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Schumer Floor Remarks On Airstrike In Iraq Against High-Level Iranian Military Officials
January 3, 2020Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the airstrike in Iraq against Major General Qassem Soleimani. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:Last night, the United States conducted a military operation designed to kill Major General Qassem Soleimani, a notorious terrorist. No one should shed a tear over his death.The operation against Soleimani in Iraq was conducted, however, without specific authorization and more...
Schumer Remarks At NYC Press Conference Calling For Fair Senate Impeachment Trial; Schumer Says New NYT Reporting On President Trump’s Decision To Withhold Military Aid To Ukraine Makes Strongest Case Yet For Requested Witnesses And Documents
December 30, 2019New York, New York - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today at a press conference in New York City on a separate topic called for a fair Senate trial and for the requested witnesses and documents following The New York Times story showing top Trump administration officials have direct knowledge of the decision to withhold military aid to Ukraine: Last night the New York Times published a new story detailing the machinations that President Trump and his aides took to withhold more...
Schumer: If President Trump Is So Confident That He Did Nothing Wrong By Withholding Aid To Ukraine, He Would Let Michael Duffey, Others Testify And Produce Requested Documents
December 22, 2019Schumer Says Newly Unearthed Emails From Key Trump Admin Officials Raise Two Important Questions: If There's Nothing Wrong With Withholding The Aid, Why Didn't Mr. Duffey Want Anyone To Know About What He Was Doing? Schumer Also Asks From Whom Did Mr. Duffey Get the Order and Why Did He Do It? New York, NY - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke at a press conference in New York City calling for a full, fair and honest impeachment trial in the Senate. Below is a more...
Schumer Remarks On The House Of Representatives’ Impeachment Of President Trump And The Need For A Fair And Honest Trial In The Senate
December 19, 2019Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor calling for a fair and honest trial in the Senate following the House approval of two Articles of Impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here: Last night, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump. It is only the third time in our nation's history that the President of the United States has been more...
Schumer Floor Remarks On Bipartisan Appropriations Agreement
December 18, 2019
Schumer Floor Remarks Calling For A Fair & Honest Bipartisan Impeachment Trial In Senate If Articles Are Approved By The House
December 18, 2019Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today on the Senate floor called for a fair and honest bipartisan impeachment trial in the Senate—including specific documents and testimony from four key witnesses—if the House votes today to pass articles of impeachment. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here.In response to the limited set of relevant witnesses I proposed for a potential Senate trial earlier this week, the Republican leader gave a more...
Schumer Floor Remarks Calling For A Fair & Honest Bipartisan Impeachment Trial In Senate If Articles Are Approved By The House
December 17, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today on the Senate floor called on Leader McConnell to accept the structure he put forward for a fair and honest bipartisan impeachment trial in the Senate, should articles of impeachment pass the House, after Leader McConnell spoke on the floor regarding the Democratic proposal. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here: I just listened to Leader McConnell's lengthy response to my letter proposing the more...
Schumer Floor Remarks On The Victims Of The Jersey City Shooting, The Need For GOP’s “Conspiracy Caucus” To Accept The Facts, Opposing The Nomination Of Lawrence VanDyke To The Ninth Circuit, And The Failure Of The Trump-Republican Tax Law
December 11, 2019Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor in response to the shooting yesterday in Jersey City, NJ. Senator Schumer also called on Senate Republicans and Attorney General Barr to accept the facts and stop spreading reckless conspiracy theories. In addition, he urged his Senate colleagues to reject the nomination of Lawrence VanDyke to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and detailed how the Trump-Republican Tax Law has failed the American people more...
Schumer Floor Remarks Urging Leader McConnell And Senate Republicans To Allow A Vote On The DETER Act, A Bipartisan Election Security Bill
December 10, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor urging Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans to allow a vote on the bipartisan election security DETER Act. Following Senator Chris Van Hollen's (D-MD) unanimous consent request to pass the critical election security legislation, Republican Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) blocked its passage. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here. I want to thank my colleague from Maryland for his diligence more...
Schumer Floor Remarks On The Need For Republicans To Stop Spreading Debunked Conspiracy Theories, The Inclusion Of Paid Parental Leave For Federal Employees In The NDAA, And Senate Dems’ Effort To Save Net Neutrality
December 10, 2019Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the report stating the Department of Justice's Inspector General found no political bias in the FBI probe into the Trump 2016 campaign and Russia and urged Republicans to stop spreading debunked conspiracy theories, ahead of Pres. Trump's meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Senator Schumer also applauded a bipartisan agreement to include paid parental leave for federal workers more...
Schumer Remarks: DOJ IG Report Should Serve As A Wake-Up Call To Senate Republicans’ “Conspiracy Caucus”
December 9, 2019Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke at a press conference about the Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Russia inquiry. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:For years, President Trump and his Republican allies in Congress and the media have speculated wildly about “deep state” conspiracies against his presidency. They are based on the claim that the FBI opened an more...
Schumer Floor Remarks On The House Proceeding With Articles Of Impeachment, The Need For Senate GOP To Stop Spreading Putin’s Propaganda, Trump Administration’s Proposal To Require U.S. Citizens Undergo Facial Scans At Airports, And Applauding House Passage Of Robocall Legislation
December 5, 2019Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor after the House of Representatives announced it will proceed with articles of impeachment. Senator Schumer also urged Senate Republicans to stop spreading the unsupported and false narrative promoted by Russia that Ukraine was responsible for 2016 meddling after the Justice Department's inspector general found no evidence that the FBI probe into the Trump campaign was a setup. In addition, he spoke more...
Schumer Floor Remarks On Senate Passage Of The FUTURE Act
December 5, 2019Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor after the United States Senate unanimously passed the FUTURE Act, which would secure critical funding to minority-serving institutions. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here: First, let me thank my colleagues, the Senators from South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington State, Alabama, and Delaware for their hard work on this very important issue. I appreciated their words and, more...
Schumer Floor Remarks In Solidarity With Jewish Communities After Jersey City Shooting, On The Need To Use Facts Not Conspiracies In The House Impeachment Inquiry, And On The Failure Of The Trump-Republican Tax Law
December 5, 2019Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today stood on the Senate floor in solidarity with the Jewish communities following the shooting in Jersey City, NJ. Senator Schumer also spoke regarding the need for Republicans to stop spreading conspiracy theories and instead listen to facts in the impeachment inquiry. In addition, he detailed how the Trump-Republican Tax Law has failed the American people in light of the second anniversary of its passage later this month. Below are more...
Schumer Floor Remarks On The House Intelligence Committee’s Report, The Need For Senate GOP To Stop Spreading Putin’s Propaganda, And The Need For A Bipartisan Appropriations Process
December 4, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the House Intelligence Committee report on the evidence gathered in the impeachment inquiry and urged Senate Republicans to stop spreading the unsupported and false narrative promoted by Russia that Ukraine was responsible for 2016 meddling. Senator Schumer also spoke regarding the need for a bipartisan appropriations process. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday more...
Schumer Floor Remarks On The Trump Administration's Heartless, Cruel Plan To Take Food Assistance Benefits Away From Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans
December 4, 2019Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding reports that the Trump administration has finalized a heartless rule that would cut hundreds of thousands off the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here: Today, the Trump administration announced it had completed a new rule that would potentially throw hundreds of thousands of needy Americans off food assistance. more...
Schumer Floor Remarks On The Need For Senate Republicans To Stop Spreading Putin’s Propaganda, Urging Leader McConnell To Reverse Opposition To Inclusion Of Election Security In The NDAA, And On The Retirement Of Sen. Isakson
December 3, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today on the Senate floor called on Senate Republicans to stop spreading the unsupported and false narrative promoted by Russia that Ukraine was responsible for 2016 meddling and urged Leader McConnell to include bipartisan election security legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act. Senator Schumer also spoke regarding the upcoming retirement of Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), for whom a bipartisan lunch will be held today. Below are more...
Senator Tester Delivers Weekly Democratic Address
November 22, 2019"Our nation's veterans have made many sacrifices for the freedoms that we enjoy," said Senator Tester. "And in return for their service, we have an obligation to ensure that these men and women receive the quality benefits that they have earned. But the Trump Administration- while claiming to support our veterans, has turned their backs on them, blocking benefits for those who suffered from illnesses related to the exposure to Agent Orange." Washington, D.C. - As Senate Democrats continue to more...
Schumer Urges Courts To Quickly Resolve Cases Involving Subpoenas For Witnesses In House Impeachment Inquiry, Says Individuals Who Claim To Have Exculpatory Evidence About the President’s Conduct Should Testify Under Oath
November 21, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor, urging courts to quickly resolve cases involving subpoenas for witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, the Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, provided some of the most significant testimony in the House impeachment inquiry to date. Ambassador Sondland asserted a "quid pro quo" linking the offer of a White House more...
Schumer Floor Remarks On The Need For A Bipartisan Appropriations Process & Passage Of The FUTURE Act, New DIA Assessment That Says President Trump’s Precipitous Withdrawal From Syria Has Strengthened ISIS, And Urging Republicans To Include Election Interference Sanctions And Other Key Provisions In The NDAA
November 20, 2019Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need for a bipartisan appropriations process and blasted Senate Republicans for blocking critical funding for minority-serving institutions. Senator Schumer also spoke regarding the new Defense Intelligence Agency assessment that confirms President Trump's precipitous withdrawal of troops from Syria has strengthened the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In addition, he urged Senate Republicans to more...
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