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New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demanded Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins exercise her authority under Section 203 of the Packers and Stockyards Act to block the proposed closure of the Tyson Foods beef processing facility in Lexington, Nebraska, which...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke at the Center for American Progress to announce his “Opportunity Starts at Home” agenda, a comprehensive plan full of proposals from Senate Democrats to combat the housing affordability crisis. In his speech, Leader...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor on yesterday’s Verizon service outage which impacted over 100,000 customers, and the need for companies to always compensate customers in the event that such a situation occurs. Leader Schumer also...

President Trump Promised To Bring Down Costs On “Day One,” Including Families’ Biggest Expense Of Housing, And Trump Has Broken That Promise Leader Schumer Unveils His “Opportunity Starts At Home” Agenda To Offer Solutions To Lowering Housing Costs For All Americans Washington, D.C. - Senate...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor slamming the Trump administration for their disregard of affordability and the Democratic party’s plans to address the skyrocketing costs of housing, groceries, health care, and more. Below are Senator...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) slammed Republicans’ procedural motion to sidestep their War Powers Resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) condemned Senate Republicans for blocking a War Powers Resolution that some even previously supported as they continually abdicate their constitutional responsibility to check the President’s reckless military adventurism....

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke at a virtual press conference to condemn President Trump’s use of federal power against political opponents and to announce the introduction of the No Political Enemies (NOPE) Act, legislation designed to prevent...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor slamming Donald Trump and his reckless military adventurism while ignoring the plight of Americans at home ahead of a Republican-led vote to dismiss the bipartisan War Powers Resolution. Below are...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor asking for unanimous consent to pass a three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits to provide urgent relief for the millions of Americans who lost their health care when the tax credits...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demanded the Attorney General justify the misguided approach that the Trump administration is taking to addressing domestic terrorism and political violence. Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demanded Attorney...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor announcing he will call for passage of a three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that passed the House last week to deliver relief to the millions of Americans who lost...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor slamming Donald Trump for campaigning on populist ideals and gaslighting the American people on affordability instead of taking any real action to address the skyrocketing costs of groceries, housing,...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor slamming Donald Trump and his Department of Justice for their politically motivated investigation into Jerome Powell, which will lead to economic chaos and instability. Leader Schumer also called on...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today joined Morning Joe to discuss Democrats’ plan to fight Trump’s chaos, corruption, and skyrocketing costs. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Willie Geist: Joining us now, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York....

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor criticizing Donald Trump’s commitment to reckless military action instead of focusing on lowering costs for American families and encouraging Senate Republicans to vote for the War Powers Resolution...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning Donald Trump's unlawful tariffs for raising prices for families and shuttering small businesses ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of Donald Trump’s trade war. Below...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor criticizing Donald Trump and his Department of Justice for their politically motivated investigation into Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell to distract from Donald Trump’s failing economy...

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on HHS and CDC to immediately reverse vaccine recommendation changes, launch a full-scale public awareness campaign, and provide a full accounting of their plan to protect the public from the dangers of the flu. Leader...

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer joined U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in introducing the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act to help maintain American leadership and competitiveness in the global technology race. The...