Chuck Schumer

This is not -- what happened on January 6th is not a Democratic issue. It`s not a Republican issue. It is a patriotism issue. That vote should be unanimous.

We`re going to vote on the January 6 Commission in the Senate and the American people will see where every member stands on the side of truth or on the side of Donald Trump`s big lie.

I will bring the bill forward for a vote very soon. The prevailing view among Republicans seems to be that we should sweep the big lie in all of January 6 under the rug.

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

I was within 20 feet of these hooligans. It was one of the darkest moments in American democracy and, yet not five months later, many on the Republican side are trying to whitewash what happened. My Senate Republican colleagues must now…

We must invest in our healthcare workforce to ensure access to care for all Americans.

What the republicans are doing, the House Republicans, is beyond crazy to be so far under the thumb of Donald J. Trump. Letting the most dishonest president in American history dictate the prerogatives of the Republican Party will be its…

What the Republicans are doing, the House Republicans, is beyond crazy. To be so far under the thumb of Donald J. Trump, letting the most dishonest president in American history dictate the prerogatives of the Republican Party will be its…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:59 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at 10:30 a.m…

I will put the January 6 commission legislation on the floor of the Senate for a vote, period. Republicans can let their constituents know, are they on the side of truth? Or do they want to cover up for the insurrectionists and for Donald…

If the Republican leaders are just going to throw their lead negotiators under the bus, why do they even participate in negotiations at all?

I know of no further debate on the measure. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. If there is no further debate, the question is, Shall the resolution pass? The resolution (S. Res. 209) was agreed to.

Let me first commend my colleague from Ohio for the excellent work, not only moving this forward but the vote counting that he did, which worked with a little bit of margin of error. ____________________

We are witnessing an attempt at the greatest contraction of voting rights since the end of reconstruction and the beginning of Jim Crow. Republicans no longer want to let the voters pick their politicians. They want to let politicians pick…

Every Republican in this room knows Joe Biden won the election fair and square. Everyone, everyone knows that Donald Trump perpetrated the big lie. The price of admission in today's Republican Party is silence in the face of provable lies…

In a democracy, when you lose an election, you try to persuade more voters to vote for you. You don`t try to ban the other side from voting. That`s what Orban does, that`s what Erdogan does, that`s what dictators do. So what are my…

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, May 10, be waived. ____________________

We know our Republican colleagues don`t like every aspect of S-1, but will they work in good faith to improve it? Will they offer a visions or new ideas to protect voting rights or through uncompromising resistance to voter protections…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will both attend the markup in that committee, which is very unusual for leaders to do.

We should do that. We need more than Bayer can give us, fine let’s let other companies jump in and make more.

At a certain point, I think we do ourselves the favor by no longer going through the motions and talking about the Republican Party like they are part of the game, here.

Let me take a moment at the end to make a few points. First, the issue of China's predatory actions against American intellectual property is one that we must address as part of the competition bill. Second, my friends from Ohio and…

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

I understand that there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

He`s going to propose a big, bold plan to help America dealing with traditional infrastructure, dealing with green infrastructure, but also dealing with human infrastructure.