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Prior To Danly’s Confirmation Hearing, Leader Schumer Sends Letter To Department Of Energy Inspector General Donaldson And Office Of Government Ethics Director Rounds Urging An Investigation Of The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Ethics Program, Which Has Provided Inconsistent And...

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard, refusing to take action on critical legislation that already has bipartisan support. More than 250 House-passed bills are buried in Leader McConnell’s legislative graveyard, and that...

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard, refusing to take action on critical legislation that already has bipartisan support. More than 250 House-passed bills are buried in Leader McConnell’s legislative graveyard, and that...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement, following reports that the U.S. government is investigating TikTok-owner ByteDance’s acquisition of the Musical.ly app for potential national security risks. This investigation comes after Senators...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement in response to a report that President Trump is  abandoning his commitment to pass background checks legislation to combat gun violence after a string of mass shootings this summer: “President Trump...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Leader McConnell’s hall-of-mirrors approach to legislating and the need for a bipartisan appropriations process, and called on Republicans to quit their theatrics and examine the facts in the...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) made the following remarks on a press call today with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the Alliance for Justice, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and American Federation Of Teachers  ahead of the Judiciary...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after receiving a written response from the Office and Management and Budget (OMB) to a September 12th letter from Schumer and Senate Committee on Appropriations Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT)...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need for a bipartisan appropriations process, the Senate vote to overturn the Trump administration’s rule to push forward junk health care plans, and the all-Senators briefing from members of the...

Leader Schumer Requests Top Army Leaders Ensure Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman Is Protected Both Professionally And Personally From Retaliation After He Testified To Congress About President Trump’s July 25 Call With The President Of Ukraine Schumer Asks Army Secretary And Army Chief Of Staff...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY),  Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) held a press call today ahead of the vote Senate Democrats are forcing on a resolution to roll back the Trump administration’s rule to promote junk insurance...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans’ hall-of-mirrors approach to legislating and the need for a bipartisan appropriations process, the upcoming Senate vote to overturn the Trump...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the passing of former Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC): “I just spoke to Kay Hagan’s husband Chip and I told him that from the moment I first met Kay Hagan, I knew that she was special—and she...

In One Of This Year’s Most Significant Policy Votes, Senate Democrats Will Force A Majority-Threshold Vote This Week On Resolution To Undo Trump Administration’s Rule That That Threatens Pre-Existing Condition Protections For Millions Of Americans This Week’s Vote Will Be The Third In A Series Of...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor on the passing of former Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina. Senator Schumer also spoke about President Trump neglecting to notify Congressional leaders of U.S. operations to eliminate ISIS Leader Abu Bakr...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after reports that President Trump announced that U.S. special forces carried a raid in Northwestern Syria, resulting in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: “The death of al-Baghdadi is great...

“The stakes are climbing higher every day, with more Kurds dying, more ISIS prisoners escaping, more children fleeing, and Russia and Iran gaining more power with each tick of the clock,” said Senator Duckworth. “Bipartisan congressional majorities have spent the past two weeks...

Leader Schumer’s New Proposal Would Make Clean Cars And Charging Stations Available To All Americans And Will Help Meet Carbon Emissions Targets Scientists Say We Must Reach To Avoid Most Devastating Effects Of Climate Change, All While Stimulating An American-Made Manufacturing Supply Chain...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke at the Statuary Hall ceremony to honor Congressman Elijah Cummings as his body lies in the United States Capitol Building. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: In his first speech in Congress, Elijah...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need to seek the facts in the House impeachment inquiry following the explosive testimony of Ambassador Taylor and the need for the Trump administration to respond to congressional subpoenas. Senator...