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Brooklyn, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, calling for President Trump to appoint a single senior military official to lead the coordination of medical supplies and equipment to fight the coronavirus. Below is a transcript of the...

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today held a press call, calling on President Trump to fully invoke the Defense Production Act and appoint a senior military official to oversee both production and distribution of medical supplies and equipment. He also announced the...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today announced plans to appoint Bharat Ramamurti to the Congressional Oversight Commission, one of multiple, critical layers of oversight Democrats fought to include in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act....

New York, N.Y.  – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today in an interview with Alicia Menendez on MSNBC strongly criticized President Trump’s firing of the Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson and renewed his call for the Trump administration to appoint a top...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after President Trump announced his intent to nominate Brian Miller to be Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery:“This oversight position, which will be responsible for overseeing hundreds of billions...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today in an interview with CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield renewed his call for the Trump administration to fully invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) and to appoint a top military official to lead the federal government’s production...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after President Trump fired Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson:“Whether it’s Lt. Col. Vindman, Captain Crozier, or Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson: President...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today held a press call, urging the Trump administration to work with states to quickly distribute urgently needed unemployment benefits to Americans. The Senators’ call...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appeared today on MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes, calling on President Trump to demonstrate leadership and entirely invoke the Defense Production Act to increase the supply of desperately needed ventilators and PPE to combat the coronavirus....

In New Letter, Leader Schumer Calls For Designation Of Senior Military Officer To Lead And Implement A Government-Wide Plan For Increased Production, Procurement, And Distribution Of Critical Medical Devices And Equipment Leader Schumer Says Inadequacy Of Administration’s Response Hurting...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Sen. Schumer called on the Trump administration to appoint a military official as czar for production and distribution of desperately needed medical equipment. He also demanded that the administration...

In New Letter To SBA Administrator Carranza, Senators Schumer, Cardin, Sanders, And Coons Call For Swift Implementation Of CARES Act Programs Designed To Keep Small Businesses And Nonprofits Afloat During Coronavirus CrisisThe Senators Emphasize That COVID-19 Has Wreaked Havoc On Employers And...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after the Labor Department reported more than 6 million people filed for unemployment benefits in the week of March 27: “Today’s jobless report shows the grim reality of the coronavirus’s crippling...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront about the need for President Trump to fully invoke the Defense Production Act and immediately appoint a military official to coordinate both the production and distribution of desperately needed...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on NPR’s All Things Considered about the impact of the coronavirus on New York and called for hazard pay for frontline coronavirus workers. Below is a transcript of the interview:Mary Louise Kelly: Let's bring in one of...

Schumer Also Calls For Big, Bold, Green Infrastructure Bill And For Trump Admin To Get Funding For Expanded Unemployment Insurance To States Immediately Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today appeared on MSNBC and called for hazard pay for frontline workers and for...

Washington, D.C.— Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) sent a letter urging Secretary of Labor...

Senators To Mnuchin: The SIGPR’s Structure Is Your Structure, Defend It Washington, D.C.— Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement regarding the appointment of Department of Defense Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine to chair the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, one of several accountability and transparency mechanisms Democrats...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after the House passed in a bipartisan way the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act:“With this bill, Congress has established strong, comprehensive programs—like a Marshall...