| Dec. 20, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Abubakar Malami, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - Gottheimer Meets with Sowore Family, Calls for Release and Return of Haworth Resident Omoyele Sowore
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Tweet - "For the LORD loves justice, and will not abandon his faithful ones. Psalms 37:28"
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce that following their push, U.S.--Israeli cooperative missile defense programs to receive $500 million in federal funds
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Tweet - "Last week he attacked a 16-year old teenage girl #StandWithGreta. This week he disparaged a patriotic public servant and grieving widow #StandWithDingell. The lesson? There. Is. No. Bottom. #BeBest"
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Tweet - "This Halloween, our state, from one corner to the other, saw severe damage after being ravaged by heavy rain, flooding, tempestuous winds I am pleased the admin heeded our call for federal disaster aid, which is absolutely critical for Upstate communities to recover and rebuild"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Tweet - "Can none of the president's men come defend him under oath?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Schumer reveals: VA is about to launch major study on "toxins,' but LI's Northport already did study on cancer-causing parasite, Liver-Fluke, that VA has sitting on a shelf; senator demands VA incorporate LI's data in new study to give vets answers & care they deserve
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Following their push, Schumer, Gillibrand secure $547 million in federal crime prevention funding in just-passed bipartisan spending packing
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce bipartisan appropriations bill funds $495 million in federal funds to Land and Water Conservation Fund
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Tweet - "Americans were battered by 48 billion robocalls last year. I get them, too. I hate them. They need to stop. I'm proud I fought for the #TRACEDact to protect Americans from these annoying, persistent, and dangerous calls. It's time for action."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Schumer, Gillibrand announce Feds have heeded their call, approved Major Disaster Declaration for New York state to eighteen upstate counties impacted by the Halloween storm
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Tweet - "Why is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission trying to make renewable sources of energy more expensive for Americans in our largest power grid? This is unacceptable. This is not how to fight the climate crisis. We will fight this."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce record-setting $90 million in security funding for nonprofit organizations; included in final, bipartisan fed budget deal, surge in funds is 50% more than last year
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Tweet - "While GDP may reflect that the economy is growing, hardworking families are still struggling to make ends meet. These new metrics will help provide a clearer picture of who the economy is working for and who's getting left behind."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Pete Gaynor, Acting Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Schumer, Gillibrand announce Feds have heeded their call, approved Major Disaster Declaration for New York state to eighteen upstate counties impacted by the Halloween storm
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Still on the front lines of combating Lyme disease, Schumer, Gillibrand announce $2 million increase in CDC Lyme disease funding & inclusion of Kay Hagan TICK Act in final, bipartisan budget deal; senators say funding boost & bill are vital to support all-out war against tick-borne diseases across Upstate NY
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Representatives Wilson, Sherrill, Kelly, Luria, Stefanik, and Stivers Introduce Body Armor for Females Modernization Act
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
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Rep. Tom Suozzi
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Providing for Consideration of H.R. Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
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Rep. Tom Suozzi
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Statement from congressman Joe Morelle on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
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Rep. Joe Morelle
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Stefanik Applauds House Passage of USMCA
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Congressman Joe Morelle takes action to provide tax relief for hardworking families
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Rep. Joe Morelle
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Tonko Votes Against USMCA for Failure to Address Climate Change
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Rep. Paul Tonko
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Lead Letter to USTR on Beginning Trade Deal Negotiations with Taiwan
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Tweet - "This from the guy who stole a Supreme Court seat from @BarackObama. Spare us the fake outrage. The President abused his power by soliciting foreign interference in the 2020 election. We. Held. Him. Accountable."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko announce that soon-to-pass appropriations bill increases funding cap for Erie Canalway National Heritage corridor to $14 million
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Tweet - "After we passed paid family leave for all federal employees: Why are Republicans now deciding to block a fix to make sure over 100,000 employees, including many at FAA and TSA, don't get left out?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Tweet - "Republican obsession with killing the Affordable Care Act continues. More than 100 million Americans with pre-existing conditions could lose their healthcare protections. We must stop them. We will stop them #ForThePeople."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Tweet - "The FUTURE Act just became law! This is big. This law will help make sure HBCUs and Minority-Serving Institutions in New York and across the country have the resources they need to continue serving our next generations of leaders."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Tweet - "Today on the Senate floor, Sen. McConnell complained about the impeachment process and made partisan accusations. But in his 30-minute speech in Pres. Trump's "defense," he didn't defend the president on the merits. A damning reflection on the state of Pres. Trump's defense."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Tweet - "President Trump claims he wants due process. If he really wanted due process, he could get it easily. One call to Senator McConnell telling him to let aides testify. One call to his Chief of Staff to tell him to release the documents to Congress."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Tweet - "To the Republican Senators: Our message is a simple one. Democrats want a fair trial that examines the relevant facts. We want a fair trial. But the message from Senator McConnell, at the moment, is that he has no intention of conducting a fair trial."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Grothman's Letter to Sec. DeVos
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand secure $2.5 million in 2020 funding for critical national firefighter cancer registry and $5 million boosts for two essential firefighter grant programs in bipartisan spending bill; Schumer-backed registry gets $1.5m increase to help researchers track, treat and eventually thwart connection between firefighters & cancer
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce, following their push, $80 million in funding for Rochester laser lab in just-passed bi-partisan appropriations bill
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce, following their relentless advocacy & the administration's previous plan to cut vital funding to NY schools, bipartisan spending bill includes +$1.4b in impact aid funding--a $40 million increase--to provide critical resources for schools on federal land, including those near West Point, Ft. Drum & native American lands
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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New American Caucus Votes to Impeach
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Meeks Issues Statement Ahead of Articles of Impeachment Votes
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Meng Issues Statement on Impeachment Vote
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Gillibrand Statement On Impeachment Of President Trump
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver For Upstate NY Teachers; Senators Reject Administration's Thoughtless Proposal To Totally Eliminate Teacher Recruitment Grant Program, Instead Fought To Increase Funding By $76 Million In Upcoming Spending Package
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Heinrich, Schumer Introduce Measuring Real Income Growth Act of 2019
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development - Booker, Colleagues Demand HUD Review Facial Recognition Technology Use in Public Housing
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Statement from congressman Joe Morelle on House vote to impeach President Donald Trump
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Rep. Joe Morelle
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Stefanik Statement on Articles of Impeachment
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Senate Democrats Urge President Trump to Establish And Execute a Serious Diplomatic Plan To Secure Path To Denuclearization For North Korea
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Tonko Votes in Support of Impeachment Resolution
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Rep. Paul Tonko
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Tweet - "These bills are all stuck in Senator Mitch McConnell's Legislative Graveyard."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Tweet - "Americans must not be fooled: Republicans have no plan to lower costs and expand health care coverage, only a lawsuit that takes it all away."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Tweet - "Each individual Senator will have the power and responsibility to help shape what an impeachment trial looks like. Do Republican Senators want a fair, honest trial that examines all the facts? Or do they want to participate in a cover-up?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce: As part of soon-to-pass bipartisan spending bill, High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program will remain under office of National Drug Control policy, receive $5m increase for FY2020; senators say program plays essential role in combatting opioid epidemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Tweet - "The 5th Circuit's cowardly decision, which likely delays a Supreme Court decision until after 2020, is obviously an attempt to shield Republicans from the massive blowback they would receive if the highest court in the land were to strike down the ACA before the upcoming election"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Tweet - "Tonight's ruling is a sharp reminder to Americans that a heartless lawsuit supported by Congressional Republicans and President Trump is why vital health care protections--especially protections for people with pre-existing conditions--are in grave danger."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Tweet - "Senator McConnell said: "I'm not an impartial juror. I'm not impartial about this at all." That is an astonishing admission of partisanship. President Trump may demand these public displays of fealty, but they are troubling for a leader of a coequal branch of our government."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Tweet - "President Trump complains that he doesn't get due process, even though he refused to participate in the House impeachment inquiry and blocked witnesses and documents. Still, we are offering him due process. @realDonaldTrump: Allow your aides to testify in a Senate trial."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Tweet - "So long as Republicans continue to control the Senate and wage this dangerous effort to sabotage our health care system, the health care Americans rely on will not be safe."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Tweet - "The impeachment of a president is a solemn and serious moment for our country. At the start of a trial in the Senate, all senators will swear an oath to render impartial justice. The American people deserve that the Senate conduct a full and fair trial."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Discusses The Six-Page Letter Rant That President Just Released
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Colleagues Warn Consumers About Scams Targeting Seniors' Benefits
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Nadler, Rose, Velázquez Announce Split-Tolling Coming to Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge as Result of Bipartisan Budget Deal
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Meng Statement on Government Spending Package
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Hon. Tom Carper, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - After Recent Report Reveals Potentially Hazardous At-Risk Dams Throughout New York, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Help Fix Aging Infrastructure And Prevent Dam Failures
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Providing for Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. Dhs Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of Providing for Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act; and Providing for Adoption of H. Res. Permitting Individuals to Be Admitted to the Hall of the House in Order to Obtain Footage of the House in Session for Inclusion in the Orientation Film to Be Shown to Visitors At the Capitol Visitor Center
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Rep. Joe Morelle
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Warren, Brown, Adams, Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Inadequate DoD Science and Engineering Funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority Serving Institutions
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Congressman Joe Morelle advances investments in America's families
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Rep. Joe Morelle
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Stefanik Statement on FY2020 Appropriations Passage
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, and General Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau - Schumer, Gillibrand and Maloney Urge Air National Guard to Select Stewart Air National Guard Base as Site of New Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Representative Adriano Espaillat Secures Additional Funding for Vital Infrastructure in District and Other Programs in House Appropriations Bill
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Adams Leads Effort to Investigate the Administration's Failure to Uphold Promise to HBCUs
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce $665 million in just-reached Fed budget deal for anti-terrorism funding NYPD needs to keep us safe in & around NYC
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Brindisi announce over $272m for Rome Lab in soon-to-pass bipartisan spending package; includes additional spending to further revolutionary study of quantum computing and artificial intelligence; officials say funding boost will supercharge world-class capabilities
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 17, 2019
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Schumer announces $21 million dollar surge of Fed funds for Long Island Sound will be part of upcoming Fed budget deal; surge in pollution protection funds is $7 million more than last year & represents major investments since he became leader
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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