Chuck Schumer

And of all people Donald Trump could have picked to lead White House policy, he chose the godfather of the ultraright.

He will be the quarterback of White House policy. For all intents and purposes, he will run the command center of the Trump administration.

Of all the harmful nominees, of all the extremists that Donald Trump has elevated, of all the hard-right ideologues who have come before the Senate, none of them hold a candle to Russell Vought.

His confirmation would be a disaster for working families, and a godsend to billionaires who don't pay their fair share in taxes.

It’s letting a small group of unelected people, secret, run rampant through the executive branch accessing the private data millions of Americans need, and God knows what they’re going to do with it.

I would say he would use it as a bludgeon, as a consolidated bludgeon, when he can just cut, cut, cut, and hurt people in so many different ways, you can't even count them. And I am so glad that we had--and the Democrats--every Democrat…

In New York, the Medicaid portal was shut down. People who desperately needed Medicaid, needed to get some information and get some help, were told to go home. Now they have put it back up, but who knows when they will shut it down again.

If the gentleman will continue to yield, if you remember, for instance, say a group that gets veterans' healthcare, and all of a sudden, they said: The money is not being spent right. We are cutting it off. You almost have no recourse…

And it is similar. We see it repeated in place after place after place--when DOGE came into the Treasury Department and said they are going to control all of the funding and who is getting paid, what Social Security payments and Medicare…

I am just going to ask the gentleman to yield for a question. Well, we have seen just this shadow government sort of trying to change America inside out, run the show, and, as you said, put power in one man, not with the usual checks and…

The vote on RFK is about one simple question. Will Republicans do the right thing for American public health, or will they do whatever is necessary to keep Donald Trump happy, no matter how misguided he is?

The vote on RFK is about one simple question: Will Republicans do the right thing for American public health, or will they do whatever is necessary to keep Donald Trump happy, no matter how misguided he is?

I want to open with a few words on the announcement from China by DeepSeek. Today's announcement from China has been called AI's ``Sputnik moment'' for America. This announcement is precisely why I made AI a top priority in the last…

This is cruelty. This is lawlessness. This is a heist done on a national scale.

Today, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Kristi Noem. I am voting no today. There are obvious and bipartisan solutions to fix the mess at our border and to greatly improve our immigration system. Those solutions include the…

Headed in the wrong direction

Why on earth is the president already spending so much time focused on the past … instead of focused on costs, and jobs, and improving health care for the American people?

Let me begin by speaking of the recent news of a cease-fire agreement in the Middle East. I have good news. I have just been informed by the administration that a deal has been agreed to. It is welcome news that there is an agreement that…

For the information of the Senate, on January 3, the swearing in of our new and recently reelected Senators will be at noon, followed by a live quorum. ____________________

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 1:23 a.m., adjourned until Monday, December 23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m…

I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 2181. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2181) entitled…

Please, Members, stay in your seats. Let's get this done quick. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). The Senator from Texas. Amendment No. 3360 (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.)

We just passed our 235th judge. It is historic. It sets a record. In a few moments, I will be speaking about that. But first, let us finish our housekeeping and other business, so we can finish the business for the Senate for this year…

I'm glad Republican leaders were able to tell Elon Musk that he was wrong.

Democrats are working very hard to pass it as soon as possible.