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Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Trump’s denial yesterday of the reality of the threats posed by climate change and called for legislative action as wildfires engulf the West Coast. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor asking that HHS Secretary Alex Azar resign after disturbing allegations that his department interfered with CDC coronavirus reports that might embarrass the president. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need for an in-person, all-Senate intelligence briefing on the Trump Administration’s relationship with Russia. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:According to...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Senate Republicans refusal to provide stimulus funding for an essential industry: transit. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:COVID-19 has changed nearly every...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Senate Republicans refusal to provide stimulus funding for an essential industry: transit. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Finally, on...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need for an in-person, all-Senate intelligence briefing on the Trump Administration’s relationship with Russia. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor and railed against Senate Republicans’ partisan COVID-response bill, which is laden with poison pills like corporate immunity and falls far short of the needs of the American people. Below are Senator...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding how the release of excerpts from interviews by Bob Woodward with President Trump. Senator Schumer outlined how these new interviews show that the president knew how deadly the coronavirus was in...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today at a press conference spoke regarding the release of excerpts from interviews by Bob Woodward with President Trump, in which the president admits to downplaying the severity of the coronavirus. Senator Schumer outlined how the...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor, calling on Republicans to understand the scale of the coronavirus economic and public health crisis and explaining how the Republicans’ proposal represents a step backward and fails to meet the needs of...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Senator McConnell’s emaciated proposal and how it fails to meet the needs of the American people. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:In the three weeks since the...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor calling on the USPS Board of Governors to suspend Postmaster DeJoy while allegations of serious campaign finance law violations are investigated. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor outlining how Republicans’ intransigence is delaying needed support for the American people who are reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. Senator Schumer called on Republicans to get serious and work with...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke and laid out the Postmaster General DeJoy’s attempt to triple the cost of mail-in voting amid coronavirus pandemic. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Millions of Americans rely on the...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor blasting President Trump’s weak executive actions that fail to comprehensively and seriously address the needs of the American people amid this historic crisis. Leader Schumer called for the Trump...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Trump’s comments in an Axios interview last week that “it is what it is” that 1,000 Americans are dying a day from coronavirus, explaining that this attitude extends to Senate...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor and called on Republicans to take the serious steps needed to pass a serious, bipartisan proposal that meets the real and urgent needs of the American people who are still confronting the public health and...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of a meeting with Postmaster General DeJoy regarding the importance of securing funds for the Post Office amid nationwide reports of delays. Senator Schumer also spoke regarding the need to pass a...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to provide an update on negotiations regarding the next COVID relief bill and called for real action that meets the urgent needs of the American people who are still confronting the public health and...