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Chuck Schumer

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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.

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May 10, 2022

We are making sure that every, every senator will have to vote and every, every American will see how they voted the Republican Party, the MAGA Republican Party will suffer the consequences electorally when the American people see that.

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May 10, 2022

now on Ukraine, later today, the House is set to vote on nearly $40 billion in emergency aid to help Ukraine as the Ukrainians continue to fight back quite successfully against Russian aggression. This is a large package, but the need is…

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May 10, 2022

in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I would object to further proceeding. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will now be placed on the calendar…

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May 10, 2022

I move to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not agreed to on Executive Calendar No. 844, the nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to proceed to the…

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May 10, 2022

I move to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on Calendar No. 844. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to reconsider. The motion was agreed to. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture…

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May 9, 2022

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

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May 9, 2022

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

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May 9, 2022

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, May 9, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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May 9, 2022

Now, Madam President, I have just filed cloture on the Women's Health Protection Act. This week, the Senate will be confronted with a simple but urgent question: Do women in this country have a basic right to make their own choices when it…

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May 9, 2022

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 865. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The senior…

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May 9, 2022

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 848. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The senior…

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May 9, 2022

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

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May 9, 2022

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 362, S. 4132. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 362, S. 4132, a bill to protect a person's…

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May 7, 2022

This is not just one vote and then this issue goes away. You will hear a lot from us through the next months, all the way through November.

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May 5, 2022

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar No. 708. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The…

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May 5, 2022

We`re going to see where everyone stands. It`s the first time there`s a vote like this in a very, very long time when the actual rights are at stake, when it`s not an abstract exercise. This is not just one vote and then this issue goes…

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May 5, 2022

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

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May 5, 2022

now, if a conservative majority on the Supreme Court proceeds with their abominable decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the rights and the freedoms of every woman in this country will face their greatest threat in generations. Let's be…

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May 5, 2022

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar No. 773. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The…

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May 5, 2022

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

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May 5, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, May 5, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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May 4, 2022

this is our last vote, and I want to thank Members on both sides of the aisle for their cooperation. If you would have told me at noon today we would finish this by 10:20, I would have said we never could do it. Thank you. Last vote. The…

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May 4, 2022

I thank the always gracious, always thoughtful, always perspicacious, always persistent--and many other good adjectives--Senator from Pennsylvania for yielding. Now, Mr. President, there is only one way--only one way--to describe the…

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May 4, 2022

OK. My colleagues, we have seven votes left; three look like they will be voice, so there are four votes. If we stay in our seats and try to stick as close as we can to the 10-minute vote, we can finish very soon. So please do that. I…

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May 4, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that at 2:30 today, the Senate resume legislative session and resume the House message to accompany H.R. 4521; further, that the previous order be modified to allow Senator Murkowski to offer the motion to instruct…

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