation Fallout Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: “Full...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s violent provocation of deploying the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles, attempting to distract from his many failures. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the severe damage being done to the Social Security Administration through DOGE’s cuts, placing seniors at risk of losing benefits. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the alarming decision made by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to purge the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, putting Americans in unnecessary risk of preventable diseases. Below...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on House Republicans needing to make technical changes to their reconciliation bill, giving them another chance to use their leverage and make changes. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which will raise costs across the country, while also gutting health care for 16 million Americans. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices:                            “RFK Jr. and the Trump administration are taking...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which guts healthcare coverage from millions of Americans in order to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

New York, N.Y. – Following President Trump announcing that Putin was planning a massive attack on Ukraine, Leader Schumer, along with National Security Ranking Members Senators Reed (D-RI), Shaheen (D-NH), Warner (D-VA), and Coons (D-DE), introduced legislation that would encourage the...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Democrats delivered remarks and answered questions at a press conference announcing Senate Democrats will fight an unconstitutional provision hidden in Donald Trump and Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill” that would strip...

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stood with trade workers and others to caution that the House-passed GOP tax bill will kill clean energy investments that are key to lowering electricity costs, creating good-paying jobs, and increasing American manufacturing...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to call out the Trump administration for being incapable of being an active mediator between Russia and Ukraine to prevent further escalation in the war. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to call out Republicans for the draconian provision added to their “Big, Beautiful Bill” that virtually grants Donald Trump the power to defy courts without repercussions, announcing Democrats will fight...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), today re-introduced the bipartisan SEPSIS Act, which would reduce sepsis deaths by tasking the CDC with dedicated sepsis work, building on their ongoing efforts to reduce the...