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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort but Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting their continuing resolution without any input — any input — from congressional Democrats.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

You don’t need to ponder what might happen next when Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, says that the tens-of-millions of seniors, families, and children who depend on these earned benefits are part of some scam — because that’s a…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

Our caucus is unified on a clean April 11 CR that will keep the government open and give Congress time to negotiate bipartisan legislation that can pass.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

I am deeply saddened today for the passing of Dr. Hazel Dukes. We called her Ma Dukes. Ma Dukes' lifelong commitment to equality, from breaking racial barriers in New York to leading the NAACP at the national and State levels, has left an…

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Mike Lawler
@mikelawler· Republican · NY· Mar 11, 2025

They refused to pass a bill. We passed appropriations bills on the floor last year. We were ready to conference. We were ready to negotiate. Chuck Schumer failed in his responsibilities. It is now incumbent on us to pass a CR through the…

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Mike Lawler
@mikelawler· Republican · NY· Mar 11, 2025

As the great George Costanza said: ``It's not a lie if you believe it.'' That is what we have heard today from my Democratic colleagues, a bunch of lies that maybe they sincerely believe. The reality is this bill does not touch Social…

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

The fact of the matter is that Donald Trump's policies are collapsing our economy. Unemployment is rising. The NASDAQ had its worst day since the COVID crash. Millions of dollars in retirement savings have been wiped out in just weeks. The…

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman for her tremendous leadership and for yielding. I don't really understand the ``Fatal Attraction'' reference because if anyone is dealing with fatal attraction, it is between President Trump and House…

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Dan Goldman
@dangoldman· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the Republicans' partisan sham of a government funding bill which is nothing more than a blank canvas for Donald Trump and Elon Musk to continue…

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
@robertfkennedyjr· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

I knew nothing about Epstein and merely accepted the travel arrangements because my wife at the time knew Maxwell.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

created an unacceptable hostile academic environment for Jewish students and others

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

Khalil created an unacceptable hostile academic environment for Jewish students and others.

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
@robertfkennedyjr· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

There are adverse events from the vaccine. It does cause deaths every year. It causes -- it causes all the illnesses that measles itself cause encephalitis and blindness, et cetera. And so, people ought to be able to make that choice for…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer says the Democrats have the votes to block a bill passed by the Republican controlled House.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

yesterday afternoon, Elon Musk confirmed what many of us have been warning about for a long time: Republicans are getting ready to gut Social Security and Medicare. Let me repeat that. Elon Musk confirmed what many of us have warned about…

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 2025

If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too.

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Nydia M. Velazquez
@nydiamvelazquez· NY· Mar 11, 2025

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this reckless Republican funding bill. Republicans claim that this is a clean CR, but the facts tell a different story. This bill slashes $23 billion…

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Mar 10, 2025

We've been very clear. We cannot collaborate with solely deportation cases.

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