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Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate’s progress on bipartisan appropriations bills, including the consideration of dozens of amendments. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: The Senate today will...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the new Speaker of the House, Representative Mike Johnson, and the need for bipartisanship to avoid a shutdown, fund the government, and pass the supplemental. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke at the ceremony for the unveiling of the portrait of Senator Dan Inouye in the Old Senate Chamber of the United States Capitol. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: After Dan’s passing, a colleague in the Hawaii delegation...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding yesterday’s successful, bipartisan Insight Forum on AI. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, the Senate held our second bipartisan AI Insight Forum. This...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Second Avenue Subway receiving $3.4 billion in federal funding thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: New York City is in...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Senate moving forward on three bipartisan appropriations bills and the need to move forward on President Biden’s supplemental request. Below are his remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today closed the Senate’s second AI Insight Forum. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, as prepared for delivery: This has been a truly enlightening discussion. Thank you all for lending your time, your ideas, and your expertise to our...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today opened the Senate’s second AI Insight Forum. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you to my colleagues in our bipartisan AI gang – Senators Rounds, Heinrich, and Young – who have helped make these...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Biden’s supplemental request. Below are his remarks, which can also be viewed here: Last week, President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office to affirm that America will...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate’s bipartisan progress on appropriations legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Democrat and Republican appropriators continue making progress on an...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate moving forward on three appropriations bills: Agriculture, MilConVA, and T-HUD. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks: We are now moving forward, after many weeks delay, on three appropriations...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the second bipartisan AI Insight Forum, taking place this afternoon. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Later this afternoon, the Senate will hold our second bipartisan...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the announcement of 31 tech hubs all across the nation thanks to the CHIPS and Science Act. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday was a really exciting day,...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor in advance of a vote on passage of the Senate’s bipartisan resolution supporting Israel against Hamas. Below are his remarks: October 7th, 2023, will go down as a day of infamy. As Israel faces the darkest...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Betty Koed, the first woman to hold the position of Senate Historian, leaving after eight years and her designation as Historian Emerita. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Russia’s wrongful detainment of journalists Alsu Kurmasheva And Evan Gershkovich. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, Russian authorities detained a journalist...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate’s good progress over the last few weeks on bipartisan appropriations legislation and the need to stop Republicans’ poison-pill amendments. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the bipartisan resolution standing with Israel and the importance of passing supplemental assistance for Israel and humanitarian aid. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the MAGA Republicans grinding the House to a halt, preventing crucial aid from reaching Israel. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Thanks to MAGA Republicans, the U.S....

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the next bipartisan AI Insight Forum, which will take place next week. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Next Tuesday, the Senate will hold our second in a series of...