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In New Letter To Chamber Of Commerce President And CEO, Senate Dems Urge Chamber To Support, Issue A “Key Vote Alert,” And Include Support In Their Legislative Scorecard For New Senate Resolution Co-Sponsored By Entire Senate Democratic Caucus Stating Climate Change Is Real, Caused By Humans,...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration, the Trump administration’s budget proposal, which slashes funding for Medicare, Medicaid, and other essential...

Tulsa World (OK) Editorial: Trump Needs To Rethink 'Emergency' Plan To Redirect Congressional Appropriations. “Trump could move ahead with his emergency plans by vetoing the resolution, but he shouldn’t. He should listen to the voices of solid conservatives — including Paul, Inhofe...

Washington Post:  Trump Proposes Big Cuts To Health Programs For Poor, Elderly And Disabled  Reuters:  Trump Budget Proposes Subsidy Cuts To Farmers As They Grapple With Crisis  CNBC:  Trump Pledged To Protect Medicare And Medicaid, But His 2020 Budget Calls For Major...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration, the Trump administration’s budget proposal, Republicans’ refusal to meaningfully confront the climate change...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the resolution to terminate President Trump’s emergency declaration, the Trump administration’s budget proposal, controversial judicial nominees Paul Matey to the Third Circuit and Neomi Rao to...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s budget proposal: “The Trump administration’s latest budget proposal is a gut-punch to the American middle class and a handout to the wealthiest few and...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this joint statement on reports that President Trump will request $8.6 billion for his expensive and ineffective border wall: “President Trump hurt millions of Americans and caused widespread chaos when...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement urging the Trump administration to immediately grant Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans. This comes as U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and...

In Light Of Reports That The White House Intends To Create A Fake-Science Working Group To Challenge The Scientific Consensus On Climate Change— Senators Schumer, Carper, And Reed Introduce Legislation To Block Any Federal Funding To Support Such A Working Group The White House’s Fake...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on Senate Judiciary Republicans voting to advance the nominations of Michael Park and Joseph Bianco for the Second Circuit: “Another day, another partisan push by Senate Republicans for hard-right...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Republicans’ refusal to seriously confront climate change, three voting rights priorities in the wake of continued efforts to curb voter access, and the need for President Trump to take a hard line on...

In The Wake Of Voter Suppression Efforts In The 2018 Midterm Elections— Senator Schumer Is Making It A Priority To Provide A Vital Fix To The Voting Rights Act Following The Shelby County V. Holder Supreme Court Decision, Implement Nationwide Automatic Voter Registration, And Grant D.C....

Senate Republicans have a problem: they refuse to do anything about climate change even as it is already impacting their constituents. Instead, Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Mitch McConnell, are planning to waste the American people’s time on a sham political stunt. This is simply the wrong...

Washington, D.C. – Democratic leaders of the House and Senate today unveiled the Save the Internet Act, legislation that will keep the internet open and free.  The legislation will reverse the disastrous repeal by President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in late...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today on the Senate floor announced  a new resolution to establish a Senate Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and strongly urged colleagues to reject Chad Readler’s nomination to the Sixth Circuit. Below are his remarks, which can...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Introduces New Legislation To Establish A New Senate Select Committee On The Climate Crisis And Urges Republican Leader McConnell To Schedule A Stand-Alone Vote On The Bill  Schumer’s Call For New Committee On Climate Change Is Latest Step Senate...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Chad Readler’s nomination to the Sixth Circuit, the resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration, Republicans’ refusal to seriously confront climate change, and...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Chad Readler’s nomination to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration, Republicans’ silence on climate change, and...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding Chad Readler’s nomination to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals:   “When the Senate votes on the nomination of Chad Readler next week, every Republican will be forced to show their constituents and...