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Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the urgent need to pass emergency COVID survival legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:Now, every day it seems, for the past week or so, I come to the...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the bipartisan agreement to finally deliver emergency COVID relief to the American people. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:After weeks of intense bipartisan negotiation, the leadership of...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Republicans accepting a proposal that would prevent the sabotage of the Federal Reserve’s ability to respond to future economic crises. Sen. Schumer explained that now that having overcome the...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need to finalize COVID relief legislation while a last-minute proposal introduced by Sen. Toomey (R-PA) that would restrict the Federal Reserve’s ability to respond to future economic...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding his support of a proposal to send $1200 dollar checks to Americans in need due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) objected to the proposal. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding emergency COVID relief legislation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:We continue to move closer to a final agreement on an omnibus appropriations bill and a...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor providing an update on emergency COVID relief legislation that the American people desperately need. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:As we rapidly approach the end of...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the distribution and recent approval of the first safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine.  Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:Now, on COVID-19. In a year full...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need for Republicans in the House and Senate to follow Leader McConnell’s statement and acknowledge President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris. Below are Senator Schumer’s...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the progress that has been made on the bipartisan energy bill, the important business that the Senate must complete by the end of this year, and the need for a comprehensive COVID-19 relief...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the distribution and recent approval of the first safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine and how he will not skip the line to take the vaccine before those who need it most.  Below are...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding today’s electoral college vote for President-elect Biden. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:Today, members of the Electoral College are gathering in all...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need to pass serious bipartisan emergency legislation to provide relief from the COVID pandemic. Senator Schumer laid out the need to support our essential workers and state and local...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the urgency to pass an emergency COVID relief bill to help families in need. Senator Schumer laid out how funding for state and local governments would support frontline workers and first...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor calling on Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) to call off his announced hearing next week that attempts to lend credence to President Trump’s wild and disproven...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President-elect Biden’s selection of Lloyd Austin to be the next Secretary of Defense and on his meeting with leading members of President-elect Biden’s economic team. Senator Schumer also laid...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding retiring Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:Sadly, I return to the floor today to say farewell to another member who will conclude his time in the Senate at the end...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need to reach a bipartisan agreement on emergency COVID relief for American families, reiterating that the bipartisan framework presented last week should be the basis for negotiations....

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor urging colleagues to reject the confirmation of FCC nominee Nathan Simington and his misleading remarks to the Commerce Committee about his role in the president’s desired changes to Section 230. Below...

Washington, D.C. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Republican leader’s “red line” on a sweeping corporate immunity proposal derailing emergency coronavirus relief for the American people. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also...