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Dec. 17, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand announce $665 million in just-reached Fed budget deal for anti-terrorism funding NYPD needs to keep us safe in & around NYC Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Following his push, Schumer announces $2m for FDA in spending package to carry out CBD regulatory activities; provision, set to pass this week, also requires FDA report to congress on progress & misrepresentation of hemp products currently on the market Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "How can Pres. Trump claim to champion workers? Today for the first time in 35 years, the National Labor Relations Board has no Democratic, pro-labor member. This board works in a bipartisan manner, but the president has shown there's no room for pro-worker voices in his admin." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "71% of Americans believe President Trump should let his top aides testify in a Senate trial Let me repeat: 7 in 10 Americans believe President Trump should let his top aides testify in a Senate trial Americans understand that a trial without witnesses & documents is not a trial" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell has not offered one argument as to why the witnesses I suggested should not give testimony. Impeachment trials have witnesses. Why does Senator McConnell oppose having a trial that hears from relevant witnesses? What is he afraid of?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2019 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 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand announce, following their year+ of advocacy, soon-to-pass bipartisan budget deal includes $44 million for new top-priority railhead & UAV hangar at Fort Drum; senators say projects will modernize base infrastructure, enhance readiness & boost the north country economy Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Nadler & Lofgren Send Letter Warning DHS of Improper Training Materials Related to Safe-Third Country Agreement with Guatemala Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2019 Schumer announces over $510 million in federal funding for NASA's next flagship telescope project WFIRST--produced by l3Harris in Rochester--is set to pass congress this week; funds will bring revolutionary telescope one giant leap closer to blastoff Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Warren, DeLauro, Colleagues Reiterate Urgent Concerns With Border Protection Agency's "Unconscionable" Failure to Provide Flu Vaccines for Migrants in Custody Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 16, 2019 Brindisi Joins Sherrill Manufacturing and Announces Next Steps on SPOONSS Act Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge President Trump To Oppose China's Bid To Lead The U.N. World Intellectual Property Org., Say China's Repeated Violations Of Intellectual Property Protections Disqualifying Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats fought to secure $25 million for @CDCgov and the @NIH to research gun violence and prevention for the first time in over 20 years. This is crucial. The NRA's vice grip on Congress is loosening. We will continue to do everything we can to stop gun violence in America." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand to IJC: Immediately begin overhaul analysis of how to change plan 2014 now that $1.5m is secured in soon-to-pass spending deal; senators call for analysis to get underway ASAP to address plan 2014 faults before flooding season hits and more vital property is damaged Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate hasn't debated legislation to expand background checks. The Senate hasn't debated legislation to reduce the cost of health care. Republican Leadership has refused to work with us on bipartisan solutions to secure our elections. Sen. McConnell: It's past time to act!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "A fair trial is one in which the Senators get all of the facts and one that allows them adjudicate the case impartially. The four witnesses we propose have direct knowledge of why the aid to Ukraine was delayed. We must hear from them." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Senators--particularly Republicans Senators--will have a choice: Do they want a fair, honest trial that examines all the facts? Or do they want a trial that doesn't let the facts come out?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "This is important: Open enrollment to sign up for health insurance was just extended. If you had trouble signing up, you only have until 3am ET on Wednesday, December 18. #GetCovered now. http://healthcare.gov And remember: New Yorkers have until January 31 to get covered!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Chairman Nadler Files Judiciary Committee Impeachment Report Ahead of House Vote on Impeachment Articles House Judiciary Committee produces report of the evidentiary and legal basis for charging President Trump with two articles of impeachment for committing 'high Crimes and Misdemeanors' Rep. Jerry Nadler
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "The White House refused to present any exculpatory documents or witnesses to disprove evidence in the House Inquiry. Here are the witnesses and documents we will need in a fair Senate trial--all withheld from the House inquiry." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "I haven't seen a single good argument as to why these witnesses shouldn't testify or these documents shouldn't be produced--unless President Trump has something to hide. The trial structure I outlined will ensure that all the relevant facts come out without any dilatory actions." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "We want the facts to come out. We don't want to have a dilatory trial. We don't want to have a biased trial. There's not a single reason that has been given why the four witnesses we've asked for should not testify or why the documents we've asked for should not be presented." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Velázquez on Puerto Rico Medicaid Provisions in Funding Package Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "We want a trial to be fair, and for the American people to think it is fair. It cannot be a cover-up. It cannot be something where there are witnesses who have direct knowledge of what happened and do not testify." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
Dec. 17, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand announce $665 million in just-reached Fed budget deal for anti-terrorism funding NYPD needs to keep us safe in & around NYC Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Following his push, Schumer announces $2m for FDA in spending package to carry out CBD regulatory activities; provision, set to pass this week, also requires FDA report to congress on progress & misrepresentation of hemp products currently on the market Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "How can Pres. Trump claim to champion workers? Today for the first time in 35 years, the National Labor Relations Board has no Democratic, pro-labor member. This board works in a bipartisan manner, but the president has shown there's no room for pro-worker voices in his admin." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "71% of Americans believe President Trump should let his top aides testify in a Senate trial Let me repeat: 7 in 10 Americans believe President Trump should let his top aides testify in a Senate trial Americans understand that a trial without witnesses & documents is not a trial" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell has not offered one argument as to why the witnesses I suggested should not give testimony. Impeachment trials have witnesses. Why does Senator McConnell oppose having a trial that hears from relevant witnesses? What is he afraid of?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2019 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 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand announce, following their year+ of advocacy, soon-to-pass bipartisan budget deal includes $44 million for new top-priority railhead & UAV hangar at Fort Drum; senators say projects will modernize base infrastructure, enhance readiness & boost the north country economy Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Nadler & Lofgren Send Letter Warning DHS of Improper Training Materials Related to Safe-Third Country Agreement with Guatemala Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2019 Schumer announces over $510 million in federal funding for NASA's next flagship telescope project WFIRST--produced by l3Harris in Rochester--is set to pass congress this week; funds will bring revolutionary telescope one giant leap closer to blastoff Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Warren, DeLauro, Colleagues Reiterate Urgent Concerns With Border Protection Agency's "Unconscionable" Failure to Provide Flu Vaccines for Migrants in Custody Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 16, 2019 Brindisi Joins Sherrill Manufacturing and Announces Next Steps on SPOONSS Act Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge President Trump To Oppose China's Bid To Lead The U.N. World Intellectual Property Org., Say China's Repeated Violations Of Intellectual Property Protections Disqualifying Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats fought to secure $25 million for @CDCgov and the @NIH to research gun violence and prevention for the first time in over 20 years. This is crucial. The NRA's vice grip on Congress is loosening. We will continue to do everything we can to stop gun violence in America." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand to IJC: Immediately begin overhaul analysis of how to change plan 2014 now that $1.5m is secured in soon-to-pass spending deal; senators call for analysis to get underway ASAP to address plan 2014 faults before flooding season hits and more vital property is damaged Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate hasn't debated legislation to expand background checks. The Senate hasn't debated legislation to reduce the cost of health care. Republican Leadership has refused to work with us on bipartisan solutions to secure our elections. Sen. McConnell: It's past time to act!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "A fair trial is one in which the Senators get all of the facts and one that allows them adjudicate the case impartially. The four witnesses we propose have direct knowledge of why the aid to Ukraine was delayed. We must hear from them." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Senators--particularly Republicans Senators--will have a choice: Do they want a fair, honest trial that examines all the facts? Or do they want a trial that doesn't let the facts come out?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "This is important: Open enrollment to sign up for health insurance was just extended. If you had trouble signing up, you only have until 3am ET on Wednesday, December 18. #GetCovered now. http://healthcare.gov And remember: New Yorkers have until January 31 to get covered!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Chairman Nadler Files Judiciary Committee Impeachment Report Ahead of House Vote on Impeachment Articles House Judiciary Committee produces report of the evidentiary and legal basis for charging President Trump with two articles of impeachment for committing 'high Crimes and Misdemeanors' Rep.Jerry Nadler
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "The White House refused to present any exculpatory documents or witnesses to disprove evidence in the House Inquiry. Here are the witnesses and documents we will need in a fair Senate trial--all withheld from the House inquiry." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "I haven't seen a single good argument as to why these witnesses shouldn't testify or these documents shouldn't be produced--unless President Trump has something to hide. The trial structure I outlined will ensure that all the relevant facts come out without any dilatory actions." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "We want the facts to come out. We don't want to have a dilatory trial. We don't want to have a biased trial. There's not a single reason that has been given why the four witnesses we've asked for should not testify or why the documents we've asked for should not be presented." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2019 Velázquez on Puerto Rico Medicaid Provisions in Funding Package Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "We want a trial to be fair, and for the American people to think it is fair. It cannot be a cover-up. It cannot be something where there are witnesses who have direct knowledge of what happened and do not testify." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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