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Schumer Statement on SCOTUS Overturning Roe and Republicans’ Complicity in this Dangerous Decision to End Abortion Rights
June 24, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer issued the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
more...Schumer Statement on Roberts Court Decision to Strike Down Commonsense Gun Safety Measures in New York
June 23, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement today after the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, striking down New York State’s commonsense gun safety law that keeps our communities safe:
more...Schumer Statement on New Bipartisan Proposal to Lower Insulin Costs
June 22, 2022
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the new bipartisan proposal to lower surging costs of insulin – the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act. The legislation was introduced by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME):
more...Schumer, Pelosi Statement on Bipartisan, Bicameral Leadership Meeting on COMPETES/USICA Conference
June 21, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement following a meeting of the Big Four bipartisan, bicameral leadership on the COMPETES/USICA conference:
Schumer Statement On Senate Passage Of The SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act
June 16, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on today’s passage of the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act:
more...Schumer Statement On The 10th Anniversary Of DACA
June 15, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the 10th Anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
more...Schumer Statement On The Announcement Of A Bipartisan Gun Safety Framework
June 12, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the announcement of a bipartisan gun-safety framework:
more...Schumer Statement On The Record Pace Senate Democrats Have Set In Confirming President Biden’s Historic Slate Of Judicial Nominees
June 1, 2022
Seventy Five Percent Of The Judges Confirmed By This Senate Are Women, Nearly Two Thirds Are People Of Color, Ensuring The Federal Bench Better Reflects The Diversity Of America
more...In New Letter To Rupert Murdoch & Fox News Executives, Schumer Implores Fox News To Immediately Cease Dissemination Of Racist ‘Great Replacement Theory’ Echoed By Buffalo Mass Murderer
May 17, 2022
Following The Murder Of 10 People In East Buffalo, Where The Lone Gunman Touted White Supremacist Theories Often Spread By MAGA Republicans, Including Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Schumer Urges Murdoch & Fox News Executives To Immediately Cease Dissemination of Racist Theory on Network
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released a new letter sent today to Rupert Murdoch and other top Fox News executives urging them to acknowledge their role in the insidious spread of false far-right, white nationalist conspiracy theories like the ‘Great Replacement Theory’ and immediately cease all dissemination of extremist, white supremacist ideology on their network. These false, racist conspiracy theories have been echoed by recent mass murderers, including the perpetrator of the assault of an East Buffalo grocery store that left ten dead over the weekend. Majority Leader Schumer cited the recent massacres of minority groups and people of color as symptoms of the same white supremacist conspiracy theories that some Fox News hosts and political pundits are promoting on their shows. In addition to Mr. Murdoch and the Fox News executives, Leader Schumer’s letter copied Fox News host Tucker Carlson as well.
more...Schumer Statement On The Confirmation Of Alvaro Bedoya To Serve As Commissioner On The Federal Trade Commission
May 11, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the confirmation of Alvaro Bedoya to serve as Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission:
more...Schumer, Pelosi Joint Statement on Reported Draft Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
May 2, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following media reports of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling:
more...Schumer Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Critical Public Safety Officials After Months Of Obstruction From Senate Republicans
April 27, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the confirmation of ten U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals whose nominations had been held up for months by Republican Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) over an unrelated matter. Senator Schumer and Senate Democrats have fought for months to get these well-qualified nominees confirmed.
more...Schumer Statement On Biden Administration Crack Down On Ghost Guns
April 11, 2022
Washington, D.C. — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on President Biden’s announcement of new federal rules to crack down on ghost guns and combat gun crime:
more...Schumer Announces Senate Democratic Conferees To Jobs and Competitiveness Bill Conference
April 7, 2022
Washington, D.C., - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today named Senate Democrats to serve on a conference committee of Senate and House versions of the jobs and competitiveness bill.
Schumer, Warren, Pressley, Padilla, Warnock, Omar, Jayapal, Clyburn Commend Biden-Harris Administration For Extending The Payment Pause And Urge President To Cancel Student Debt
April 6, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), along with Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC) released a statement on an extension of the federal student loan payment pause:
more...Schumer Statement On $10 Billion COVID Preparedness Funding Agreement
April 4, 2022
Washington, D.C. — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on a bipartisan agreement reached on $10 billion emergency supplemental funding for President Biden’s COVID-19 response.
Full text of the legislation is available here. A summary of the agreement is available here:
more...Schumer, Warren, Pressley, Padilla, Warnock, Omar, Jayapal, Clyburn, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Extend The Payment Pause And Cancel Student Debt
March 31, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), along with Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC) led a letter to President Biden urging the administration to act now to extend the pause on federally-held student loan payments until at least the end of the year and to provide meaningful student debt cancellation.
Schumer Statement On The Passing Of Secretary Of State Madeleine Albright
March 23, 2022
Washington, D.C. - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the passing of former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright:
more...Majority Leader Chuck Schumer And Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden Statement On Koch Industries Continuing To Do Business In Putin's Russia Despite Illegal Invasion Of Ukraine
March 17, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) released the following statement regarding Koch Industries continuing operations in Russia despite Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine:
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Resources: Historic Omnibus Appropriations Agreement For FY2022
March 10, 2022
You can find resources on the historic omnibus appropriations agreement for FY2022 here.
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