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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jan 13, 2022

I know of no further debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 490) was agreed to.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jan 13, 2022

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 9:52 p.m., adjourned until Friday, January 14, 2022, at 11:20…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jan 13, 2022

Finally, as we continue this important conversation about the future of our democracy, I ask my Democratic colleagues to consider the following: If the right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy, then how can we in good conscience…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jan 13, 2022

Madam President, on defending democracy--something Leader Reid would have been passionate about, if he were still with us here, and he is telling us that now--over the next few days, the U.S. Senate will face a critical and unavoidable…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jan 13, 2022

Madam President, before I begin my remarks, I see my dear friend, the President, sitting there--the Senator from Nevada--and I am just thinking, last night, as we watched Harry Reid leave the Senate for the final time: Harry, we miss you…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jan 13, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

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Claudia Tenney
@claudiatenney· Republican · NY· Jan 13, 2022

It is Groundhog Day again on the House floor. Yet again, our Democratic colleagues continue to gaslight the American people by claiming that despite record turnout in recent elections, Republicans are scheming to steal the sacred right to…

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Claudia Tenney
@claudiatenney· Republican · NY· Jan 12, 2022

Too many precious American souls have sacrificed life and limb to protect our sacred right to vote. Now is the time to choose self-governance by, of, and for the people, not a takeover and surrender to partisan bureaucrats. Mr. McGOVERN…

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Claudia Tenney
@claudiatenney· Republican · NY· Jan 12, 2022

Once again, we find ourselves on the floor of the House of Representatives debating legislation to enact the great takeover of elections by partisan Federal bureaucrats and their friends across the aisle and prohibit the most basic voting…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jan 12, 2022

We`re having a lot of serious, long and intense meetings with Senators Manchin and Sinema. We are trying to come to a place, we`re not there yet, I wouldn`t want to delude anybody to think that this is easy, but we`re trying to come to a…

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Brian Higgins
@brianhiggins· Democratic · NY· Jan 12, 2022

From the steel mills to the auto plants, Buffalo and Western New York are communities that respect hard work and have a long and strong record of leading and supporting the labor movement. That tradition continues with local Starbucks…

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Adriano Espaillat
@adrianoespaillat· Democratic · NY· Jan 12, 2022

We are seeing a wave of voter suppression efforts show their ugly heads across this country, a crisis of unprecedented proportion that is cracking at the very foundation of our democratic process. Republicans have continued to push lies…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jan 12, 2022

Now, Mr. President, I ask to execute the previous order with respect to the Sanchez nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Gabriel P. Sanchez…

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Kirsten Gillibrand
@kirstengillibrand· Democratic · NY· Jan 12, 2022

Making financial education more available to individuals is one of the important considerations if we want to expand financial literacy.

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Kirsten Gillibrand
@kirstengillibrand· Democratic · NY· Jan 12, 2022

Research shows that a large portion of older adults and people with disabilities have low levels of financial literacy.

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Kirsten Gillibrand
@kirstengillibrand· Democratic · NY· Jan 11, 2022

A GAO report last year documented the expanding use of facial recognition technology.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jan 11, 2022

The Senate is going to act as soon as tomorrow. It is my intention to once again bring legislation to the floor to fight back against the threats to democracy and protect people`s access to the ballot. Once again, I urge my Republican…

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Grace Meng
@gracemeng· Democratic · NY· Jan 11, 2022

We need to ensure that our communities are resilient to meet the challenges ahead.

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