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Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the urgent need for Republicans to get out of the way so that Senate Democrats can raise the debt ceiling and avoid catastrophic default. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the urgent need to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better reconciliation package by the end of October. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:On the...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the upcoming vote to pass a continuing resolution that will keep the government funded until December 3rd, provide funding to help process and resettle Afghan refugees and finally...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the vote to confirm Rohit Chopra to serve as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Tracy Stone-Manning to be the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the urgent need for Republicans to step aside and stop blocking Democrats from ensuring the full faith and credit of the United States by suspending the statutory debt ceiling....

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor, announcing Senate Democrats will introduce a continuing resolution that will keep the government funded until early December, provide long-sought emergency funding to help Americans still...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor and said that Senate Republicans must stop blocking a vote on legislation necessary to avert a catastrophic default crisis. 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 asking consent for a simple majority vote on a bill to suspend the debt ceiling. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) – who has for weeks insisted Democrats must vote on their...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor after Republicans blocked legislation to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling. Leader Schumer announced that later today he will seek consent to set up a vote using the same...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor following a failed vote on the House-passed continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown and suspend the debt limit. Senator Schumer made clear that although Senate Republicans...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the catastrophic consequences to the economy and American households if the U.S. defaults on its debt, which is why Leader Schumer will be bringing the House-passed continuing...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the catastrophic consequences to the economy and American households if the U.S. defaults on its debt, which is why Leader Schumer will be bringing the House-passed continuing...

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor & Pensions, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Lead Sponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act, and Senator Richard Durbin, Chair of the Senate...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today filed cloture on the motion to proceed to the House-passed continuing resolution, legislation that would fund the government and avert default. Because of this action, the Senate will vote on cloture on the motion...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the debt limit and the need for Senators to vote in favor of the House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government and avoid catastrophic default. Senator Schumer added...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to lay out the importance of confirming President Biden’s nominees to the Department of State and other agencies that play an indispensable role in keeping America safe. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the importance of confirming President Biden’s nominees to positions critical to U.S. diplomacy and national security, despite Republicans obstruction. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need for Senators to vote for the House-passed continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown and prevent a historic default that would lead to catastrophic economic...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Republican obstruction of President Biden’s well-qualified nominees. Senator Schumer announced that today he will file a discharge petition on the nomination of Rohit Chopra to...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding his intention to bring the Freedom to Vote Act for a vote on Senate floor in order to protect our Democracy and fight back against voter suppression, partisan gerrymandering....