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Sept. 17, 2020 Schumer, Warren: The Next President Can and Should Cancel Up To $50,000 In Student Loan Debt Immediately; Democrats Outline Plan for Immediate Action in 2021 Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $2.3 million in FEMA funding for fire departments across Upstate New Yo Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 17th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Bennet, Mrkey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Hassan, Schatz Lead Colleagues in Demanding FCC Take Action to Connect Students to Online Learning as School Year Begins Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Let me repeat: We're in the middle of a pandemic, and President Trump and the Republicans are still suing to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "After months of Senate Republicans insisting on shortchanging Americans Trump is finally calling on Republicans to "go for the much higher numbers' @SpeakerPelosi & I look forward to hearing that his negotiators are ready to meet America's massive needs" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 16th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Trump Urging Republicans to "Go for the Much Higher Numbers' in Coronavirus Negotiations Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "By the end of the week, 200,000 Americans will have died from COVID. The lives and livelihoods of the American people depend on Republicans abandoning their obsession with doing as little as possible while COVID rages through our nation." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Menendez Reintroduces Tourette Syndrome Bill to Ramp-Up Federal Efforts to Develop New Treatments Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Today I'm standing with @SenatorDurbin , @SenatorMenendez , & @ChrisVanHollen , to demand Senate Republicans pass #VenezuelaTPS to secure protected status for Venezuelans seeking refuge in the U.S. Despite having all the authority, President Trump won't grant this. We must act!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "This #HispanicHeritageMonth as we celebrate the extraordinary contributions of our vibrant Latino community to our nation, we'll also keep fighting for action. For our health care. For our Dreamers. For our democracy. For a better future for all." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service - Schumer, Gillibrand urge Postmaster General to reverse harmful operational changes to U.S. Postal Service that have resulted in delays of medications to New Yorkers Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Hon. James Macrae, Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care, and the Hon. Thomas Engels, Admin. of the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Rep. Axne Leads Fight Against Increasing Costs on Insulin and Epinephrine Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Problem Solvers Caucus unveils "March to Common Ground" COVID stimulus framework Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Schumer, Gillibrand announce massive grant -- $11.5 million in FEMA funding for Yonkers fire department to hire 30 additional firefighters Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 15th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Congressmen Cohen Leads Letter to Trump on Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 7636, the Custodial Interrogation Recording Act Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 8169, the Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2020 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic, and President Trump and the Republicans are still suing to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Secretary Azar must resign immediately. We need a Secretary of Health & Human Services who will fight for the American people. Not one subservient to the daily whims of President Trump and his pressure to "slow the testing down." Not one silent on the chaos at the Department." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Of the many lies Trump has told about COVID: Telling Bob Woodward "nothing more could have been done" is one of the most galling. He still does not have an adequate national testing strategy or an adequate national plan for contact tracing. He never fully invoked the DPA." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Schumer, Gillibrand announce massive grant -- $11.5 million in FEMA funding for Yonkers fire department to hire 30 additional firefighters Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Donald Trump tried to deny climate change had an effect on the wildfires. He tried to claim our planet will just "start getting cooler." It's just like his attitude toward COVID-19, which he promised would magically disappear. Donald Trump: Too many lies for too long." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Jon Stewart, Congressman Raul Ruiz, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Former VA Secretary David Shulkin, and Veterans Advocates Announce Landmark Legislation to Help Veterans with Diseases Linked to Burn Pits and Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits from VA Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 8161, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2020 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "This decision hurts TPS holders, their families, and all of our communities. It's just plain wrong. It's long past time for Senator McConnell & President Trump to stop blocking the American Dream and Promise Act #HR6 to bring stability to these families." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 7718, the Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to Mr. Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senators Demand Big Pharma Allow Low-income Patients to Access Lifesaving, Discounted 340B Drugs and Care Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 6813, the Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 House Chairs Joint Statement on Problem Solvers Caucus Coronavirus Relief Proposal Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 8225, the Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Discusses Landmark Legislation To Help Veterans With Diseases Linked To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits From VA Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 14, 2020 Wyden, Merkley Join Democratic Colleagues, Grassroots Coalition in Announcing Economic Renewal Agenda Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Merkley, Colleagues to Fda: Maintain Public Trust in Covid-19 Vaccine Decisions by Making Reviews Transparent Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "After Senate Republicans spent four months dithering and delaying: Senator McConnell pushed a partisan, "emaciated' COVID-relief bill that was designed to fail. It is past time for Senate Republicans to wake up to the gravity of the crisis in our country." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mary Neumayr, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture, and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Chair Grijalva Leads 61 House Democrats Calling for Trump Admin Suspension of Regulatory Rollbacks That Threaten Health and Environmental Safety Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Schumer, Gillibrand reveal: As mail slows, Upstate NY small businesses lose customers & profits; senators fight for NY small biz hurt by USPS changes, demand DeJoy address postal slowdown's impact on Upstate economies Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Schumer: Long Island's venues --a lifeblood of LI economy for music, the arts, comedy & more-- could go under; they need access to critical fed relief ASAP to weather COVID-19; standing with LI's best acts, senator pushes bipartisan plan to "Save our Stages" across LI Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 14th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 13th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Heartbreaking. American families like the Petrocellis have been devastated by tragedy. We will never forget our 9/11 victims. And we will not stop fighting for Americans in this pandemic. To Mark and FDNY Chief Albert Petrocelli, rest in peace." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "This is a big victory for communities across America. Everyone must be counted. President Trump's attempt to target immigrants and weaponize the census for political gain is illegal." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 12th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Those who swear an oath to protect and serve must face accountability and consequences for misconduct. It is past time for the Senate to pass the #JusticeInPolicing Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Our new THRIVE Agenda is a bold economic renewal plan that puts millions of people back to work building a more just, healthy, and equitable society. #TimeToTHRIVE" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2020 Tweet - "This shouldn't be hard. We are fighting for money to pay teachers, transit workers, and firefighters. There is a pandemic going on, and they need our help. But you and Senate Republicans are blocking it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2020 Tweet - "The cynical Republican COVID bill was emaciated, inadequate, and designed to fail. Americans need help now, and Congress needs to respond in a way that meets the nation's very real and urgent needs." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
Sept. 17, 2020 Schumer, Warren: The Next President Can and Should Cancel Up To $50,000 In Student Loan Debt Immediately; Democrats Outline Plan for Immediate Action in 2021 Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $2.3 million in FEMA funding for fire departments across Upstate New Yo Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 17th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Bennet, Mrkey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Hassan, Schatz Lead Colleagues in Demanding FCC Take Action to Connect Students to Online Learning as School Year Begins Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Let me repeat: We're in the middle of a pandemic, and President Trump and the Republicans are still suing to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "After months of Senate Republicans insisting on shortchanging Americans Trump is finally calling on Republicans to "go for the much higher numbers' @SpeakerPelosi & I look forward to hearing that his negotiators are ready to meet America's massive needs" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 16th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Trump Urging Republicans to "Go for the Much Higher Numbers' in Coronavirus Negotiations Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "By the end of the week, 200,000 Americans will have died from COVID. The lives and livelihoods of the American people depend on Republicans abandoning their obsession with doing as little as possible while COVID rages through our nation." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Menendez Reintroduces Tourette Syndrome Bill to Ramp-Up Federal Efforts to Develop New Treatments Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Today I'm standing with @SenatorDurbin , @SenatorMenendez , & @ChrisVanHollen , to demand Senate Republicans pass #VenezuelaTPS to secure protected status for Venezuelans seeking refuge in the U.S. Despite having all the authority, President Trump won't grant this. We must act!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "This #HispanicHeritageMonth as we celebrate the extraordinary contributions of our vibrant Latino community to our nation, we'll also keep fighting for action. For our health care. For our Dreamers. For our democracy. For a better future for all." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service - Schumer, Gillibrand urge Postmaster General to reverse harmful operational changes to U.S. Postal Service that have resulted in delays of medications to New Yorkers Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Hon. James Macrae, Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care, and the Hon. Thomas Engels, Admin. of the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Rep. Axne Leads Fight Against Increasing Costs on Insulin and Epinephrine Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Problem Solvers Caucus unveils "March to Common Ground" COVID stimulus framework Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Schumer, Gillibrand announce massive grant -- $11.5 million in FEMA funding for Yonkers fire department to hire 30 additional firefighters Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 15th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Congressmen Cohen Leads Letter to Trump on Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 7636, the Custodial Interrogation Recording Act Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 8169, the Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2020 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic, and President Trump and the Republicans are still suing to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Secretary Azar must resign immediately. We need a Secretary of Health & Human Services who will fight for the American people. Not one subservient to the daily whims of President Trump and his pressure to "slow the testing down." Not one silent on the chaos at the Department." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Of the many lies Trump has told about COVID: Telling Bob Woodward "nothing more could have been done" is one of the most galling. He still does not have an adequate national testing strategy or an adequate national plan for contact tracing. He never fully invoked the DPA." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Schumer, Gillibrand announce massive grant -- $11.5 million in FEMA funding for Yonkers fire department to hire 30 additional firefighters Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Donald Trump tried to deny climate change had an effect on the wildfires. He tried to claim our planet will just "start getting cooler." It's just like his attitude toward COVID-19, which he promised would magically disappear. Donald Trump: Too many lies for too long." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Jon Stewart, Congressman Raul Ruiz, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Former VA Secretary David Shulkin, and Veterans Advocates Announce Landmark Legislation to Help Veterans with Diseases Linked to Burn Pits and Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits from VA Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 8161, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2020 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "This decision hurts TPS holders, their families, and all of our communities. It's just plain wrong. It's long past time for Senator McConnell & President Trump to stop blocking the American Dream and Promise Act #HR6 to bring stability to these families." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 7718, the Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to Mr. Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senators Demand Big Pharma Allow Low-income Patients to Access Lifesaving, Discounted 340B Drugs and Care Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 6813, the Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 House Chairs Joint Statement on Problem Solvers Caucus Coronavirus Relief Proposal Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 8225, the Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Discusses Landmark Legislation To Help Veterans With Diseases Linked To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits From VA Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 14, 2020 Wyden, Merkley Join Democratic Colleagues, Grassroots Coalition in Announcing Economic Renewal Agenda Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Merkley, Colleagues to Fda: Maintain Public Trust in Covid-19 Vaccine Decisions by Making Reviews Transparent Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "After Senate Republicans spent four months dithering and delaying: Senator McConnell pushed a partisan, "emaciated' COVID-relief bill that was designed to fail. It is past time for Senate Republicans to wake up to the gravity of the crisis in our country." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mary Neumayr, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture, and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Chair Grijalva Leads 61 House Democrats Calling for Trump Admin Suspension of Regulatory Rollbacks That Threaten Health and Environmental Safety Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Schumer, Gillibrand reveal: As mail slows, Upstate NY small businesses lose customers & profits; senators fight for NY small biz hurt by USPS changes, demand DeJoy address postal slowdown's impact on Upstate economies Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Schumer: Long Island's venues --a lifeblood of LI economy for music, the arts, comedy & more-- could go under; they need access to critical fed relief ASAP to weather COVID-19; standing with LI's best acts, senator pushes bipartisan plan to "Save our Stages" across LI Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 14th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 13th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Heartbreaking. American families like the Petrocellis have been devastated by tragedy. We will never forget our 9/11 victims. And we will not stop fighting for Americans in this pandemic. To Mark and FDNY Chief Albert Petrocelli, rest in peace." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "This is a big victory for communities across America. Everyone must be counted. President Trump's attempt to target immigrants and weaponize the census for political gain is illegal." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 12th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Those who swear an oath to protect and serve must face accountability and consequences for misconduct. It is past time for the Senate to pass the #JusticeInPolicing Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Our new THRIVE Agenda is a bold economic renewal plan that puts millions of people back to work building a more just, healthy, and equitable society. #TimeToTHRIVE" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2020 Tweet - "This shouldn't be hard. We are fighting for money to pay teachers, transit workers, and firefighters. There is a pandemic going on, and they need our help. But you and Senate Republicans are blocking it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2020 Tweet - "The cynical Republican COVID bill was emaciated, inadequate, and designed to fail. Americans need help now, and Congress needs to respond in a way that meets the nation's very real and urgent needs." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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