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Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding his bicameral letter calling on the Biden administration to extend the pause on student loan payments. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding continued work on infrastructure legislation through both the bipartisan group and through the budget reconciliation process. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Senate Republicans yesterday blocking debate on legislation that would defend voting rights and protect American democracy. Senator Schumer reiterated that the fight against...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate’s continued work confirming President Biden’s nominees to bring both balance and diversity to the federal courts. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT) led their colleagues in a bicameral letter to President Biden calling on him to extend the pause on federal student...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor after Republicans blocked debate on key voting rights legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:I want to be clear about what just happened on the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to debate on key voting rights legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:What makes...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the today’s vote to begin debate on major legislation that would protect voting rights and safeguard our democracy. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate taking a crucial vote on whether to start debate on major voting rights legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:The Senate...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding bringing forward legislation to protect the right to vote, strengthen our democracy, and put a stop to the tide of voter suppression flooding across our country. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding moving forward on infrastructure along two tracks and convening with the group of Democrats negotiating with Republicans to discuss the bipartisan track after meeting with Budget...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the United States Supreme Court 7-2 ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:Ever since Democrats passed the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today delivered remarks at a press conference on the Senate passage of Juneteenth legislation yesterday. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:It is a beautiful, beautiful late spring day, and...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding his support for the repeal of the 2002 authorization for the use of military force in Iraq. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:Two days ago,...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the caucus’s meeting with Texas Democratic state legislators and Senator Schumer’s intention to hold another special caucus meeting to continue discussing the best path forward to...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Biden’s intention to formally nominate Myrna Pérez to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and Democrats’ desire to bring balance, experience, and professional and...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the importance of moving forward with infrastructure on two tracks and on the need for a budget resolution that will put the United States on track for significant reductions in...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after the Senate passed Senator Ed Markey’s (D-MA) legislation (S.475) to make Juneteenth a federal holiday: “Juneteenth commemorates the moment some of the last formerly enslaved people in the nation...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the recent FBI assessment that finds the threat of QAnon and violent domestic extremism. Senator Schumer added that this report further strengthens the argument for an independent...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Biden’s upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin and the need to combat cyber-crime, harden our cybersecurity, and condemn Russian aggression in the cyberspace. Below are...