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Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor honoring the thirteen American servicemembers killed in the war in Iran and slamming Donald Trump for the increased costs Americans face due to Trump’s chaotic military actions in the Middle East. Below...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor criticizing Trump for increasing energy costs by of wasting billions of American taxpayer dollars on a foreign war and killing hundreds of clean energy projects across the country. He also previewed...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor denouncing the SAVE Act and reiterating Senate Democrats’ unity against this bill that would disenfranchise millions of Americans. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and top election law experts held a press call to highlight the dangers of the SAVE America Act, citing how it would disenfranchise millions of Americans. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: Nothing is more important than...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement following the antisemitic attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan: “I am horrified and appalled by the attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, one the largest and most...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor urging Senate Republicans to support Democrats’ unanimous consent request to fund TSA while Senators negotiate on reforms to rein in ICE. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: In a few moments, my friend...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor to denounce the Trump administration’s war of choice in Iran. Leader Schumer criticized the administration’s failure to protect Americans from skyrocketing fuel costs due to the Iranian blockade of the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor, and debated with Leader John Thune (R-SD), to demand Republicans end their blockade of TSA, CISA, FEMA, and Coast Guard funding and support Democrats’ unanimous consent requests to fund all of DHS...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after Donald Trump announced he is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) due to skyrocketing oil costs. Leader Schumer called on Trump to use the SPR on Sunday, citing the economic pain American...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor urging Republicans to support Democrats’ unanimous consent request to fund all of DHS except ICE and CBP, and calling on Senate Republicans to work with Democrats on reforms to stop the abuses of ICE....

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) were joined by 41 colleagues in pressing the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people on...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor to celebrate Jeremy Carl withdrawing his nomination to be Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. Leader Schumer opposed Carl’s nomination due to his long history of...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor condemning Republicans for their refusal to address the abuses the country has seen from ICE and reiterated the need to fund DHS, except for ICE and Border Patrol. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor demanding a full, transparent investigation into the bombing of an elementary school in Iran that killed 170 people. He also demanded senior officials face public hearings and testify under oath as to...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor slamming President Trump for trying to undermine our democracy by threatening to block all legislation until the SAVE Act is passed, once again bringing our country closer to autocracy. Below are...

Washington D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI), and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) demanded that Trump provided accountability for his war in Iran and that the...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran. Leader Schumer discussed the contradictory messages from the administration on the war, the pain American families are feeling from rising gas prices, and the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor honoring our fallen soldiers in Trump’s war of choice in Iran and calling for public hearings and testimonies from the administration. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor honoring our fallen soldiers in Trump’s war of choice in Iran and calling for public hearings and testimonies from the administration. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s outrageous attempt to hold the Senate hostage over his voter suppression bill, the SAVE Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, Donald Trump...