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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the all-Senators briefing regarding changes to member Security following the deadly shootings in Minnesota and called on the President, as well as members of both political parties, to condemn hatred...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor encouraging the entire senate to support their colleague as he speaks out following the outrageous treatment he received at the hands of federal agents. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Republicans sneaking a backdoor abortion ban into their “Big, Ugly Bill” in an attempt to further set back reproductive rights in America ahead of the 3-year anniversary of the disastrous Dobbs...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor following the Senate Republicans’ release of the Senate Finance Committee portion of Donald Trump’s “Big, Ugly Betrayal,” warning that it will strip health care from millions, kill clean energy jobs,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to condemn Secretary Noem for the outrageous treatment of Senator Padilla for doing his job as a public servant. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: What happened last...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor following the arrest of the suspect in this weekend’s deadly shooting of Minnesota lawmakers, condemning the broader rise of political violence across the country and urging leaders from both parties to...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the cuts to SNAP proposed by Senate Republicans, which would cause millions of Americans, specifically children, to go hungry. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: After...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to bring attention to a radical gun provision that Republicans have snuck into their “Big, Ugly Bill” that reverses a century’s worth of commonsense rules on silencers, vowing that Senate Democrats will...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the Senate’s vote to confirm Billy Long to be IRS Commissioner, urging Senate Republicans to reject this radical, unqualified nominee. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor calling out the Trump administration for delaying funding allocated to help millions of Americans gain access to affordable, high speed internet, all to help Starlink. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump and Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill” which would have drastic effects on the U.S. economy by killing over 800,000 clean energy jobs, forcing the U.S. to be dependent on China, sending...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Senate Republicans voting to advance the nomination of Billy Long to be IRS Commissioner, laying out that this nominee is not independent, qualified or free of scandal. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard and Marine Corps to protests in Los Angeles against the wishes of local officials, condemning the use of our troops as political pawns. Below are...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the House having to vote once again on the “Big, Ugly Bill,” urging House Republicans to vote against the rule in order to lower costs, save jobs, and preserve health care access for millions of...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the alarming decision made by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to purge the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, putting Americans in unnecessary risk of preventable diseases. Below...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s violent provocation of deploying the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles, attempting to distract from his many failures. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the severe damage being done to the Social Security Administration through DOGE’s cuts, placing seniors at risk of losing benefits. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on House Republicans needing to make technical changes to their reconciliation bill, giving them another chance to use their leverage and make changes. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which will raise costs across the country, while also gutting health care for 16 million Americans. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which guts healthcare coverage from millions of Americans in order to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...