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Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the vote later today to reconsider cloture on the motion to proceed to the Right to IVF Act, which would protect American families’ access to IVF. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor about the need to pass a bipartisan CR and keep the government funded and avoid a government shutdown.. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: The clock is ticking for Congress...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on today’s vote to confirm Kevin Ritz to be Circuit Court Judge for the Sixth Circuit. If confirmed, Judge Ritz will be the 210th judge confirmed under President Biden's administration. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on tomorrow’s vote to advance the Right to IVF Act, which would protect IVF access for American families. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Two years ago, Donald Trump...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor following a briefing from Secret Service Acting Director Rowe on the arrest of an armed suspect who fled from former President Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach Florida, and assured that Congress is...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) sent the following letter to Shalanda Young, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, demanding that all federal agencies that use AI for consequential decisions establish or maintain a...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the need to come to a bipartisan agreement to fund the government past September 30th and avoid a painful and unnecessary Republican government shutdown. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can...

New York, N.Y. – Today, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent the following letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and ONDCP Director Dr. Rahul Gupta calling for further action to ensure continued diplomatic efforts between the People’s Republic of China...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to announce the Senate's upcoming vote to protect IVF access for American families. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: From the moment the MAGA Supreme Court reversed Roe as Donald Trump promised they...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on inflation slowing to a new three year low following passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Speaker Johnson's delayed vote on a partisan CR proposal and its critical shortcomings in areas like veterans' care, defense, border security, and health services. Leader Schumer stressed the need to...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to honor those who lost their lives and those who undertook brave acts of heroism on 9/11, emphasizing his commitment to work every day to ensure the survivors of the attack receive the care they deserve....

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate on the vote to confirm Jeanette Vargas to serve as District Judge For The Southern District Of New York, adding to the Biden – Harris administration’s list of highly qualified and diverse nominees . Below are...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to urge his Republican colleagues in the House to stop wasting time on a CR proposal intended to lay the groundwork for dangerous Project 2025 proposals and to instead work with Democrats on a bipartisan...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke at the Congressional Medal Ceremony to award the highest Congressional honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to the 13 service members who lost their lives in defense of innocent civilians at the Hamid Karzai International...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the need for Senators to work together on a bipartisan basis to make progress on important issues when possible. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Everyone knows that...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to announce the historic establishment of a new high-speed rail manufacturing facility in Horseheads, New York, benefiting both the local economy and the national transportation system. Below are Senator...

Elmira, N.Y. – Following his relentless advocacy, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announces Siemens is planning a new manufacturing hub to build high-speed railcars for line connecting California to Las Vegas.    Following the passage of the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Law,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to welcome his Senate colleagues back after a productive August work period, and to applaud the swearing-in of Senator-designate George Helmy, the first-ever member of the Coptic Orthodox Church to serve...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on this upcoming session, including continuing work to confirm President Biden’s well-qualified judicial nominees and the need to pass bipartisan legislation to avoid a harmful and unnecessary government...