Chuck Schumer

It was Tammy Duckworth who first informed me of Senator Akaka's passing, and it shows God's rhythms of life, the passing of Danny Akaka, after a long service and wonderful life, and now we have just learned of the birth of Tammy…

Over the past weeks, as we have been away, we have heard of the passing of two of our Senators: Zell Miller and Danny Akaka. I would like to say a few words about Danny Akaka, who was a good friend of mine. In everything he did, he was a…

First, let me welcome back my fellow Senators after a productive State work period. Let me welcome our newest Senator, Cindy Hyde-Smith, the junior Senator from Mississippi. She is the first woman to represent the State of Mississippi, and…

I call up amendment No. 1958 to the language proposed to be stricken. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an…

What are you hiding, Mr. President?

First, it is always a pleasure to hear from my friend, the Senator from Utah, when I agree with him and even when I don't.

Senator Schumer has send some -- he's had a press conference on Tuesday and sent some letter, he send a letter to Director Pompeo saying, you did not provide information about this.

The leader of the Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer is saying his offer of last week to support funding for President Trump border wall is now off the table.

Now, there is a real pathway to get a bill on the floor and through the Senate. It is a good solution. And I will vote for it.

The attention span of the American public is not very long, especially when you have things coming out of the White House.

But, Anderson, I think the other issue is and why Chuck Schumer wants to do this in a short amount of time is that he doesn't want to lose any of those red state Democrats.

I think Schumer generally, at least Democrats think he does a decent job of keeping his caucus together.

I very much thank my friend from Pennsylvania. As always, he is a gentleman as well as a great legislator and great leader. I meant those words very sincerely, unrelated to his yielding to me. ____________________

First, our hearts go out to everyone who has been affected by that horrible train crash near Seattle, WA. I know that authorities are still investigating what caused the crash. We have to find out what went wrong and then work to fix it…

Finally, Mr. President, let me say a word about the Dream Act. Earlier this week, my friend, the senior Senator from Illinois, came to the floor to update the Senate on the progress he is making in his negotiations with Senate Republicans…

I want to thank my friend, former roommate, and colleague in leadership for, as usual, his articulate and on-the-money remarks about the tax bill. ____________________

I welcome you and the Senator from Texas, and all of our colleagues, back after our Thanksgiving break. I had my parents, 94 and 89, at our Thanksgiving dinner with all of their children and grandchildren and cousins and ``thises and…

First, let me thank my dear friend and colleague from Illinois. As I have always maintained, he is one of the most articulate and eloquent Members of this Senate, on either side of the aisle, and it is a joy to listen to him--not the…

Move the Embassy to Jerusalem now, an undivided Jerusalem.

The standards are the standards because they are necessary.

Concerning North Korea, instead of undermining his Secretary of State and picking Twitter fights with Kim Jong Un that risk a war, President Trump should formulate a serious strategy to put the heat on China to pressure the North Koreans…

Confirming Representative Marino as our nation's drug czar is like putting a wolf in charge of the hen house.

I understand the administration intends to submit its first request for disaster aid for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands today. It is a good first step, but it is just the start of the financial aid we will need to provide to the…

First, let me thank my friend from Hawaii for his words. I will make a statement for the record with regard to Mr. Pai, as I agree with Senator Schatz' vote and will be voting no, but I want to first speak about the horrible situation in…

Let me thank my friend from Oregon for his outstanding remarks. He has been a leader in keeping the internet open and free and making sure that this new highway system, in effect, is as free as our old highway system, or the existing…