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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning Donald Trump for his attacks on democracy as he weaponizes the Justice Department to target his political enemies. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: We...

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) released the following statement after the White House abruptly fired the new interim U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York hours after a panel of federal judges had appointed him to the position: “Everyone knows...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor on ICE terrorizing communities across the country and urged Republicans to come to the table and negotiate commonsense reforms to rein in ICE and stop the violence. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor to condemn the Justice Department’s attempt to indict six Democratic members of Congress who used their First Amendment rights to remind American military members of their duty to the Constitution....

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service slamming the Trump administration’s decision to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act that would claw back any financial benefit to Donald Trump resulting from his corrupt lawsuits against his own...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor slamming the Trump administration for caving to Big Oil by announcing they plan to repeal the Endangerment Finding, which would reverse essentially all greenhouse gas regulations. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Venezuela Oil Proceeds Transparency Act, which would direct the Comptroller General of the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an independent audit of the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Chair of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus, introduced Virginia’s Law — landmark legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations that has shielded traffickers and denied...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor slamming the Trump administration for caving to Big Oil by announcing they plan to repeal the Endangerment Finding, which would reverse essentially all greenhouse gas regulations. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor to introduce Virginia’s Law, legislation named after Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, to eliminate certain statutes of limitations and empower survivors to pursue justice. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor on the deadline fast approaching for Republicans to come to the table and negotiate commonsense reforms for ICE. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: The clock is ticking...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released the following statement on the Republican counterproposal: “Republicans shared an outline of a counterproposal, which included neither details nor legislative text. The...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor outlining Democrats’ commonsense proposals to rein in ICE and urging Republicans to agree to these reasonable standards. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: On Saturday,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor, following Ghislaine Maxwell’s lack of testimony to the House Oversight Committee, to condemn the Department of Justice’s continued failure to provide the legally-mandated release of the full Epstein...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor to oppose the nomination of Jeremy Carl for Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, citing Carl’s long history of racist, white supremacist, and antisemitic views. Below are...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor on the SAVE Act, which would function as a modern day Jim Crow, disenfranchising millions of Americans. Leader Schumer said the legislation is dead on arrival in the Senate. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) held a pen and pad to discuss Democrats’ proposal for commonsense reforms to rein in ICE and end violence in communities across America. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Leader Schumer: Okay, so we all know what's going on...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Leader Schumer will go to the Senate floor to ask for unanimous consent on legislation that would allow the Senate to sue the Justice Department for their failure to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act: Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will go...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) joined MS Now’s Morning Joe to discuss Democrats’ proposed list of commonsense proposals to reform ICE and the importance of voting rights in the face of Republican attacks. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Joe...