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Washington, D.C. – Following the Trump Administration announcing CDC-wide layoffs which impacted the World Trade Center Health Programs, on top of other cuts to 9/11 funding, Democratic Leader Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new HHS Secretary,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today released the following statement after reports of potential staff reductions for the World Trade Center Health Program. “We have serious questions and grave concerns regarding potential staff...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services to warn of his unqualified background, emphasizing that his confirmation would endanger public health,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services to implore Senate Republicans one last time to consider the dangers of confirming a conspiracy theorist who...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor following the Senate Budget Committee’s markup of Republicans’ reconciliation bill, which provides tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy while gutting programs that help working Americans, such as Medicaid,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to warn of the dangers of confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services, emphasizing that his confirmation would endanger public health, undermine vaccine science, threaten...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to Director of National Intelligence, urging Senate Republicans to reconsider their support for the Trump nominee and warning that her confirmation would pose...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) yesterday spoke on the Senate floor urging Senate Republicans to reconsider their support for Trump nominee Tulsi Gabbard, warning that her confirmation as Director of National Intelligence would pose significant risks to U.S. national...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the Senate Budget Committee’s markup of Republicans’ first reconciliation bill, which provides tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy while gutting programs that help working Americans. Below are...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s bold promises to lower costs on day one, but now he instead is focused on distracting the American people from higher costs and rising inflation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to address the upcoming March 14th federal funding deadline, emphasizing that Democrats do not want a shutdown, despite President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ active efforts to shut down large...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to warn of the dangers posed by Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ahead of their...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on President Trump’s brazen and reckless attempts to ignore the rule of law and pass the far-right MAGA agenda . Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: In his first three...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to announce the launch of the new Senate Democratic Whistleblower Portal, a vital tool to expose corruption, abuses of power, and threats to public safety within the Trump Administration, ensuring the...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to demand that the Trump Administration restore funding to essential programs such community health centers (CHCs), mental health programs, veterans organizations, and Head Start programs. Below are...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to condemn efforts from Republicans to pass a highly partisan reconciliation bill that gives tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy while gutting essential government programs and hurting the American people....

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer sent the following letter to Senate Democrats on the strategies Democrats will continue to implement to confront the Trump Administration’s assault on American families, through means of oversight, litigation, legislation, and communication and...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Democrats are warning their GOP colleagues against bankrolling tax cuts for the rich by gutting Medicaid and slashing health care for children, seniors, and people with disabilities.  Nearly 80 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after Senate Republicans released a highly partisan budget resolution that paves the way for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy while gutting essential government programs like health care and hurting...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor demanding Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meet with Senate Democrats after DOGE’s hostile takeover of the Treasury, compromising the department’s most sensitive information of American citizens. Leader...