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Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and laid out how Senate Republicans’ dithering and delays have prevented action to address the coronavirus crisis for months. Below is a transcript of the interview:  Mika Brzezinski: Let's bring in...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari calling for the immediate investigation into Department of Homeland Security officials’ provision of inaccurate or misleading statements to justify...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari calling for the immediate investigation into Department of Homeland Security officials’ provision of inaccurate or misleading statements to justify...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA), and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) issued a joint statement following the Office of Director of...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he would not have a final Republican proposal on a partisan COVID-19 response package until at least next week.  This months-long...

Washington, D.C.— Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released following statement following a new analysis from the Economic Policy Institute that says the Senate Republicans’ proposal to cut unemployment insurance benefits by $400 per week will significantly harm American families, jobs,...

Washington, D.C.— Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released following statement in response to President Trump’s effort to ban undocumented immigrants from being counted in the US Census 2020: “This order isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on and will be struck down by the courts....

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the real and negative consequences of Republicans’ delays and dysfunction on their coronavirus response for American families, who continue to struggle through the COVID-19 public health and...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the painful consequences of Republicans’ delays and dysfunction, which are preventing needed assistance to the American families who continue to struggle through the COVID-19 public health and...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a new letter today to the head of TeleTracking Technologies, the company the Trump Administration recently awarded...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today appeared on CNN’s The Lead With Jake Tapper and discussed the inability of Senate Republicans and the Trump administration to put forward a bill to combat the coronavirus pandemic after months of delays. Below is a transcript of...

Washington Post: White House, GOP In Disarray Over Coronavirus Spending Plan As Deadline Nears On Expiring Emergency AidNBC News: 'What In The Hell Are We Doing?' Senate Republicans Clash Over Coronavirus ReliefCNN: Republicans And White House Divided On Stimulus Proposal: 'I'm Not A No, I'm A Hell...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke at the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Committee hearing on 2020 general election preparations regarding the need for Congress to provide additional federal resources in the next COVID-19 relief legislation to ensure...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor, outlining how Republican delays and disarray are preventing needed assistance to the American people who continue to struggle through the public health and economic crises brought forth by COVID-19....

Study: 41% Of Black-Owned Businesses, 32% Of Latino-Owned Businesses & 36% Of Immigrant-Owned Businesses Have Permanently Shuttered During The Pandemic Bill Will Open Up Billions In New Credit Opportunities For Black, Latino And Low-Income Communities Through Neighborhood Lenders Rep....

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today appeared on CNN’s New Day and called for Senate action on the House-passed Heroes Act. Senator Schumer also condemned the delayed and partisan, behind-closed-doors efforts of Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans to draft an...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor, urging Senate action on the House-passed Heroes Act and condemning the months of needless, partisan delays by Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans. Leader Schumer also called for a serious bipartisan...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today appeared on MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes and railed against the partisan, behind-closed-doors efforts of Leader McConnell and the Senate GOP to draft a lackluster bill to address the coronavirus pandemic and instead called for Senate...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor, urging Senate action on the House-passed Heroes Act and condemning the months of needless delays by Senate Republicans. He also decried the Trump administration’s ill-intentioned efforts to shield COVID...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor, commemorating the life of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis and discussing the ongoing fight for racial equality and justice. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:...