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Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the vote on the bipartisan Respect For Marriage Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: For millions of Americans, today is a very good day, an important day, a day...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate working towards greater equality and passing the Respect for Marriage Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:  For millions of Americans, today is a very good...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the urgent need to pass an omnibus bill to fund the government and prevent a shutdown. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Now on a different...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate holding the next procedural vote for the Respect for Marriage Act this afternoon. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: As the Senate...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning former President Trump’s meeting with a notorious antisemite at Mar-a-Lago. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Last week, it...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement supporting the Biden Administration’s decision to pause student loan repayments through June 30, 2023: Borrowers are drowning under student loan debt and the Biden...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she will not seek re-election to Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the first procedural vote on the Respect for Marriage Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Today, the Senate has a chance to live up to...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on tomorrow’s procedural vote on the Respect for Marriage Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: The 117th Congress will go down, I...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the midterm election results and MAGA Republicans’ failed attempts to dismantle our democracy. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Over the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor and honored the New Yorkers killed in the tragic mass shooting in Buffalo, New York six months ago today, and the three students recently killed at the University of Virginia. Below...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today was interviewed on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Below is a transcript of the interview:   Joe Scarborough: Let’s bring in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and let's talk about what everybody in...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the violent assault on Paul Pelosi:   “What happened to Paul Pelosi was a dastardly act. I spoke with Speaker Pelosi earlier this morning and conveyed my deepest...

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Leader Charles Schumer invited President Isaac Herzog of Israel to address a Joint Meeting of Congress.  The invitation, conveyed in the letter below, comes as Israel prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding. “Across the...

New York, NY  – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) led a bicameral letter calling on the Biden Administration to establish a Recovery Task Force for Puerto Rico. The task force would be modeled after the successful...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement today following the Department of Commerce’s decision to establish new restrictions to limit China’s access to advanced U.S. manufacturing technology:“These tough new rules will protect our country’s...

Syracuse, NY - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, after more than three years of behind the scenes work and writing and shepherding the CHIPS + Science Act through Congress, in a statement today heralded the transformative announcement by U.S.-based Micron Technology, Inc. that it has committed...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the investiture of Supreme Court Justice Brown Jackson and Senate Democrats efforts to confirm federal judges:“Senate Democrats have made historic progress by confirming President...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of passage on legislation to fund the government, assist Ukraine, help American families heat their homes, and aid states hit by disasters. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:In a...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of passage on legislation to fund the government, assist Ukraine, help American families heat their homes, and aid states hit by disasters. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:In a...