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Chuck Schumer is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New York since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held the position of Senate Majority Leader since January 2021, making him one of the most prominent figures in the U.S. Senate. Schumer previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, representing New York's 9th congressional district. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development, often advocating for policies that benefit working families and promote social justice.
IBM is bringing the Capital Region to the next frontier of quantum computing! This new multi-billion-dollar quantum fab at Albany NanoTech further shows how the Capital Region is becoming the center of the most advanced technology in the…
This $18 million in federal funding will help Syracuse International Airport make much-needed upgrades to ensure safety in the winter.
Families here in the Hudson Valley are facing one of the most expensive Memorial Day weekends ever. Groceries just saw the biggest price hike in years, and beef is at record highs.
This bill is centered around making meat more affordable, ensuring farmers see the profits, and putting the needs of working middle-class people ahead of the interests of powerful corporations.
Families here in the Capital Region are facing one of the most expensive Memorial Day weekends ever. Groceries just saw the biggest price hike in years, and beef is at record highs.
We’ll do everything we can to stop this slush fund, whether it’s in the courts, whether it’s legislative, whether it’s through reconciliation, or any other legislative means.
This afternoon, Republicans — so divided, so dysfunctional, so disorganized — are fleeing Washington.
This weekend, Trump worked up a plan to shake hands with himself in order to fund his insurrectionist army to the tune of billions.
That is not justice. That is corruption happening in broad daylight.
Donald Trump sued his own government. Trump’s DOJ settled with Trump. And now Trump gets a nearly $2 billion slush fund to reward his own allies, loyalists, and insurrectionists. That is not justice. That is corruption happening in broad…
I would say Trump has completely lost touch with the American people.
Trump’s focus on building a gilded ballroom shows the president is living in the theater of the absurd.
We’ll offer amendments and we’ll force Republicans to vote again and again on one simple question — are you with working families or are you with Trump’s ballroom.
This healthcare crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good faith support this CR that fails to address the healthcare crisis.
I hope we can move the bill quickly here in the Senate and bring it to the President's desk as soon as possible.
Now, Mr. President, on Cuba, since launching his disastrous war with Iran, Donald Trump has said that ``Cuba's going to be next'' and that ``we may stop by Cuba'' after we are finished. The last thing working Americans need right now is…
Well, Mr. President, I and we all are relieved that no one was seriously injured in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner over the weekend. No matter the perpetrator, no matter the motive, political violence endangers our…
Democrats will fight this budget tooth and nail to ensure it never becomes law.
As long as his focus is on using DOJ as a tool for revenge and not law enforcement, the cover up of the Epstein files, along with the countless other problems at DOJ, will continue.
In the wake of the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Senate Democrats were clear: no blank check for a lawless ICE and Border Patrol. This long-overdue agreement funds TSA, the Coast Guard, FEMA, CISA, strengthens security at the…
We are having productive discussions. I just met with our team 20 minutes ago. We are making some progress. There is more to be made. Each side has its own views. But why hold pay for TSA workers up when we can do it immediately? Why wait…
No. In a minute. Why? Because Republicans are in obeisance to Donald Trump's insistence on having these marauding forces of ICE go through our cities. We saw what they did in Minneapolis. We saw what they did in Los Angeles. We saw what…
The bottom line is, Democrats are ready today. America, watch. We will have Members on the floor saying ``Let's fund TSA'' with no other preconditions. What will Republicans do? They are going to see Republicans get up and block it. It is…
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