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Here in Texas, Republican leaders have refused to lift a finger to improve access to affordable, quality health care.  In my state, the expansion of Medicaid would provide care for hundreds of thousands of Texans. And at the same time, Republicans across the nation are actively fighting to...

Aquí en Texas, los líderes republicanos se han negado a mover un dedo para mejorar el acceso a una salud asequible y de calidad.  En mi estado, la expansión de Medicaid podría proporcionar atención a cientos de miles de tejanos. A la vez, los republicanos de todo el país luchan activamente...

During my campaign, people told me to fix the damn roads – because blown tires and broken windshields are downright dangerous.  And car repairs take money from rent, child care, or groceries.And we – the Democrats – are doing something about it.*** I was holding down a new job, caring for my newborn...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer briefly spoke today on the Senate floor regarding Senate Republicans’ efforts to hide the truth by blocking testimony from key witnesses and documents in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked testimony from key witnesses and documents in the Senate impeachment trial:“To not allow witnesses or documents in an impeachment trial is a grand tragedy, one of the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer spoke today at a press conference ahead of the Senate consideration of witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Good morning,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s latest proposal to gut Medicaid and take away health care coverage from millions of Americans: “President Trump has once again broken his...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer spoke today at a press conference ahead of Senators’ questions in the Senate impeachment trial. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, as you know, the president's counsel ended their defense of the...

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, along with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member Dick Durbin, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement on an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan ahead of the Trump administration plan release:"We need a plan that will improve the prospects for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Any such plan must start...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer spoke today at a press conference ahead of today’s Senate impeachment trial proceedings. Sen. Schumer urged his Republican colleagues to support calling for testimony under oath from former National Security Advisor John Bolton, Mick...

Washington, D.C.— Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today delivered the following remarks following the first day of opening arguments from President Trump’s legal defense team: Sen. Schumer: Now, the first point that I would like to make is that the president's counsel did something...

Washington, D.C. – Led by United States Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), thirteen Members of Congress have written the Fiscal Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) for Puerto Rico, calling for it to amend the fiscal plan for the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer spoke today at a press conference ahead of the fourth day of Senate impeachment trial proceedings. Sen. Schumer urged his Republican colleagues to rise to the occasion and do their duty to the Constitution, to their country, and to seek the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer spoke today at a press conference ahead of today’s Senate impeachment trial proceedings. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: The president said in an interview yesterday at Davos that he will take a...

“The public is understanding how unfair Senator McConnell’s trial rules are and Republican Senators are beginning to tell him to change them. The real test will be if they pressure Senator McConnell to allow witnesses and documents. “For all of the name-calling and fingerprinting...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer spoke today on the Senate floor ahead of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. In his remarks, Senator Schumer referenced Senator McConnell’s original impeachment...

Washington, D.C.— Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement in response to Senator McConnell’s Senate impeachment trial resolution proposal:“Senator McConnell repeatedly promised Senators, the public and the press that his rules for the trial would be the same as...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke at a press conference regarding the Senate impeachment trial. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:As everyone knows, we’ve all been sworn in by the Chief Justice of the United States to serve...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer spoke today on the Senate floor regarding the transmission of the articles of impeachment to the Senate and the swearing in of Senators as a court of impeachment. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...