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In The Letter, Leader Schumer Excoriates Attorney General Barr For His Extremist Statement Which Shows A Complete And Total Disregard For The Carefully-Designed System Of Checks And Balances The Framers Enshrined In Our Constitution Schumer Demands That Barr Answers A Series Of...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after Stephen Moore withdrew from consideration to serve on the Federal Reserve board of governors: “First, Cain. Now, Moore. Thank goodness neither were actually nominated. The only thing less funny...

Schumer Floor Remarks On Attorney General Barr’s Disgraceful Performance Before The Senate Judiciary Committee, Schumer’s New Letter Questioning Attorney General Barr About His Statements On Obstruction Of Justice, The Trump Administration’s Recent Attack On Women’s Health...

Schumer: Latest Trump Admin Action In Texas v. U.S. Proves President Trump Still Wants To Take Away Americans’ Pre-Existing Condition Protections And Jack Up Health Care Costs Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after the Justice...

Schumer Floor Remarks On Attorney General Barr’s Mischaracterization Of The Mueller Report, Yesterday’s Meeting On Infrastructure At The White House, And The Need To Confront The Climate Change Crisis Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor calling for Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to bring in Special Counsel Mueller to provide public testimony without delay. Below are his remarks, which can also be viewed here: Madam President, we...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding three action items needed following the release of the redacted Mueller report: holding Russia accountable for interfering in our presidential elections, strengthening 2020 election security, and calling on...

“The American people cannot afford to have Leader McConnell turn one chamber of their government into a legislative graveyard for two full years,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said today on the Senate floor. LEADER MCCONNELL ADMITTED HE IS A “GRIM REAPER” FOR...

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer issued this joint statement following their meeting with President Trump at the White House: “Today, we had a constructive meeting with President Trump agreeing on a big and bold initiative to...

In New Letter To President Trump, Leader Schumer & Speaker Pelosi Outline Priorities For Working Together On A Comprehensive Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Dem-Requested Meeting At The White House  Democratic Leaders Say a Comprehensive Bipartisan Bill on...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the shooting in Poway, CA and the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world; the passing of Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN); Congress’ need for the full, un-redacted Mueller report;...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding Leader McConnell’s ongoing refusal to allow debate and amendments on House-passed bills, a move that stymies progress and makes the Senate a legislative graveyard for middle-class...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement urging Senate Republicans to reject Stephen Moore for the Federal Reserve Board, another dangerous, unqualified nominee, following Herman Cain’s withdrawal from consideration: “Herman Cain was...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following joint statement calling for Special Counsel Robert Mueller to provide public testimony in the House and Senate as soon as possible. “Attorney General Barr’s regrettably...

President Trump promised the Republican tax law would be a “middle-class miracle” – instead, millions fewer Americans are set to receive tax refunds, while up to 30 million taxpayers could face additional penalties from the IRS because of the new tax law. As millions of American families struggle to...

In New Letters, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Seeks Details From The Department Of Justice And Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation On MNG Enterprises & Alden Global Capital’s – Known As “The Destroyer Of Newspapers” – Unsolicited Bid To Acquire Gannett. In Response To Previous...

Schumer-Leahy Amendment Is Yet Another Opportunity For Senate Republicans To Support Disaster Assistance For All Americans And Reject President Trump’s Refusal To Support Citizens In Puerto Rico.  Washington, D.C., (Thursday, April 11, 2019) – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding AG Barr’s continued failure to be impartial, the need to approve disaster relief funding for Puerto Rico and other hard-hit regions across the U.S., the Republican tax scam, and Interior Secretary...

Washington, D.C. – Today, top House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr following his testimony before the House and Senate appropriations committees reasserting their expectation for the full, unredacted Mueller report, along with the underlying evidence, to be...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after his meeting with nominee for Interior Secretary David Bernhardt: “In our meeting, I pressed Mr. Bernhardt on whether he would open up waters for drilling off of states opposed to offshore drilling,...