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June 30, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump meets with Kim Jong Un. North Korea continues to build nuclear weapons. Another typical Trump "show."" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2019 Tweet - "Unreal. President @realDonaldTrump should be holding Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of journalist and American resident Jamal Khashoggi & for its human rights abuses in Yemen. Instead he's calling the Crown Prince a friend!?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump: This is unacceptable. Why are you backing down again on China? Huawei is one of few potent levers we have to make China play fair on trade. This will dramatically undercut our ability to change China's unfair trade practices." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2019 Tweet - "US economic growth is down. Consumer confidence is down. Trump tariffs that tax the American consumer are up. This economy is not working for everyone, mostly the privileged few. Time. To. Expose. The. Lie." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 29, 2019 Tweet - "Huawei is one of few potent levers we have to make China play fair on trade. If President @realDonaldTrump backs off, as it appears he is doing, it will dramatically undercut our ability to change China's unfair trades practices." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump is joking with Putin about interfering in our elections, but the joke is on us and Putin's the only one laughing. President Trump is basically giving Putin a green light to interfere in 2020." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "I will keep fighting for comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. And it's absurd that I even have to say this, but I will: I would not divert border security funds into for-profit prisons to lock up children and asylum seekers. #DemDebate" Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 28, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Gregory Meeks Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 28, 2019 Chairwoman Velázquez Announces Bills to Open SBA Programs to Legal Cannabis Businesses Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 28, 2019 Letter to Steve Dickson, C/O of the Department of Transportation - As Helicopter and Airplane Noise Continue To Plague Long Island and Queens Communities, Schumer, Gillibrand Call on Nominee for FAA Administrator to Prioritize Reducing Aircraft Noise for New Yorkers before Senate Considers His Nomination Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 28, 2019 Meng Statement on Voting Against Senate's Border Spending Bill Rep. Grace Meng
June 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Call for Maintaining Strong Children's Television Rules Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2019 Muprhy, Blumenthal & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Senate Resolution to Honor the 50 Th Anniversary of The Stonewall Uprising Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Durbin, Duckworth: Census Should Stay On Schedule, Omit Citizenship Question Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "BIG NEWS: A bipartisan majority of the Senate today sent an important message to President @realDonaldTrump: You do not have a blank check to pursue another endless war in the Middle East. #NoUnauthorizedWar" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "It's an honor to preside in the Senate today We're voting to prohibit @realDonaldTrump and the Defense Department from using any funds from our defense bill to pursue another endless war in the Middle East Congress must reassert our constitutional authority over war and peace" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Schumer Announces, Following Major Push, Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act Passes Senate; First-Ever Targeted Fentanyl Sanctions Bill Will Hold China Accountable for Illicit Trafficking, Similar to Russia Sanctions; Also Comes with More Tools for Law Enforcement Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "PROUD the Senate passed a resolution marking 50yrs since the Stonewall riots We've come so far fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, but there's still so much to do I'll keep fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, to pass the Equality Act in the Senate, to keep making progress" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "Just left the Senate floor where I was so proud to preside as we vote on an amendment to our defense bill that would prohibit President @realDonaldTrump from using any funds to pursue a war in Iran without congressional approval." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Chairman Engel, Nadler, and Thompson Call on Trump to End Unlawful Safe Third Country Negotiations Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 27, 2019 NBC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 2 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump has arrived at the G20 and has already managed to insult our allies. Mr. President: Try aiming the criticism at our adversaries, China and Russia. You'll have a much better chance at making the G20 a success for American interests." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Cloture Motion Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Letter to Daniel O'Day, CEO of Gilead Science Inc. - Committee Democrats Seek Documents From Gilead on HIV Prevention Drug Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
June 27, 2019 Keep Mail Safe Act Rep. Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "6 years ago this week, the Supreme Court delivered the disastrous Shelby County v Holder decision. A conservative majority undercut decades of progress by gutting key Voting Rights Act provisions. I sat down with @Essence because this fight is not over:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "I want @realDonaldTrump to see this @AP photo. Mr. President, these are not drug dealers, vagrants, criminals. How could you look at this and not understand these are human beings, fleeing violence and persecution, willing to risk a perilous journey in search of a better life?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "The American people are worried that--even if President @realDonaldTrump isn't eager for war--he may bumble us into one. @SenateMajLdr McConnell finally agreed to Democrats' demand for a vote on an Iran amendment to our defense bill." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "When even this conservative Supreme Court determines that the Trump administration's argument is odious and dishonest, you know the administration's motivation behind adding the citizenship question to the census in the first place was an abhorrent one." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "Americans are worried @realDonaldTrump may bumble into war with Iran. I'm glad @SenateMajLdr McConnell finally agreed to Democrats' demand for a vote on an Iran amendment to our defense bill. Congress must reestablish itself as this nation's decider of war and peace." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "Today's Supreme Court decision to allow hyper-partisan gerrymandering is a devastating blow to our democracy, and the American people, particularly communities of color, will greatly suffer because of it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Gillibrand and Schatz Announce "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 NDAA Bill Passes Senate with Brown's Fentanyl & North Korea Sanctions Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy, Hon. Pete Gaynor, Acting FEMA Administrator, Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the OMB - Rep. Soto, Members Request Funds Disbursement to Rebuild Electrical Grid in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
June 27, 2019 Problem Solvers Caucus And Senators Collins, Manchin For Bipartisan Bicameral Push to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
June 27, 2019 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Velázquez Presses USDA on Climate Research Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 27, 2019 Meng Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Block Citizenship Question Rep. Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Meng Reiterates Call for Attorney General to Investigate Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Rep. Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 Rubio Praises Senate Passage of Bipartisan Anti-Opioid Measure to Sanction Chinese-Origin Fentanyl Traffickers Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Highlighting Trump Administration Delays in Sanctioning Chinese Officials for Abuses Against Uyghurs Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Tonko Presses for Congressional Oversight in Border Funding Bill Rep. Paul Tonko
June 27, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Statement Following Scotus Decision to Withhold Citizenship Question from The 2020 Census Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 27, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes to Pass Critical Border Legislation to Protect Children and Keep America Safe Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 27, 2019 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the OMB, and Sonny Purdue, Secretary of the USDA - Harris, Colleagues Probe Trump Administration Delay in Providing Emergency Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump said he was ten minutes away from starting a war with Iran--without ever asking Congress. We need a real commander in chief. #DemDebate" Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 27, 2019 Community College Student Success Act Rep. Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020--Resumed Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "This. Is. Outrageous. President @realDonaldTrump is saying it "none of your business" what he says to President Putin?! If we can't count on President Trump, Congress must act to protect our elections. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: It's time to give election security a vote. Now." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "How could you look at the @AP's picture of a Salvadoran father and daughter and not understand that these are human beings, fleeing violence and persecution, willing to risk a perilous--sometimes fatal--journey in search of a better life?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "BIG: @SenateMajLdr McConnell finally agreed to Democrats' demand for a vote on an Iran amendment to our defense bill America is worried @realDonaldTrump will bumble us into another endless war The amendment makes clear: If he wants to send us to war--Congress must authorize it" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
June 30, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump meets with Kim Jong Un. North Korea continues to build nuclear weapons. Another typical Trump "show."" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2019 Tweet - "Unreal. President @realDonaldTrump should be holding Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of journalist and American resident Jamal Khashoggi & for its human rights abuses in Yemen. Instead he's calling the Crown Prince a friend!?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump: This is unacceptable. Why are you backing down again on China? Huawei is one of few potent levers we have to make China play fair on trade. This will dramatically undercut our ability to change China's unfair trade practices." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2019 Tweet - "US economic growth is down. Consumer confidence is down. Trump tariffs that tax the American consumer are up. This economy is not working for everyone, mostly the privileged few. Time. To. Expose. The. Lie." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 29, 2019 Tweet - "Huawei is one of few potent levers we have to make China play fair on trade. If President @realDonaldTrump backs off, as it appears he is doing, it will dramatically undercut our ability to change China's unfair trades practices." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump is joking with Putin about interfering in our elections, but the joke is on us and Putin's the only one laughing. President Trump is basically giving Putin a green light to interfere in 2020." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "I will keep fighting for comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. And it's absurd that I even have to say this, but I will: I would not divert border security funds into for-profit prisons to lock up children and asylum seekers. #DemDebate" Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 28, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Gregory Meeks Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 28, 2019 Chairwoman Velázquez Announces Bills to Open SBA Programs to Legal Cannabis Businesses Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 28, 2019 Letter to Steve Dickson, C/O of the Department of Transportation - As Helicopter and Airplane Noise Continue To Plague Long Island and Queens Communities, Schumer, Gillibrand Call on Nominee for FAA Administrator to Prioritize Reducing Aircraft Noise for New Yorkers before Senate Considers His Nomination Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 28, 2019 Meng Statement on Voting Against Senate's Border Spending Bill Rep.Grace Meng
June 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Call for Maintaining Strong Children's Television Rules Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2019 Muprhy, Blumenthal & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Senate Resolution to Honor the 50 Th Anniversary of The Stonewall Uprising Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Durbin, Duckworth: Census Should Stay On Schedule, Omit Citizenship Question Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "BIG NEWS: A bipartisan majority of the Senate today sent an important message to President @realDonaldTrump: You do not have a blank check to pursue another endless war in the Middle East. #NoUnauthorizedWar" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "It's an honor to preside in the Senate today We're voting to prohibit @realDonaldTrump and the Defense Department from using any funds from our defense bill to pursue another endless war in the Middle East Congress must reassert our constitutional authority over war and peace" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Schumer Announces, Following Major Push, Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act Passes Senate; First-Ever Targeted Fentanyl Sanctions Bill Will Hold China Accountable for Illicit Trafficking, Similar to Russia Sanctions; Also Comes with More Tools for Law Enforcement Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "PROUD the Senate passed a resolution marking 50yrs since the Stonewall riots We've come so far fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, but there's still so much to do I'll keep fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, to pass the Equality Act in the Senate, to keep making progress" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "Just left the Senate floor where I was so proud to preside as we vote on an amendment to our defense bill that would prohibit President @realDonaldTrump from using any funds to pursue a war in Iran without congressional approval." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Chairman Engel, Nadler, and Thompson Call on Trump to End Unlawful Safe Third Country Negotiations Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 27, 2019 NBC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 2 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump has arrived at the G20 and has already managed to insult our allies. Mr. President: Try aiming the criticism at our adversaries, China and Russia. You'll have a much better chance at making the G20 a success for American interests." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Cloture Motion Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Letter to Daniel O'Day, CEO of Gilead Science Inc. - Committee Democrats Seek Documents From Gilead on HIV Prevention Drug Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
June 27, 2019 Keep Mail Safe Act Rep.Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "6 years ago this week, the Supreme Court delivered the disastrous Shelby County v Holder decision. A conservative majority undercut decades of progress by gutting key Voting Rights Act provisions. I sat down with @Essence because this fight is not over:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "I want @realDonaldTrump to see this @AP photo. Mr. President, these are not drug dealers, vagrants, criminals. How could you look at this and not understand these are human beings, fleeing violence and persecution, willing to risk a perilous journey in search of a better life?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "The American people are worried that--even if President @realDonaldTrump isn't eager for war--he may bumble us into one. @SenateMajLdr McConnell finally agreed to Democrats' demand for a vote on an Iran amendment to our defense bill." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "When even this conservative Supreme Court determines that the Trump administration's argument is odious and dishonest, you know the administration's motivation behind adding the citizenship question to the census in the first place was an abhorrent one." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "Americans are worried @realDonaldTrump may bumble into war with Iran. I'm glad @SenateMajLdr McConnell finally agreed to Democrats' demand for a vote on an Iran amendment to our defense bill. Congress must reestablish itself as this nation's decider of war and peace." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "Today's Supreme Court decision to allow hyper-partisan gerrymandering is a devastating blow to our democracy, and the American people, particularly communities of color, will greatly suffer because of it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Gillibrand and Schatz Announce "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 NDAA Bill Passes Senate with Brown's Fentanyl & North Korea Sanctions Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy, Hon. Pete Gaynor, Acting FEMA Administrator, Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the OMB - Rep. Soto, Members Request Funds Disbursement to Rebuild Electrical Grid in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
June 27, 2019 Problem Solvers Caucus And Senators Collins, Manchin For Bipartisan Bicameral Push to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
June 27, 2019 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Velázquez Presses USDA on Climate Research Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 27, 2019 Meng Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Block Citizenship Question Rep.Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Meng Reiterates Call for Attorney General to Investigate Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Rep.Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 Rubio Praises Senate Passage of Bipartisan Anti-Opioid Measure to Sanction Chinese-Origin Fentanyl Traffickers Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Highlighting Trump Administration Delays in Sanctioning Chinese Officials for Abuses Against Uyghurs Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Tonko Presses for Congressional Oversight in Border Funding Bill Rep.Paul Tonko
June 27, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Statement Following Scotus Decision to Withhold Citizenship Question from The 2020 Census Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 27, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes to Pass Critical Border Legislation to Protect Children and Keep America Safe Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 27, 2019 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the OMB, and Sonny Purdue, Secretary of the USDA - Harris, Colleagues Probe Trump Administration Delay in Providing Emergency Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump said he was ten minutes away from starting a war with Iran--without ever asking Congress. We need a real commander in chief. #DemDebate" Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 27, 2019 Community College Student Success Act Rep.Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020--Resumed Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "This. Is. Outrageous. President @realDonaldTrump is saying it "none of your business" what he says to President Putin?! If we can't count on President Trump, Congress must act to protect our elections. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: It's time to give election security a vote. Now." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "How could you look at the @AP's picture of a Salvadoran father and daughter and not understand that these are human beings, fleeing violence and persecution, willing to risk a perilous--sometimes fatal--journey in search of a better life?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "BIG: @SenateMajLdr McConnell finally agreed to Democrats' demand for a vote on an Iran amendment to our defense bill America is worried @realDonaldTrump will bumble us into another endless war The amendment makes clear: If he wants to send us to war--Congress must authorize it" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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