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Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding joining President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the Second Gentleman for the annual White House Menorah Lighting ceremony. 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 renowned voting rights lawyer Dale Ho, President Biden’s nominee to be a District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York. Senator Schumer recommended the nomination of...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need to pass both a government funding bill and the annual National Defense Authorization Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:There is a...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today delivered remarks at an event hosted by the Center for Reproductive Rights on the Republican attempts to overturn women’s fundamental rights under Roe v. Wade. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:Thank you,...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today delivered remarks at the Senate Judiciary Committee introducing Dale Ho, his recommendation to be a District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding moving forward with President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation. Senator Schumer reiterated his intention to have the Senate take action to debate and pass the Build...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need to achieve a bipartisan solution to address the debt limit and avoiding an unprecedented default. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

At bridges, train stations, transit centers, flood walls, schools, parks, ports, and more, Senate Democrats have spread the word about how the once-in-a-generation Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will transform communities big and small by updating our roads, bridges, and airports,...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the critical priority of passing a continuing resolution that will keep the government funded and avoid a needless Republican government shutdown. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Republicans voting last night to block the Senate from moving forward on the National Defense Authorization Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor after Republicans blocked advancement of the annual National Defense Authorization Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:There should be no misunderstanding about the absurdity that just...

Senate GOP Rejected A Bipartisan Agreement from SASC Chair Reed & Ranking Member Inhofe to Vote on 19 Amendments (Nearly Half are GOP-led)Washington, D.C. –  Senate Republicans voted today to block the Senate from advancing the FY2022 Senate National Defense Authorization Act...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding steps the Senate is taking toward passage of President Biden’s historic Build Back Better legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:Before...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 and the need for all Americans and New Yorkers to stay safe, get vaccinated, and get boosted. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding today’s vote on cloture on the substitute amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act. 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 the urgent need to pass legislation to fund the government and avoid a shutdown at midnight on Friday. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after the White House announced plans to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and lower prices at the pump across the United States. Senator Schumer had...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after the House passed President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation:“The House has taken an important step to advance President Biden’s Build Back Better plan that will...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor after multiple Republicans repeatedly obstructed votes on amendments proposed by Senators of both parties to the National Defense Authorization Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Republican obstruction of President Biden’s qualified nominees and urged his colleagues to drop their opposition to Dilawar Syed’s nomination to be Deputy Administrator...