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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on Republican efforts to pursue only so-called “red-flag” laws without passing universal background checks legislation: “The notion that passing a tepid version of an Extreme Risk...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today held a joint press conference with Republican Rep. Peter King at a Walmart in Westbury, New York, urging Leader McConnell to put the bipartisan House-passed background checks bill on the Senate floor for a vote ASAP. Below are his remarks,...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Trump delivered remarks on the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton: “In February, the new Democratic House Majority promptly did its duty and...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on recent shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas: “One awful event after another. Leader McConnell must call the Senate back for an emergency session to put the House-passed universal background...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after President Trump withdrew Rep. John Ratcliffe from consideration to be the Director of National Intelligence: “Thank goodness. Rep. Ratcliffe never should have been considered in the first place....

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard, refusing to take action on critical bipartisan legislation. More than 200 bills passed this year by the House are buried in Senator McConnell’s legislative graveyard, and that number...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor urging the passing of the bipartisan budget caps agreement. Below are his remarks, which can also be found here.  Mr. President, in a short time, the Senate will vote on final passage of a bipartisan...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement following the Fed’s decision to cut interest rates by a quarter of a point: “The Fed’s decision to cut interest rates today undercuts the Trump-Republican argument that their tax cut for the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor calling for the immediate passage of the bipartisan budget caps agreement, urging President Trump to stay tough on China during trade negotiations, the need for action on election security, the Senate Committee on...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor urging the immediate passage of  the bipartisan budget caps agreement, election security legislation, and Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans residing in the U.S. Below are his remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Leader McConnell’s continued resistance to pass bipartisan election security legislation, opposition to the nomination of President Trump’s blind supporter Rep. Ratcliffe to be Director of...

DECEMBER 2016: THE WASHINGTON POST REPORTS THAT MCCONNELL CHALLENGED EFFORT TO ALERT PUBLIC TO THREAT OF RUSSIAN ELECTION HACKING “In September, during a secret briefing for congressional leaders, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) voiced doubts about the veracity of the...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the legislation to permanently reauthorize the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund becoming law: “Finally, nothing can get in the way of our first responders getting the help they are due...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s plan to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) to be the Director of National Intelligence. “It’s clear that Rep. Ratcliffe was selected because he...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement following the Supreme Court ruling that will allow President Trump to steal funds from the military for his ineffective and expensive wall.   “It’s a sad day when the president is...

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democrats, led by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released a new a letter they sent to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s report on Putin’s intelligence operations to interfere in the United States’ elections. The Senate Intelligence Committee’s...

Yesterday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller told the country that the Russian government is again trying to influence our elections – but instead of working to pass commonsense legislation to secure our elections, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have buried them in...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today went to the Senate floor to make a unanimous consent request to immediately pass the Securing America's Federal Elections Act (SAFE Act) HR2722, which is bipartisan, House-passed election security legislation necessary to secure...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Senate Republicans blocking bipartisan election security legislation, Republican deficit hypocrisy, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s 250th speech on the subject of climate change, and the resignation of...