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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.
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. ____________________
First, I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…
I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second…
With that, Mr. President, I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk…
In a second, I will move the PPP bill to the floor. I hope--and I ask our Republican colleagues to cooperate-- that we can move this bipartisan PPP proposal without delay. It passed the House overwhelmingly. A vast majority of Democrats…
We will put the bill on the floor. We will see if our Republican friends join us. If they don`t join us, our caucus will come together and decide the appropriate action to take. Everything is on the table. Failure is not an option.
For information of the Senators, we expect three rollcall votes during Tuesday's session of the Senate in relation to the Guzman and Tai nominations. ____________________
[a] devastating new business tax that treats Puerto Rico as if it is a foreign country, which could encourage manufacturers to leave the island.
I’ll put it on the floor. Ninety percent of the American people are for background checks, 80 percent of gun owners are for background checks. Where do our Republican friends stand?
Everything -- everything will be on the table. And we will move forward. We have to.
We have to restore the balance to the bench. And that’s of great urgency. And we will.
We will change America in a big, bold way. We must. It’s an imperative, and failure is not an option.
First, what they`re doing is despicable and it`s racist. Racist. It`s Jim Crow.
Now, at 5:30 p.m. there will be a rollcall vote on confirmation of the Haaland nomination to be Secretary of the Interior. As a reminder, cloture was filed today on the Guzman nomination to be Administrator of the Small Business…
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 4:02 p.m., adjourned until Monday, March 15, 2021, at 3 p.m…
Because of the multiple credible allegations that the Governor has lost confidence of his governing partners and the legislators here in the state.
For the information of Senators, there will be two rollcall votes during Thursday's session of the Senate at 12:00 noon on the motion to discharge the Becerra nomination and at 1:30 p.m. on the motion to invoke cloture on the Haaland…
For the information of all Senators, we expect a vote on the motion to discharge to occur at approximately 12 noon on Thursday, March 11, 2021. ____________________
It was a very good film, I must add. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or…
I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
And if America doesn’t fight back in every way, which I believe the attorney general will do, the president will do and certainly we in the Senate Democrats will do, God save us.
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