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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following joint statement following a dinner with President Trump in the White House:“We had a very productive meeting at the White House with the President. The discussion focused on DACA....

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Democratic caucus demands on tax reform, the Cassidy-Graham bill to be released today, the Administration’s decision not to include border wall funding with legislation for Dreamers, and the need...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding Democratic amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act and urging the President’s Election Integrity Commission be disbanded. Below are his remarks:Once again, I want to thank my colleague...

Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Senator Bob Casey, and Senator Tammy Baldwin published the following post on Medium today. In the piece, they discuss how the Democrats will offer amendments to the NDAA bill that would protect and strengthen our Buy American Policies through taxpayer...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding the remembrance of September 11th, Hurricane recovery aid for the areas affected by Irma, and the upcoming consideration of the NDAA. Below are his remarks:Mr. President, sixteen years ago today,...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding the consequences of ending DACA and the responsibility of Congress to put a clean DREAM act on the floor in September.  Below are his remarks:First, I want to thank my colleague from Hawaii for her...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following joint statement following a meeting with President Trump in the White House:"In the meeting, the President and Congressional leadership agreed to pass aid for Harvey, an ...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today delivered remarks at a press conference denouncing President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and urging a vote on a clean DREAM Act. Below are his remarks:It’s not great to be here, we wish we...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan to put a clean DREAM Act up for a vote. Below are his remarks:Yesterday, the Trump Administration made a terribly wrong decision to...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following joint statement regarding Democratic votes for a Harvey aid package and a short term debt limit increase: “Democrats are prepared to offer our votes for the Harvey aid package,...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding the September agenda, the need to work with Democrats on tax reform, North Korea, and the termination of DACA . Below are his remarks:First I welcome you and every other Senator back from the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the below statement in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “Most Americans know how heartless the DACA decision is; ripping apart families and...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following joint statement regarding Congress’s agenda: “Providing aid in the wake of Harvey and raising the debt ceiling are both important issues, and Democrats want to work to do both....

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer released the following statement after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the reconciliation instructions from the FY2017 budget expire at the end of September. Unless Republicans can pass a tax plan by the end of the month, they will...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the below statement on the Trump administration’s sabotage of the current health care system: “The Trump administration is deliberately attempting to sabotage our health care system. When the number of people with...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer delivered remarks on a call with reporters regarding President Trump’s scheduled address on taxes this afternoon in Missouri. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Later today, President Trump is planning to travel to Missouri to...

Senator Chuck Schumer published the following post on Medium this morning. In the piece, he calls on President Trump to disband the “Election Integrity Commission” and says that if the President refuses, he will seek to add language prohibiting the commission’s operation in a must...

Senator Chuck Schumer published the following post on Medium this morning. In the piece, he calls on President Trump to disband the “Election Integrity Commission” and says that if the President refuses, he will seek to add language prohibiting the commission’s operation...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the below statement in response to President Trump’s threat during a rally last night in Arizona to shut down the government over funding for a border wall: “If the President pursues this path, against the wishes of both...