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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the chaos within the Trump Administration – in its border policy, its foreign policy and the Trump Administration itself – his support for the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Trump administration’s plan to send 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East, Senate Democrats’ common sense policies to handle the humanitarian crisis at our southern border, and the need...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need for legislation that makes it a presidential campaign’s legal duty to report to the FBI when a foreign power offers assistance. Below are his remarks which can also be found here. I want to...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the failure of the Republican tax bill and urging the United States Navy to name a ship after New York Native and American hero, Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent. Below are his remarks, which can...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today blasted Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for continuing to block Senate action on critical legislation to protect our elections from foreign interference after President Trump said on ABC News that he would “listen”...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today pleaded with Senate Majority Mitch McConnell to commit to bringing up legislation to fix the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund for a vote in the United States Senate as a stand-alone bill the week after it passes the full...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the need for the Senate to pass legislation that aims to end gender-based wage discrimination and Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought’s concerning push for a two-year...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Trump’s supposed deal with Mexico, the potential consequences of his ineffective approach to foreign policy, Senate democratic legislation to address the situation at the southern border and...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico, the Democrat’s legislation to address the root causes of migration from Central America, bipartisan legislation to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia,...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today gave the following floor remarks regarding the anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment in the U.S. Senate and the need to schedule an all-senators briefing on election security as soon as possible. Below are his remarks, which can...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today gave the following floor remarks regarding President Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico and Senate Democrats’ proposal to include additional aid to Central American countries to help address the humanitarian crisis at the southern...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today gave the following floor remarks calling on Sen. McConnell to hold votes on universal background checks and election security legislation, the Trump administration’s vindictive and chaotic southern border strategy and the death of...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Trump’s get-nothing-done administration’s impact on infrastructure negotiations. Below are his remarks, which can also be viewed here: Yesterday, as everyone knows now, Speaker Pelosi...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor to call for the Senate to take up and pass the already agreed-to bipartisan disaster relief package. Below are his remarks, which can also be viewed here: Madam President, there’s a lot of partisan squabbling...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Leader McConnell refusing to the bring the bipartisan, House-passed Violence Against Women Act to the Senate floor, making VAWA another tombstone for his legislative graveyard, and the actions the Trump...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Republicans’ assault on women’s reproductive rights and the need for the Trump administration to stay strong against China. Below are his remarks, which can also be viewed here: Now Madam...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor recognizing two late Senate staffers that regretfully passed over the weekend, disaster relief negotiations, the recent abortion ban passed in Alabama and Republican attempts to strip women of their reproductive...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Trump administration’s new immigration reform plan, which is not a serious attempt at immigration reform, the need for defense and intelligence chiefs to testify publicly on the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding the observation of Peace Officers Memorial Day, Republican judges, the need for disaster relief funding for all American citizens, Alabama’s inhumane abortion bill, demanding  President Trump...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding The New York Time’s report that the Trump administration may send “as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons,”...