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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach, and Americans impacted by rising healthcare premiums to denounce the Republican healthcare shutdown and urge Senate Republicans to negotiate to restore...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today held a press conference on the Trump Republican Shutdown and the unwillingness from Trump and Congressional Republicans to address the healthcare crisis facing the country. Below...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor calling out Republicans and Donald Trump for exacerbating the healthcare crisis in America and unnecessarily prolonging the government shutdown, forcing federal employees and programs to suffer because...

Washington, D.C. – When President Trump was campaigning, he promised that “starting on day one, [he would] end inflation and make America affordable again.” The reality of his presidency has been much different, as he plunged the United States into a chaotic trade war that has increased costs and...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today held a press conference on the Trump Republican Shutdown and the unwillingness from Trump and Congressional Republicans to address the healthcare crisis facing the country. Below...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on remarks made by Donald Trump, where he “terminated” funding for the extremely vital Gateway project, which would have catastrophic ramifications for New Yorkers, New Jerseyites, and the American...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the profoundly violent and hateful messages made in a Young Republicans group chat, and the deafening silence from Republican officials despite rising political violence. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor urging Americans to peacefully exercise their constitutional right to free speech and protest at the upcoming No Kings rallies, emphasizing the need to stand against the Trump administration’s threats to...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor urging Republicans to come to the table and join Democrats in bipartisan negotiations to fund the government and find a solution to the American healthcare crisis. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to call out Donald Trump and Russell Vought for their despicable incompetence in accidentally firing 800 federal workers, demand the administration reverse every single vengeful firing made last week,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the disgusting and hateful messages made in a Young Republicans group chat, and the lack of condemnation by Republican officials in the wake of rising political violence. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the long-awaited return of the last living hostages from Gaza, his commitment to bringing home the remains of all hostages, and his hope for a permanent peace in the Middle East. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the ongoing Trump shutdown and urged Senate Republicans to work with Democrats to reopen the government and prevent devastating healthcare premium increases set to impact millions of Americans. Below...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning the dangerously racist, sexist, and violent comments reportedly made by young Republican leaders and calling for Republican politicians to swiftly denounce the comments. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning the Trump administration’s decision to approve a $20 billion bailout for Argentina during a government shutdown, calling it a “slap in the face” to American families struggling with healthcare...

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the release of the hostages held by Hamas: “Today is a wonderful day. Finally, finally, finally, the last living hostages brutally held by Hamas are home, an immense and overwhelming sigh of...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and US Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Patty Murry (D-WA), Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after the Trump administration’s announcement that they are choosing to fire thousands of federal workers, callously using hard-working Americans as political pawns instead of negotiating a...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Trump administration’s disastrous trade policy that is battering American families and farmers: “Donald Trump’s trade policy disaster continues to batter American families and American...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the vote on his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, which would prohibit the use of taxpayer funds going to any remodeling or maintenance of the President’s foreign-owned Air...