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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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Aug 8, 2026

We want to reach across the aisle and hammer out a budget that delivers for the American people.

foxnews.com
Aug 8, 2026

If you want to wipe out corruption, you can’t have the president’s personal attorney as the attorney general.

theguardian.com
Aug 8, 2026

The only person who ought to lose their job right now is Donald Trump.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Aug 8, 2026

I urge Trump to use these sanctions to hit Putin where it hurts. Continuing to appease Putin won’t work.

theguardian.com
Aug 7, 2026

We want to fund the government and avoid a shutdown."

foxnews.com
Aug 7, 2026

Senate Republicans have handed Trump an excuse on a silver platter to keep up his pervasive, breathtaking corruption.

westvirginiawatch.com
Aug 6, 2026

Democrats are united by a common purpose: putting a check on Donald Trump by defeating his Republican enablers and taking back the Senate.

theguardian.com
Aug 5, 2026

We’re going to keep fighting to bring down Americans’ costs and bring an end to Trump’s failed agenda that’s driving those costs up and up and up.

washingtonexaminer.com
Aug 3, 2026

This validation would function as a signal that other buyers follow.

schumer.senate.gov
Aug 3, 2026

It was a disgraceful effort that would further politicize all federal grants.

abcnews.com
Aug 1, 2026

No president should ever be allowed to treat the White House like a personal ATM.

padilla.senate.gov
Aug 1, 2026

We need real solutions that lower costs and deliver the relief people need—not the constant chaos, cost hikes, and corruption coming from the Trump administration.

schumer.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

Are Senate Republicans listening? The country is clamoring for you to end this war

theguardian.com
Jul 31, 2026

Trump has turned the presidency into the most profitable scam of his life, and Republicans have helped him cash every check.

padilla.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

It just goes to show: good things come in small packages.

schumer.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

Well, first we have to make sure [acting DNI Bill] Pulte is out, and second, many of us want to get 702 enacted, but it needs some reforms.

dailycaller.com
Jul 31, 2026

This critical research and technology development by GlobalFoundries is made possible by federal investment from my CHIPS & Science Law.

schumer.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

Whether commuting to work, driving kids to summer camp, or making a trip to the grocery store, rising fuel costs from this reckless war are requiring families to stretch tight budgets.

schumer.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

Apple integrating these Chinese chips into its supply chain would send a dangerous message to other American companies that they, too, should turn to Chinese-made chips.

schumer.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

I wrote my CHIPS & Science Law, so we would make American microchips again, with American workers, and not be over-reliant on semiconductors from overseas.

schumer.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

Using Chinese-made chips produced by companies allied with the Chinese Communist Party regime undermines American manufacturing and national security.

schumer.senate.gov
Jul 29, 2026

I urge New York House Republicans to come back to the table and write a Farm Bill that actually meets the moment: supporting farmers, strengthening rural America, protecting families, and ensuring Americans have enough to eat.

schumer.senate.gov
Jul 29, 2026

That’s why I will NOT support a Farm Bill that does not provide more time for states and counties to prepare to shoulder the cost of SNAP. A Republican Farm Bill that abandons hungry families is not a serious proposal.

schumer.senate.gov
Jul 29, 2026

85,000 New York families, kids, and seniors across the Southern Tier depend on SNAP to put food on the table. But last year, Republicans passed the largest unkind cut to SNAP in history, forcing Southern Tier counties and their taxpayers…

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