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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today announced he is forcing a vote this evening to reverse the Trump administration’s gutting of the Community Reinvestment Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor, stating that the Senate should not proceed with Judge Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court and calling for a vote to adjourn the Senate until after election day with the ability to come...

Following Dangerous Comments By President Trump, Democratic Senators Warn Americans To Be On Alert Against Voter Intimidation And Efforts To Undermine Public Confidence In Election ResultsWashington, DC – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Rules Committee Ranking Member Amy...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía, today used the results of a new UnidosUS poll on Latino health concerns to call for Senate Democrats to continue fighting against Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s...

Brooklyn, N.Y. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement in response to Judge Barrett’s failure to say Medicare is constitutional:“Judge Barrett’s answers are getting increasingly scary as we move through the hearing.  We already knew that Justice Barrett...

Brooklyn, N.Y. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement in response to Judge Barrett’s failure to say President Trump can’t unilaterally delay elections:“Instead of giving the obvious and straightforward answer that of course the president...

Brooklyn, NY — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today released the following statement in response to Chairman Graham’s insistence that Judge Barrett’s markup be scheduled before her hearing has been fully completed:  “Republicans continue to ignore norms and...

Washington, D.C. — On the first day of the Supreme Court nomination hearings, Senate Democrats will focus on the damage that will be done to everyday Americans if Republicans are able to jam through a nominee that will finally allow them to achieve their goals of striking down the...

Brooklyn, N.Y.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and laid out Senate Democrats’ strategy focusing on the threat to health care and protections for Americans living with pre-existing conditions during the first day of Senate...

Washington, D.C. – The stakes couldn’t be higher: As promised, President Trump nominated a Supreme Court Justice who will “terminate” the Affordable Care Act, risking protections for millions living with pre-existing conditions, coverage for millions of Americans, and raise...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expressing concerns about how the third round of Farmers to Families Food Box contracts has been rolled out and calling on USDA to ensure vendors fulfill their commitments to...

Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Senator Amy Klobuchar delivers this week’s Weekly Democratic Address.  Senator Klobuchar begins by discussing how coronavirus has personally touched her family...

Brooklyn, N.Y. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s newest appointee to Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight Board:“Our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico deserve leadership and advocates, including Oversight...

Senators Schumer And Wyden Demand Investigation Into IRS Audits of President Trump, Including If White House Contacted IRS Regarding Trump’s Tax Returns Schumer And Wyden Write To Tax Inspector General George and Acting Treasury Inspector General Delmar To Ensure That No Interference Has Been...

Brooklyn, NY— Following a New York Times article on an investigative report about the Trump administration’s family separation policy, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released a video demanding answers and accountability from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

Schumer And Klobuchar Call For Robust Testing And Contact Tracing Program, And Stricter Rules For Social Distancing Following CDC GuidelinesWashington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Rules Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today unveiled S.Con.Res....

Senators Schumer And Murray Demand Release Of Information About Containment Measures, Including Contact Tracing, Outbreak Timeline And Health Guidance Given To StaffSchumer And Murray Write To Chief Of Staff Meadows To Provide Full Transparency From White House, Call Secretive Handling Of...

Washington, D.C.  – A group of leading national security Democrats today are raising an alarm over an approval by the Trump Administration to export over 227 tons of sensitive material critical to building missiles to the People’s Republic of China. In a new letter to Secretary of...

Brooklyn, N.Y.— Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement in response to the Washington Post reporting last night that outside GOP advisors are “suggesting a system in which the committee vote would be held in the Senate chamber, with ill...

Brooklyn, N.Y. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today released the following statement in response to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsay Graham’s reckless decision to move forward with the Supreme Court...