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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump using his time as president to personally enrich himself and his donors as Americans across the country are facing the grim reality of rising costs and healthcare premiums. Below are...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today on the Senate floor to denounce the Republican shutdown and President Trump’s decision to leave the country amid a growing healthcare crisis, urging him instead to negotiate with Democrats to...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor in an exchange with Senator Merkley (D-OR) after Merkley held the floor through the night and into today, and discussed President Trump’s attacks on democracy, censorship of the media, and Republicans’...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans for refusing to work with Democrats to negotiate a bipartisan solution to address the Republican healthcare crisis and end the government shutdown,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor calling on Donald Trump to withdraw his nomination of Paul Ingrassia to head the Office of Special Counsel, citing his hateful and Nazi rhetoric. Leader Schumer also noted the alarming and growing trend...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans refusing to negotiate on legislation to extend ACA tax credits, which will raise healthcare costs for millions of Americans and prolong the Trump shutdown....

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Kristi Noem and the Trump administration’s blatant misuse of approximately $172 million taxpayer dollars in order to pay for multiple private, luxury jets while the American people suffer high costs....

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor calling out Republicans and Donald Trump for exacerbating the healthcare crisis in America and unnecessarily prolonging the government shutdown, forcing federal employees and programs to suffer because...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today held a press conference on the Trump Republican Shutdown and the unwillingness from Trump and Congressional Republicans to address the healthcare crisis facing the country. Below...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on remarks made by Donald Trump, where he “terminated” funding for the extremely vital Gateway project, which would have catastrophic ramifications for New Yorkers, New Jerseyites, and the American...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the profoundly violent and hateful messages made in a Young Republicans group chat, and the deafening silence from Republican officials despite rising political violence. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor urging Americans to peacefully exercise their constitutional right to free speech and protest at the upcoming No Kings rallies, emphasizing the need to stand against the Trump administration’s threats to...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor urging Republicans to come to the table and join Democrats in bipartisan negotiations to fund the government and find a solution to the American healthcare crisis. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to call out Donald Trump and Russell Vought for their despicable incompetence in accidentally firing 800 federal workers, demand the administration reverse every single vengeful firing made last week,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the disgusting and hateful messages made in a Young Republicans group chat, and the lack of condemnation by Republican officials in the wake of rising political violence. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the long-awaited return of the last living hostages from Gaza, his commitment to bringing home the remains of all hostages, and his hope for a permanent peace in the Middle East. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the ongoing Trump shutdown and urged Senate Republicans to work with Democrats to reopen the government and prevent devastating healthcare premium increases set to impact millions of Americans. Below...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning the dangerously racist, sexist, and violent comments reportedly made by young Republican leaders and calling for Republican politicians to swiftly denounce the comments. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning the Trump administration’s decision to approve a $20 billion bailout for Argentina during a government shutdown, calling it a “slap in the face” to American families struggling with healthcare...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the vote on his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, which would prohibit the use of taxpayer funds going to any remodeling or maintenance of the President’s foreign-owned Air...