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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the House passage of legislation to protect Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders: “Communities across the nation are experiencing the fear...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today gave the following floor remarks regarding the anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment in the U.S. Senate and the need to schedule an all-senators briefing on election security as soon as possible. Below are his remarks, which can...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today gave the following floor remarks regarding President Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico and Senate Democrats’ proposal to include additional aid to Central American countries to help address the humanitarian crisis at the southern...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today gave the following floor remarks calling on Sen. McConnell to hold votes on universal background checks and election security legislation, the Trump administration’s vindictive and chaotic southern border strategy and the death of...

While American Families Demand Action, Senator Mitch McConnell Has Turned The Senate Into A Legislative Graveyard Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard, refusing to take action on critical bipartisan legislation that has already been...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after another Republican member of the House of Representatives once again blocked passage of the Senate-passed bipartisan disaster relief legislation: “As Republicans continue their inexplicable...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s public remarks, calling on Leader McConnell and Republicans to stop blocking bipartisan election security legislation and Congress’ obligation to continue...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after the Trump administration once again refused to label China a currency manipulator: “This is the fifth time in a row that the Trump Administration has refused to label China a currency manipulator....

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after another Republican member of the House of Representatives blocked passage of the Senate-passed bipartisan disaster relief legislation : “If anyone had any doubts about which party is blocking...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the bipartisan disaster aid bill, passed with the support of 85 senators yesterday and blocked by a single House Republican earlier today: “This week proved the president wrong—Congress...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on the agreement to vote on a bipartisan disaster aid bill. “It’s good that Republicans finally came to their senses and realized that Puerto Rico and other disaster impacted areas deserve to be...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on the agreement to vote on a bipartisan disaster aid bill. “It’s good that Republicans finally came to their senses and realized that Puerto Rico and other disaster impacted areas deserve to be...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Trump’s get-nothing-done administration’s impact on infrastructure negotiations. Below are his remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, as everyone knows now, Speaker Pelosi...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor to call for the Senate to take up and pass the already agreed-to bipartisan disaster relief package. Below are his remarks, which can also be viewed here: Madam President, there’s a lot of partisan squabbling...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Leader McConnell refusing to the bring the bipartisan, House-passed Violence Against Women Act to the Senate floor, making VAWA another tombstone for his legislative graveyard, and the actions the Trump...

Washington, D.C. – Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi issued this statement in advance of Wednesday’s meeting with the White House on a $2 trillion infrastructure plan: “Three weeks ago, we were pleased to have had a productive meeting with the President, during which he agreed to a...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after a meeting with Congressional leaders and Trump administration officials to discuss budget caps negotiations: “Democrats are committed to working on a...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Republicans’ assault on women’s reproductive rights and the need for the Trump administration to stay strong against China. Below are his remarks, which can also be viewed here: Now Madam...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor recognizing two late Senate staffers that regretfully passed over the weekend, disaster relief negotiations, the recent abortion ban passed in Alabama and Republican attempts to strip women of their reproductive...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding reports of an agreement with Canada and Mexico to end U.S.-imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports: “I have always said that we should be focusing our efforts on China, not on Mexico,...