| July 31, 2020
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Espaillat Secures Key Funding Increases, Policy Wins in House Funding Bills
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat
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| July 31, 2020
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Meng Statement on Census Bureau's Reduced Door-Knocking Operation
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| July 31, 2020
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Tweet - "Emergency unemployment insurance benefits expire today. Senate Republicans need to address this critical issue. Instead they want blanket liability protection for multinational corporations. Get. Serious. Mitch."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| July 31, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Senate to Reject Conditioning Federal Funds to Schools on Re-Opening In-Person
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 31, 2020
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Schumer reveals: Without Fed funds Central New York schools might not be able to safely reopen; costs of PPE, physical barriers & other supplies could badly drain local resources, making it much harder for Central New York districts to open safely; senator pushes plan to cover those costs with Fed dollars in "COVID-4' & allow schools to safely reopen
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 31, 2020
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Tweet - "It's July 31st, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 31, 2020
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Amendment to Defund Operation Legend Passes House by Voice Vote
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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| July 31, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Bipartisan Group of 103 Lawmakers Urges House Leadership to Prioritize Affordable Housing in Next COVID-19 Bill
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| July 30, 2020
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Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Peters, Klobuchar, Carper & Schumer Demand Answers from USPS on Reported Changes to Delivery Services
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| July 30, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Hon. Thomas Carper, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Van Hollen, Democrats Call on Epw Chairman Barrasso to Hold Oversight Hearings on Abuse of Authority to Protect Federal Property
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 30, 2020
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Stefanik Cosponsors Bill to Support Hearing Health Services in the Department of Veterans Affairs
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| July 30, 2020
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Harris Introduces Legislation to Support Uterine Fibroids Research and Education
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| July 30, 2020
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Stefanik Cosponsors Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| July 30, 2020
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Letter to Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State - Reps. Sires, Meeks, and 12 Colleagues Denounce Rights Violations Against Garífuna in Honduras
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| July 30, 2020
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Tweet - "Today, we learned that the most recent quarter was the worst on record for our economy. Last night, Sen. McConnell confirmed that 20 Republican Senators don't want to do anything more to fight this crisis. We won't stop fighting until Americans get the relief they deserve!"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2020
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Tweet - "It's July 30th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2020
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Tweet - "I asked the Senate to hold a moment of silence for the 150,000 Americans we've lost to COVID A national tragedy--and we haven't been able to mourn properly as COVID keeps us apart even in death I'm praying for everyone we've lost & their families. We will keep fighting for them."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2020
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $3.3 million in FEMA funding for firefighters across Upstate New York
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 30, 2020
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Tweet - "Medicaid began 55 years ago today, and for decades has ensured that tens of millions of Americans have health care. During this crisis, when so many Americans are relying on it, we are fighting to give Medicaid the resources it needs in the next COVID-19 relief bill."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2020
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Tweet - "The GOP is fighting for large agribusinesses, defense contractors, the Trump family. Dems are fighting for the unemployed, Medicaid, safe nursing homes, Americans with disabilities, hungry kids, renters, industries like clean energy that've lost half a million jobs since March."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2020
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Tweet - "I just took to the Senate floor to demand we pass the House-passed, bipartisan HEROES Act. It fights for hazard pay for essential workers, state and local govts, our schools, testing and tracing, the unemployed, Medicaid, elections, renters, and more. But Senate GOP blocked it."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2020
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Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| July 30, 2020
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Tweet - "Pres. Trump has called the GOP COVID proposal "semi-irrelevant" and seems to endorse a different policy every time he finds a microphone The one thing we're sure he supports is a new FBI building to boost the value of his hotel We will not stop fighting for people and families"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Blumenauer Leads 100+ Bipartisan Members of Congress in Urging Relief for Independent Restaurants
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| July 30, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, the Hon. John Hoeven, Chairman of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, and the Hon. Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture - Gillibrand, Wyden, Booker, And Sanders Urge Senate Leadership To Prioritize Direct Relief For Small Farmers In Response To Ongoing Economic Crisis
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Cisneros Joins 42 House Members Asking Congressional Leaders to Include Emergency Rental and Mortgage Assistance in the Next Stimulus Package
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Senators Warren, Casey, Colleagues Urge Inclusion of Home and Community-Based Services Funding for Seniors and People with Disabilities in Future COVID-19 Legislation
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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Rep. Jeffries Secures Feasability Study for Ecosystem Restoration and Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction in Howard Beach
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| July 29, 2020
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Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Manchin Calls for Continued Support for School Meal Programs During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Committee Democrats to Scalia: Stop Undermining Americans' Ability to Make "Sustainable Investments"
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Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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Hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law - Chairman Nadler Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on "Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 6: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google"
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| July 29, 2020
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Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Representatives Nadler, García, Moore, Takano, and over 100 Members Highlight Urgent Need to Support Public Transportation Agencies
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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Stefanik Helps House Pass Sami's Law
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| July 29, 2020
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Letter to Robert E. Lighthizer, Ambassador of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative - Pascrell, Wenstrup Lead 164 Members Urging Removal of Tariffs That Could Further Harm Reeling American Families and Businesses
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Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "So, Senator McConnell: Why'd you keep telling Americans they needed to pause for 98 DAYS while they were suffering? And why are you holding up help for people now to make sure you can give corporations immunity if they expose their workers or customers to COVID?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators to Administration: Honor State, Local Requests Concerning Federal Law Enforcement Deployments
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Bipartisan Espaillat Bill to Boost Security Funding and Cooperation in the Caribbean
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "It seems Pres. Trump will stop at nothing to advance his anti-immigrant agenda And Senate GOP again objected to Sen. Durbin demanding we pass the American Dream & Promise Act and create a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients We'll fight to protect the immigrant community"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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As New York Communities Plan To Reopen Schools, Gillibrand Cosponsors Legislation To Increase Funding For Students With Disabilities
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| July 29, 2020
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'Sami's Law' Passes the House
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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Schumer, Gillibrand, & Brindisi announce six-figure grant for Binghamton University COVID-19 research and recovery
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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Gillibrand Statement On DHS Memo Outlining Recession Of DACA
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "The Republican COVID proposal has no support for Medicaid, nursing homes, or those with disabilities. Their proposal does not meet America's testing needs. This is not a serious proposal for the country in the midst of a once-in-a-generation crisis."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell: Americans on the brink of eviction are not crying out for a sweeping corporate liability shield. We need to focus on the needs of the American people. The Republican COVID proposal is not even a useful starting point."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "It's July 29th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "150,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. But President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy. And Senate Republicans have spent months dithering while Democrats have been fighting for action."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "This is disgusting. President Trump is actively working to gut fair housing laws and legalize housing discrimination. EVERY American deserves access to the American dream. We will fight this."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Hassan, Collins, 34 Colleagues Push for Support of School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "Emergency Unemployment Benefits expire in two days. Instead of extending them. Republicans want to cut benefits by $400 per week. In the middle of a recession. Get. Lost."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| July 29, 2020
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After months of callous inaction & cynical delays, Senate Republicans finally introduce COVID response proposal that falls far short for New Yorkers; Schumer calls on leader McConnell to immediately come to the table with Senate Democrats, adopt urgently needed elements including: billions for safe schools, municipalities, small businesses, frontline workers to help Upstate NY rebuild & recover from pandemic
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "The Supreme Court couldn't have been clearer when it rejected President Trump's hard-hearted DACA repeal Yet he continues to openly defy the law by undermining the program and putting thousands of new eligible young immigrant applicants at risk of deportation We will fight this"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "Senate GOP wants nearly $2B for a new FBI building whose location will increase the value of the Trump hotel across the street--but NO funding for state & local govts Thats what theyre doing instead of fighting for jobs for teachers, firefighters, bus drivers, health care workers"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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Tweet - "Over the past 3 months: Essential workers risked their safety 50M Americans filed for unemployment Small businesses folded COVID spread But what did Senate Republicans do? Confirm right-wing judges. And now their COVID "proposal" helps big corporations. Not American families."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Suozzi, Chu applaud CDC guidance clarifying ineffectiveness of some masks in preventing spread of COVID-19
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| July 28, 2020
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Nadler & Lofgren Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Halt New DACA Applications
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| July 28, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Maloney Leads Bipartisan Members of New York Congressional Delegation in Calling for Pandemic Assistance for Cooperative Extension
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| July 28, 2020
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Senators Markey, Schumer, and Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Ensure Families Can Safely Fly Together
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| July 28, 2020
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Stefanik, Lightfoot, Walczyk, Ritchie, Griffo Statement on Racist Criminal Act in Massena
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| July 28, 2020
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Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Nadler Statement for Department of Justice Oversight Hearing With Attorney General Barr
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| July 28, 2020
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Meng Slams Republicans Failure to Provide Flexibility for 2020 Census
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| July 28, 2020
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Sanders Leads 14 Senators in Introducing Masks for All Act to Curb Deadly Coronavirus Surge
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 28, 2020
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Tweet - "People can't feed their kids. People are losing their homes, getting kicked out of their apartments. Small businesses are going under. The Republican response? Let them eat cake."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 28, 2020
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Tweet - "We all want our schools to re-open. But the Republican proposal does not provide enough resources for them to re-open safely for our kids and teachers and families."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 28, 2020
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Tweet - "Republicans dithered for 3 months while Democrats pleaded for action on COVID. And now that Republicans finally have a proposal, it's corporate focused, doesn't meet the needs of the American people, and half of their own caucus probably won't support it anyway!"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 28, 2020
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Tweet - "We need to get something done to help families who are afraid of losing their homes. We need to get something done that keeps kids from going hungry. But Senate Republicans REALLY, SERIOUSLY want to make sure that there's a tax deduction for three martini business lunches."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 28, 2020
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Tweet - "The Republican COVID plan doesn't give any new money for food stamps to help families keep food on the table. But it gives a deduction for a three martini lunch for a big businessperson."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 28, 2020
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Delgado announce nearly $5 million in federal emergency transit funding for Ulster Country area transit
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| July 28, 2020
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $1 million in federal funding for economic development in New York's Southern Tier and Capital Region
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 28, 2020
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Tweet - "It's July 28th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 28, 2020
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce $5.5 million in federal emergency transit funding for Central New York regional transportation authority for Onondaga, Oswego, and Cayuga counties
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 28, 2020
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce nearly $200 million in emergency federal funding for New York City health and hospitals' COVID-19 response and recovery operations
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 28, 2020
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Remarks at Media Availability with Leader Schumer Following Meeting with Trump Administration on Coronavirus Relief Legislation
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| July 28, 2020
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Tweet - ""Let them eat cake." The cover of the @NYDailyNews this morning sums up the Republican COVID plan. Who are Republicans fighting for in this COVID proposal? Big banks. Defense contractors. Members of the Trump family. Not American families, workers, or the unemployed."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 28, 2020
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Tweet - "Senate Republicans snuck into their COVID proposal nearly $2B in taxpayer funds for a new FBI building whose location will increase the value of the Trump hotel. That's right. Senate GOP is rewarding President Trump and his family's business interests but not essential workers."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Warren, Sanders, Pressley, Colleagues, Urge HHS to Fund Community Health Centers as the U.S. Undergoes Another Surge of COVID-19 Cases
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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