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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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Jan 11, 2022

OK. My colleague, I would yield to you. I have the floor. Do you mind if I borrow your chart? Great. Thank you. Now, my good colleague from Texas says 94 percent of voters said voting was easy in 2020. So why don't we keep it that way…

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Jan 11, 2022

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand in recess under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:32 p.m., recessed until 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12…

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Jan 11, 2022

If the Senator would yield, as long as there is no fraud, if a person in a nursing home can't get to the polling place and wants to vote and someone collects their ballot, there is nothing wrong with that. In fact, that is good. That makes…

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Jan 11, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn; that the Peters substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and…

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Jan 11, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be withdrawn; that the Peters substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed…

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Jan 11, 2022

There is a long list of them, which I have listed in my speeches. Let me just give one or two: one, making early voting places and dropoff voting places many fewer; No. 2, in the largest county-- Democratic county, African-American…

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Jan 11, 2022

let me begin with the following figure: 55 million people; that is the estimated number of eligible voters who now live within States that have passed legislation restricting the right to vote and potentially undermining the electoral…

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Jan 11, 2022

will my colleague from Texas yield for a request, just a request. I would like to borrow his chart.

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Jan 11, 2022

finally, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it recess until 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the…

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Jan 11, 2022

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3480) to prohibit the use of…

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Jan 11, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 152, S. 2520. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2520) to amend…

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Jan 11, 2022

I have 5 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the allowing committees…

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Jan 11, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 153, S. 2201. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2201) to manage…

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Jan 11, 2022

He is a native of the island, and Nick Perry would be the first ever--the first ever Jamaican-born person to serve as its American Ambassador.

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Jan 11, 2022

I am really proud to have urged President Biden to nominate Jane Hartley as our Ambassador to the UK.

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Jan 11, 2022

Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and to all the members of the committee, thank you for the honor of introducing two exceptional nominees.

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Jan 11, 2022

It is my honor to introduce a proud New Yorker, a dear and longtime friend--we have known each other for 30 years--and fellow Brooklynite, Nick Perry, to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica.

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Jan 11, 2022

Nick is an immigrant, he is a veteran, and a longtime public servant, and he represents the best of what America is all about.

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Jan 11, 2022

Only the second woman ever to serve as the UK Ambassador and the first in nearly half a century.

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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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Jan 11, 2022

we`re working very hard to try to persuade Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.

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Jan 10, 2022

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has set Martin Luther King day, a week from today, as the deadline for Democrats to vote on changing the Senate filibuster rules in order to get those rules passed.

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Jan 10, 2022

A few moments ago, I went through the typical rule XIV process, which the majority leader always does to place legislation from both minority and majority on the legislative calendar. It is merely technical. Now, the Republican leader…

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Jan 10, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 3451)…

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Jan 10, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 486, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

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