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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after the Supreme Court extended full access to mifepristone nationwide: “Medications such as Mifepristone have been proven safe and effective and have been widely relied upon for decades. Today’s order...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor sounding the alarm that Donald Trump’s costly war in Iran is eroding America’s standing on the world’s stage and weakening the U.S. response to other global threats. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor memorializing the fourth anniversary of the racist mass shooting at Tops Supermarket in Buffalo. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Before I close today, I want to say...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor slamming President Trump on his indifference towards Americans’ economic burdens, including rising gas and food prices and record-high wholesale inflation rates, caused by his disastrous war in Iran...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor warning President Trump not to sell out Taiwan and American economic interests in bilateral negotiations with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor urging Senate Republicans to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and protect Americans from predatory practices. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks.   The Consumer Financial Protection...

Republicans Said 60 Days Was The Turning Point. Trump’s Own Defense Secretary Admitted: “We Are 74 Days Into This.” Today, Republicans Still Voted To Let Trump Off The Hook Senate Republicans, In Their Own Words, Said Congress Must Act After 60 Days — But When It Was Time To Vote, They Bowed To...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor calling out President Trump for saying, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation” after his costly and unpopular war with Iran has caused the price of gas and other essentials to skyrocket...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor warning Donald Trump not to capitulate to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s demands and compromise American supply chains, economic independence, and national security. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor urging Senate Republicans to vote against Kevin Warsh’s nomination to be the Federal Reserve Chair following Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the Federal Reserve’s independence. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor condemning President Trump for demanding $1 billion in taxpayer funds for his gilded ballroom while Americans are struggling with rising costs and wholesale inflation is at an all-time high of 6%....

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor urging Senate Republicans to protect the American dream and support Democrats’ joint resolutions of disapproval against the Trump administration’s decision to reverse key consumer protections. Below are...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor condemning the Trump administration for gutting America’s public health preparedness programs, weakening our country’s ability to respond to the current hantavirus outbreak and urging the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor condemning President Trump for his plan to use a billion-dollars of taxpayer money to build a ballroom instead of addressing rising costs amid record high inflation rates and low approval rates on the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor, urging his Republican colleagues to vote for Senate Democrats’ seventh War Powers Resolution. Leader Schumer argued that Trump’s suspension of the federal gas tax is simply not enough to help American...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor urging Donald Trump to avoid compromising American manufacturing, semiconductor chips, relations with Taiwan, and artificial intelligence in a deal with China ahead of Trump’s summit with Chinese...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor denouncing Senate Republicans’ $72 billion reconciliation bill that would waste taxpayer money on Donald Trump’s gilded ballroom and pump billions more into ICE and Border Patrol without any...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor condemning the Trump administration for cutting vital public health and pandemic preparedness programs amid the hantavirus outbreak. Leader Schumer unveiled his three point plan to keep Americans safe –...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor, as this week marks the 60th day of Trump’s war in Iran, urging Senate Republicans to hold Trump accountable and pass the Iran War Powers Resolution as the War Powers Act demands. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate passing legislation to prohibit Senators and staff from betting on prediction markets and calling on the House and Trump administration to do the same. Below are Senator Schumer’s...