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Sens. Schumer, Wyden, And Brown Send Letter To President Trump Calling On Him To Stand Firm And Secure Meaningful Concessions From China In Ongoing Trade Negotiations Senators Warn President Trump That Without A Strong Agreement In Place, The Chinese Government Will Continue To Employ An Array Of...

In New Letter To Comptroller General Dodaro, Leader Schumer Requests Investigation Of U.S. Pharmaceutical Market’s Dependence On China And Other Foreign Sources For Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), And Assessment Of U.S. Capability To Manufacture Its Own Finished Pharmaceutical...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor in response to the shooting yesterday in Jersey City, NJ. Senator Schumer also called on Senate Republicans and Attorney General Barr to accept the facts and stop spreading reckless conspiracy...

Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act, Included In National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) For Fiscal Year 2020, Will Pressure China, Mexico, And Other Synthetic Opioid Trafficking Countries To Crack Down On Traffickers, Direct Trump Admin. To Identify & Sanction Foreign Traffickers Of Synthetic...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to a federal court in Texas issuing a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from using military funding to build his wall:  “The injunction announced tonight by a federal...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor urging Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans to allow a vote on the bipartisan election security DETER Act. Following Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D-MD) unanimous consent request to pass the critical...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the report stating the Department of Justice’s Inspector General found no political bias in the FBI probe into the Trump 2016 campaign and Russia and urged Republicans to stop...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke at a press conference about the Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Russia inquiry. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:For years, President...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on the report stating the Department of Justice’s Inspector General found no political bias in the FBI’s investigation of connections between President Trump’s 2016 campaign and...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the Senate Republicans’  latest promotion of the Putin-backed conspiracy theory that falsely blames Ukraine for interfering in the 2016 elections: “When Vladimir Putin...

“In May, the ENROLL Act passed the House of Representatives,” said Senator Baldwin. “But since then, it’s been sitting in Majority Leader McConnell’s legislative graveyard because Senate Republicans have refused to give it a vote, pass it and get it done. They’ve...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act: “The Voting Rights Act is perhaps the most significant piece of civil rights legislation in US history....

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor after the House of Representatives announced it will proceed with articles of impeachment. Senator Schumer also urged Senate Republicans to stop spreading the unsupported and false narrative promoted...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor after the United States Senate unanimously passed the FUTURE Act, which would secure critical funding to minority-serving institutions. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today stood on the Senate floor in solidarity with the Jewish communities following the shooting in Jersey City, NJ. Senator Schumer also spoke regarding the need for Republicans to stop spreading conspiracy theories and instead...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the House Intelligence Committee report on the evidence gathered in the impeachment inquiry and urged Senate Republicans to stop spreading the unsupported and false narrative promoted by Russia that...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding reports that the Trump administration has finalized a heartless rule that would cut hundreds of thousands off the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today on the Senate floor called on Senate Republicans to stop spreading the unsupported and false narrative promoted by Russia that Ukraine was responsible for 2016 meddling and urged Leader McConnell to include bipartisan election security...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the FBI letter designating the Russia-based FaceApp as a potential U.S. counterintelligence threat. Senator Schumer also urged Leader McConnell to take action on bipartisan proposals to protect our democracy...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the filing of a bicameral amicus brief in the case of June Medical Services LLC v. Gee, joined by 36 Senators and 161 Members of the House of Representatives.  The case, currently...