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Schumer, Pelosi Joint Statement Marking One Year Of The Biden Presidency
January 20, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement marking the end of President Joe Biden’s first year in office:
Schumer, Velázquez Announce $163 Million for Restoration of Caño Martín Peña in Puerto Rico
January 20, 2022
Following years of inaction by the Trump Administration, the Senate Leader and New York Representative secured this historic funding as part of the Biden’s Administration enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
more...Schumer, Velázquez Urge Federal Agencies to Fund Restoration of Caño Martín Peña in Puerto Rico
January 14, 2022
Washington, D.C. - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to select Caño Martín Peña as one of the infrastructure projects to soon receive federal funding following the enactment of the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act. In a letter sent to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael L. Connor and Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Scott A. Spellmon, Schumer and Velázquez strongly urged the selection of the Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project.
more...TRANSCRIPT: On ABC’s The View, Majority Leader Schumer Lays Out The Importance Of Protecting The Right To Vote And Fighting The Big Lie
January 11, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today appeared on ABC’s The View and discussed the importance of protecting the right to vote and fighting Donald Trump’s Big Lie. Below is a transcript of Senator Schumer’s interview:
more...Senate Committee CBO Scores for Build Back Better
January 7, 2022
Senator McConnell Tries Gaslighting Americans As Republican Legislators Across The Country Use Trump’s Big Lie To Subvert Our Democracy
January 5, 2022
As Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has falsely stated that “the big lie on the other side is that state legislatures controlled by Republicans are busily at work trying to make it difficult for people to vote,” according to the nonpartisan Brennan Center, Republican-led state legislators across the country have been pursuing and passing legislation that would dramatically restrict voting, putting our Democracy at risk.
Schumer, Pelosi Announce Senator Harry Mason Reid Will Lie in State in the United States Capitol Rotunda
January 2, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced that former Senate Majority Leader Harry Mason Reid will lie in state in the United States Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday, January 12th, and events will include formal arrival and departure ceremony.
Leader Schumer Statement On The Passing Of Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Of Nevada
December 28, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the passing of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada:
One Pager: President Biden Had A Historic First Year Thanks To Senate Democrats
December 23, 2021
Schumer, Warren, Pressley Applaud Biden Administration’s Decision To Heed Their Call To Extend Student Loan Payment Pause
December 22, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Majority Leader Schumer, Senator Warren, and Congresswoman Pressley applaud the Biden administration’s decision to heed their call to extend the pause on student loan payments, continue to call on the administration to cancel up to $50,000 in student debt.
more...Schumer Statement And Fact Sheet On Senate Democrats Confirming President Biden’s Historic Slate Of Judicial And Executive Nominees
December 18, 2021Washington, D.C. - President Biden nominated a historic slate of professionally and personally diverse well-qualified individuals to the federal bench. Senate Democrats have gone to work to confirm them to the judiciary. Thanks to Senate Democrats, President Biden has had more total circuit and district court nominees confirmed in his first year in office than any president in the last forty years - and as many as in the first year under any president since John F. Kennedy. The Senate also more...
Joint Statement by Senators Schumer, Durbin, Menendez, Cortez Masto, Luján, Padilla on Parliamentarian’s Opinion on Immigration Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
December 16, 2021
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) released the following joint statement on the Senate Parliamentarian’s latest opinion regarding the inclusion of Democrats’ immigration provisions in the Build Back Better Act, which would offer legal protections to millions of undocumented immigrants:
more...Schumer Statement On GOP-Requested Fake CBO Score
December 10, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement today after the CBO published a new score requested by Republicans that does not take into account the fact that Democrats have committed to fully offsetting any future extensions of the Build Back Better Act:
more...Schumer Statement On GOP-Requested Fake CBO Score
December 10, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement today after the CBO published a new score requested by Republicans that does not take into account the fact that Democrats have committed to fully offsetting any future extensions of the Build Back Better Act:
more...Schumer Statement On GOP-Requested Fake CBO Score
December 10, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement today after the CBO published a new score requested by Republicans that does not take into account the fact that Democrats have committed to fully offsetting any future extensions of the Build Back Better Act:
more...Majority Leader Schumer Statement On The Consumer Price Index Report And The Need To Pass The Build Back Better Act
December 10, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Consumer Price Index report and the urgent need to pass the Build Back Better Act to fight inflation and lower costs for American families:
more...Majority Leader Schumer, Senator Warren, Congresswoman Pressley Release New Analysis Showing That Resuming Student Loan Payments Will Strip $85 Billion From The Economy In 2022
December 8, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) sent a bicameral letter to President Joseph Biden releasing new data about the adverse economic impact of restarting student loan payments and calling on him to act without delay to cancel up to $50,000 of student debt.
more...Pelosi, Schumer Announce Additional Details for Lying in State of The Honorable Robert J. Dole
December 7, 2021
Washington, D.C. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today announced additional details for the lying in state of The Honorable Robert J. Dole in the United States Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, December 9, 2021 and Friday, December 10, 2021.
more...Pelosi, Schumer Announce The Honorable Robert J. Dole Will Lie in State in the United States Capitol Rotunda
December 6, 2021
Washington, D.C. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today announced that The Honorable Robert J. Dole will lie in state in the United States Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, December 9, 2021. A formal arrival and departure ceremony will be held on Thursday.
more...New Schumer Dear Colleague: Update on Build Back Better Act Progress in Senate
December 6, 2021
See below letter from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to the Senate Democratic Caucus providing an update on the steps being taken to achieve the goal of passing the Build Back Better Act in the Senate before Christmas.
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