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June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I just took to the floor with @SenBooker to demand we remove Confederate statues from the Capitol. We need to dismantle institutional racism piece by piece, brick by brick, statue by statue, starting with the people's house--the nation's Capitol. But Senate Republicans objected." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Dems' #JusticeInPolicing Act bans no-knock warrants in federal drug cases The Senate GOP bill only requires data on no-knock warrants Breonna Taylor was asleep in her bed when she was killed by police who had a no-knock warrant More data alone would not have saved her life" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "We need a strong bill. We need to save Black lives and bring long overdue reforms to institutions that have resisted them. The harsh fact of the matter is, the legislation from Senate Republicans is far too weak and will be ineffective at rooting out this problem." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 House Judiciary Committee Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 17, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell said he's going to bring the GOP policing proposal to the Senate floor next week. What he doesn't tell you is that he first wants to approve a circuit court judge--Cory Wilson--with a record of hostility towards minority voting rights." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "For someone who wants to sue everyone he believes wrongs him, President Trump doesn't want to let American citizens sue police officers who violate their constitutional rights? That's just wrong. And Senate Democrats are fighting to change it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "I'm proud of @CentralLaborNYC , the @AFLCIO , and unions across America who are leading the #WorkersFirst Caravan for Racial + Economic Justice. Senator McConnell: For families, people, workers. On real policing reform. On the COVID-19 crisis. No more delay. Let the #SenateActNow!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Today is a tale of two chambers The House is considering Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act representing comprehensive, strong policing reform, the most forceful in decades The Senate GOP bill's silent on racial profiling, no reforms to qualified immunity, no real accountability" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump spent most of his press conference demonizing peaceful protesters, airing unjustified grievances, suggesting the expertise that led to the AIDS vaccine will lead to a COVID vaccine when there is no AIDS vaccine! This was his press conference on police reform?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript Interview with Hakeem Jeffries Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 16, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on President Trump's Policing Executive Order Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "On the heels of the historic Supreme Court ruling: Every single Senate Democrat just told Senator McConnell to put the #EqualityAct on the floor. It passed the House over a year ago. Discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans must be over once and for all. #PrideMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court decision prohibiting employment discrimination for LGBTQ+ Americans is a step forward, but reminds us that we have so much more work to do The next step is to pass the Equality Act Sen. McConnell: Join the rest of the country. Put the bill on the Senate floor" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are taking to the streets demanding change. But Senate Republicans want to wait another month or more before even just considering police reform?! By delaying action, Republicans are playing the same dangerous games they played after mass shootings last summer." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Why is it that when it comes to confirming right-wing judges, Senate Republicans always make the time. But when it comes to making real changes to police departments, Senate Republicans are already making excuses? We won't stop fighting for action on the #JusticeInPolicing Act!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 15, 2020 Adams Introduces Right to PROTEST Act Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 15, 2020 Nadler & Cohen Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Workers from Discrimination Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "For Don Zarda and Aimee Stephens who did not live to see this day. For Gerald Bostock. Thank you for all you've done to fight for equality. And we'll keep fighting for the Equality Act and progress. Because LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. #PrideMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Nadler, Bass & Cohen Statement on SCOTUS Refusal to Re-examine Qualified Immunity Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Being killed by police is now the sixth-leading cause of death for young men in America Young Black men are 2.5 times more likely than their white peers to be killed by police Senate Democrats are demanding bold and broad-scale change with the #JusticeInPolicing Act" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Police reform, racial injustice, voting rights, a pandemic, and massive levels of unemployment: These are huge issues that demand the Senate's attention But instead, Senator McConnell's pushing two right-wing judges onto the nation's circuit courts: Justin Walker & Cory Wilson" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Cory Wilson has supported restrictive voter ID laws and expressed strong opposition to parts of the Voting Rights Act. That's right. During a national movement on racial justice, Senate Republicans are trying to confirm a judge with a hostile record on voting rights!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "The long march for equality takes a step forward. The real answer is to pass the Equality Act, but we all breathe a sigh of relief that the Supreme Court did the right thing." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Nadler & Cohen Denounce Trump Administration Rollback of Civil Rights Protections in Healthcare Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court did the right thing & ruled that federal employment discrimination protections do extend to LGBTQ+ Americans Sen McConnell--Now you need to let the Senate vote on the Equality Act! NO American should face discrimination because of who they are or who they love" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 12, 2020 Stefanik Statement Opposing Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan's Decision to Remove Philip Schuyler Statue; Stefanik Touts Strong Local Bipartisan Support to Welcome Philip Schuyler to Schuylerville Rep. Elise Stefanik
June 11, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Schumer, Warren, Reed, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Support Bipartisan Proposal in Annual Defense Bill to Rename All Bases and Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy and Anyone Who Served in the Confederacy Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "The time for rhetoric is over. That's why I demanded the Senate take up the #JusticeInPolicing Act once it passes the House. But Senate Republicans objected to even debating it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "Hazard pay for essential workers is a racial justice issue. Health care is a racial justice issue. Rent assistance is a racial justice issue. Senate Republicans: We must act to keep fighting the COVID-19 health and economic crisis!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "Black & Latino voters wait 45-46% longer than white voters to cast a ballot We can't have an equal society if the wellspring of democracy--the right to vote--remains tainted by inequality The House has acted Sen. McConnell: Let the Senate to do the same" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans have time to push right-wing judges next week, but they can't commit time on the floor to address injustices against Black Americans by law enforcement. Americans are in the streets shouting at the tops of their lungs for change!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "Americans across the country want bold action now. Tonight, I demanded that the Senate take up the #JusticeInPolicing Act once it passes the House. But Senate Republicans objected to even debating it! Unacceptable." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "I just took to the floor to demand that the Senate take up the Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act once it passes the House. Americans are in the streets demanding bold action--not rhetoric. But Senate Republicans objected." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans are ready to issue nearly 100 subpoenas to trash the FBI to protect President Trump, but they can't commit to a debate on 1 bill to reform police departments to protect Black Americans? That is outrageous." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "The voter suppression against Black Americans in Georgia yesterday was disgraceful. H.R. 4 passed the House and it would fix this problem, but it's collecting dust in Senator McConnell's legislative graveyard. The Senate must act on voting rights!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are taking to the streets crying out for justice. This moment calls for bold change. We need action on the #JusticeInPolicing Act. Senator Mitch McConnell must commit to holding a vote on policing reform ASAP. From my interview with @MadisonSiriusXM :" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "The moment calls for bold and broad-scale change. We need wholesale reform, not piecemeal. We need action on the #JusticeInPolicing Act as soon as possible. And Senate Democrats will work like hell to make it happen." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "How small of a man do you have to be to slander a 75-year-old protester recovering in a hospital? This is what President Trump is doing. If Senate Republicans can't call out the president for this or work for action on policing reform, then what are they doing here?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 10, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Duckworth Demands GAO Immediately Reviews Safety of Rubber Bullets Being Used on Peaceful Protesters Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 9, 2020 As Congressional Democrats Push For Sweeping Police Reform Amidst Nationwide Protests On Police Brutality, Gillibrand Highlights Bicameral Plan To Hold Police Accountable, Increase Transparency, And More Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 9, 2020 Letter to Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Hon. John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence - Feinstein, Schumer, Warner to FBI, DNI: Release Information Supporting President's Claims About Protests Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Date Title Politician
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I just took to the floor with @SenBooker to demand we remove Confederate statues from the Capitol. We need to dismantle institutional racism piece by piece, brick by brick, statue by statue, starting with the people's house--the nation's Capitol. But Senate Republicans objected." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Dems' #JusticeInPolicing Act bans no-knock warrants in federal drug cases The Senate GOP bill only requires data on no-knock warrants Breonna Taylor was asleep in her bed when she was killed by police who had a no-knock warrant More data alone would not have saved her life" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "We need a strong bill. We need to save Black lives and bring long overdue reforms to institutions that have resisted them. The harsh fact of the matter is, the legislation from Senate Republicans is far too weak and will be ineffective at rooting out this problem." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 House Judiciary Committee Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 17, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell said he's going to bring the GOP policing proposal to the Senate floor next week. What he doesn't tell you is that he first wants to approve a circuit court judge--Cory Wilson--with a record of hostility towards minority voting rights." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "For someone who wants to sue everyone he believes wrongs him, President Trump doesn't want to let American citizens sue police officers who violate their constitutional rights? That's just wrong. And Senate Democrats are fighting to change it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "I'm proud of @CentralLaborNYC , the @AFLCIO , and unions across America who are leading the #WorkersFirst Caravan for Racial + Economic Justice. Senator McConnell: For families, people, workers. On real policing reform. On the COVID-19 crisis. No more delay. Let the #SenateActNow!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Today is a tale of two chambers The House is considering Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act representing comprehensive, strong policing reform, the most forceful in decades The Senate GOP bill's silent on racial profiling, no reforms to qualified immunity, no real accountability" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump spent most of his press conference demonizing peaceful protesters, airing unjustified grievances, suggesting the expertise that led to the AIDS vaccine will lead to a COVID vaccine when there is no AIDS vaccine! This was his press conference on police reform?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript Interview with Hakeem Jeffries Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 16, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on President Trump's Policing Executive Order Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "On the heels of the historic Supreme Court ruling: Every single Senate Democrat just told Senator McConnell to put the #EqualityAct on the floor. It passed the House over a year ago. Discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans must be over once and for all. #PrideMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court decision prohibiting employment discrimination for LGBTQ+ Americans is a step forward, but reminds us that we have so much more work to do The next step is to pass the Equality Act Sen. McConnell: Join the rest of the country. Put the bill on the Senate floor" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are taking to the streets demanding change. But Senate Republicans want to wait another month or more before even just considering police reform?! By delaying action, Republicans are playing the same dangerous games they played after mass shootings last summer." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Why is it that when it comes to confirming right-wing judges, Senate Republicans always make the time. But when it comes to making real changes to police departments, Senate Republicans are already making excuses? We won't stop fighting for action on the #JusticeInPolicing Act!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 15, 2020 Adams Introduces Right to PROTEST Act Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 15, 2020 Nadler & Cohen Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Workers from Discrimination Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "For Don Zarda and Aimee Stephens who did not live to see this day. For Gerald Bostock. Thank you for all you've done to fight for equality. And we'll keep fighting for the Equality Act and progress. Because LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. #PrideMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Nadler, Bass & Cohen Statement on SCOTUS Refusal to Re-examine Qualified Immunity Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Being killed by police is now the sixth-leading cause of death for young men in America Young Black men are 2.5 times more likely than their white peers to be killed by police Senate Democrats are demanding bold and broad-scale change with the #JusticeInPolicing Act" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Police reform, racial injustice, voting rights, a pandemic, and massive levels of unemployment: These are huge issues that demand the Senate's attention But instead, Senator McConnell's pushing two right-wing judges onto the nation's circuit courts: Justin Walker & Cory Wilson" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Cory Wilson has supported restrictive voter ID laws and expressed strong opposition to parts of the Voting Rights Act. That's right. During a national movement on racial justice, Senate Republicans are trying to confirm a judge with a hostile record on voting rights!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "The long march for equality takes a step forward. The real answer is to pass the Equality Act, but we all breathe a sigh of relief that the Supreme Court did the right thing." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Nadler & Cohen Denounce Trump Administration Rollback of Civil Rights Protections in Healthcare Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court did the right thing & ruled that federal employment discrimination protections do extend to LGBTQ+ Americans Sen McConnell--Now you need to let the Senate vote on the Equality Act! NO American should face discrimination because of who they are or who they love" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 12, 2020 Stefanik Statement Opposing Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan's Decision to Remove Philip Schuyler Statue; Stefanik Touts Strong Local Bipartisan Support to Welcome Philip Schuyler to Schuylerville Rep.Elise Stefanik
June 11, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Schumer, Warren, Reed, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Support Bipartisan Proposal in Annual Defense Bill to Rename All Bases and Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy and Anyone Who Served in the Confederacy Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "The time for rhetoric is over. That's why I demanded the Senate take up the #JusticeInPolicing Act once it passes the House. But Senate Republicans objected to even debating it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "Hazard pay for essential workers is a racial justice issue. Health care is a racial justice issue. Rent assistance is a racial justice issue. Senate Republicans: We must act to keep fighting the COVID-19 health and economic crisis!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "Black & Latino voters wait 45-46% longer than white voters to cast a ballot We can't have an equal society if the wellspring of democracy--the right to vote--remains tainted by inequality The House has acted Sen. McConnell: Let the Senate to do the same" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans have time to push right-wing judges next week, but they can't commit time on the floor to address injustices against Black Americans by law enforcement. Americans are in the streets shouting at the tops of their lungs for change!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "Americans across the country want bold action now. Tonight, I demanded that the Senate take up the #JusticeInPolicing Act once it passes the House. But Senate Republicans objected to even debating it! Unacceptable." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "I just took to the floor to demand that the Senate take up the Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act once it passes the House. Americans are in the streets demanding bold action--not rhetoric. But Senate Republicans objected." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans are ready to issue nearly 100 subpoenas to trash the FBI to protect President Trump, but they can't commit to a debate on 1 bill to reform police departments to protect Black Americans? That is outrageous." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "The voter suppression against Black Americans in Georgia yesterday was disgraceful. H.R. 4 passed the House and it would fix this problem, but it's collecting dust in Senator McConnell's legislative graveyard. The Senate must act on voting rights!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are taking to the streets crying out for justice. This moment calls for bold change. We need action on the #JusticeInPolicing Act. Senator Mitch McConnell must commit to holding a vote on policing reform ASAP. From my interview with @MadisonSiriusXM :" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "The moment calls for bold and broad-scale change. We need wholesale reform, not piecemeal. We need action on the #JusticeInPolicing Act as soon as possible. And Senate Democrats will work like hell to make it happen." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "How small of a man do you have to be to slander a 75-year-old protester recovering in a hospital? This is what President Trump is doing. If Senate Republicans can't call out the president for this or work for action on policing reform, then what are they doing here?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 10, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Duckworth Demands GAO Immediately Reviews Safety of Rubber Bullets Being Used on Peaceful Protesters Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 9, 2020 As Congressional Democrats Push For Sweeping Police Reform Amidst Nationwide Protests On Police Brutality, Gillibrand Highlights Bicameral Plan To Hold Police Accountable, Increase Transparency, And More Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 9, 2020 Letter to Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Hon. John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence - Feinstein, Schumer, Warner to FBI, DNI: Release Information Supporting President's Claims About Protests Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
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