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July 6, 2020
Pelosi, Jeffries and Meng Joint Statement on Passage of House Democratic Caucus Diversity Rule
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
July 6, 2020
Tweet - "WATCH: Here's what Senate Republicans BLOCKED last week."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 5, 2020
Tweet - "July 4th weekend. A lot of talk about taxation without representation. Now would be a good time to make Washington, DC a state."
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 5, 2020
Tweet - "Make sure your friends see this: Here's what Senate Republicans blocked last week."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020
Gillibrand Calls For Direct Federal Relief Funding For Local Governments Responding To And Recovering From Coronavirus Pandemic In Buffalo
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 3, 2020
Tweet - "The pain Americans are experiencing requires immediate action from the federal government. Americans can't afford to just keep waiting for Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans. We need to act NOW."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Tweet - "House passes $1.5 trillion infrastructure package. It will create millions of good-paying jobs throughout America. And help rebuild our economy. #ForThePeople"
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 2, 2020
Executive Session
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Tweet - "700,000 people live and work in D.C. 46% of them are Black. Many of them work here, in the Capitol, providing essential services to some GOP senators who don't consider them "real people." Senate Republicans: Stop denigrating American citizens. #DCStatehood NOW."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Tweet - "These reports are coming to light in the context of President Trump being soft on Vladimir Putin when it comes to NATO, the G7, Crimea, Ukraine, and the ongoing undermining of the integrity of our elections. From @SpeakerPelosi and me:"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Tweet - "Force protection is a primary purpose of intelligence. It should have the same importance to the Commander-in-Chief. Any reports of threats on our troops must be pursued relentlessly. From @SpeakerPelosi and me after the briefing this morning:"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Tweet - "Here's what Senate Republicans have blocked this week: Rental assistance: BLOCKED Food assistance: BLOCKED Resources for schools and nursing homes: BLOCKED Resources for state and local governments and tribes: BLOCKED Resources for elections: BLOCKED"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Chairman Nadler Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Grant Certiorari in Lawsuit Regarding Mueller Grand Jury Material
Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 1, 2020
Tweet - "Assemblyman Gantt's lifelong work to raise social and economic opportunity for those he served and countless others throughout Greater Rochester leaves a lasting legacy. He fought injustice, gave voice to the voiceless, and inspired a generation of leaders. I'll miss my friend."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2020
Tweet - "What GOP Senators Daines, Cotton, Graham said about DC residents was despicable Daines said lawmakers should "go out to where the real people are at across the country and ask them where they think" It's a dehumanizing statement on 700,000 hardworking people in DC #DCStatehood"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2020
Tweet - "To the Senate GOP: After your fancy dinner with big oil lobbyists, Why don't you take a walk in some DC neighborhoods and ask hardworking families if they're "real people'? Despicable. #DCStatehood NOW."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2020
Letter to Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the New York City Board of Elections - Velázquez Calls for Election Reforms
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 30, 2020
Tweet - "Today, Senate Democrats will demand action on safe elections, education funding, and funding for our nursing homes. If Senate Republicans continue to block reasonable attempts at passing emergency COVID legislation, they will have to explain why to Americans. #DemsDemandAction"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 30, 2020
Tweet - "More than 125K Americans dead. Over two million Americans infected by the #coronavirus. 47 million Americans unemployed. Do Your Job Mitch. Pass. The. Heroes. Act. Now."
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 30, 2020
Connolly Joins Cohen, 34 Members in Introducing Resolution to Investigate and Consider the Impeachment of Attorney General William P. Barr
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
June 29, 2020
Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 29, 2020
Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 29, 2020
Abortion
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Unanimous Consent Request
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Coronavirus
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Tweet - "I'm calling for an immediate briefing from the Directors of National Intelligence and the CIA for all 100 Senators on reports that Russia placed bounties on US Troops in Afghanistan. We also need to know whether or not President Trump was told this information, and if so, when."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Tweet - "The Supreme Court's entering Buffalo Springfield territory: "There's something happening here""
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Tweet - "Today's Supreme Court ruling is a thunderbolt of justice for millions of American women who were at risk of having their constitutional rights invalidated by reactionary state legislatures. But we need to continue to fight to protect women's reproductive rights and Roe v. Wade."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer Demand Sen. McConnell End Republican Inaction on Heroes Act; Dem Leaders Call for Immediate Bipartisan, Bicameral Negotiations to Address Public Health & Economic Crises
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 28, 2020
Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic But Pres. Trump just told the Supreme Court to rip away health care from millions Here's what Bipartisan Economic Scholars told the Supreme Court: "Without the ACA, the financial stability of the entire US health care system will be threatened""
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2020
Tweet - "Remember: President Trump filed his brief to rip away health care from millions the SAME WEEK reports came in of a major spike in COVID cases."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2020
Tweet - "In the middle of a global pandemic, President Trump just told the Supreme Court to rip away health care from millions and to rip away pre-existing condition protections. Here's what the @SEIU told the Supreme Court: "Voiding the ACA would endanger millions of Americans""
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2020
Tweet - "Pres. Trump just told the Supreme Court to rip health care from millions. Here's what Physician Groups told the Supreme Court: "the ACA is currently serving as the backbone of the safety-net for the millions of Americans facing sudden unemployment due to the present pandemic""
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2020
Tweet - "This is a lie. And it's easy to prove. Just read @realDonaldTrump 's own brief for the Supreme Court that insists those protections need to be "invalidated"."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2020
Tweet - "President Trump just told the Supreme Court to rip away health care from millions. Here's what Patient Groups told the Supreme Court: "Leaving the Act in place--as Congress intended--will improve the health of patients, survivors, and their families across this country.""
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "The House passed the most progressive police reform bill in American history. But Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused Democrats of putting politics over people. Really?"
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "As one of my top priorities when it comes to voting rights and democracy reform, I will keep working in the Senate to secure statehood, full voting rights and full home rule, for D.C. in this Congress and beyond."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "It is past time to end the historic disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens and make D.C. a state."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "The Trump administration filed their brief with the Supreme Court to try to strip health care from millions under the cover of night in the middle of a global pandemic. This is cruel."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "The Ninth Circuit's decision makes clear that the Trump administration's attempt--supported by Senate Republican enablers--to redirect funds Congress already appropriated for military families and counter-drug programs violates the law."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "Five years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality is the law of the land. We won't stop fighting for equality for LGBTQ+ Americans. #LoveIsLove #PrideMonth"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "President Trump misused congressionally appropriated funds for his ineffective, wasteful border wall. The Ninth Circuit's decision today is a victory for the separation of powers doctrine that is the cornerstone of our democracy."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2020
Tweet - "The House just PASSED the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act with Bipartisan support. Honored to have delivered the closing argument during debate. To those seeking change throughout America. We hear you. We see you. We are you."
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 25, 2020
Tweet - "In the middle of a pandemic, the Trump administration is filing briefs in the Supreme Court to end the nation's health care law and kick millions off their health coverage. President Trump does not care about the medical needs of the American people."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2020
Tweet - "DC should be a state. Pass it on."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2020
Tweet - "The Justice Department was forced to admit DHS officials made inaccurate or misleading statements to a federal court. Given the harm from potential violations of criminal law, the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General must investigate NOW."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2020
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial Independence
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2020
House Judiciary Releases Key Takeaways from Witness Testimony on Politicization of DOJ Under AG Barr
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and Christopher Wray, FBI Director - Torres to DOJ: Release FBI Report on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
June 24, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Republicans and President Trump expect you to believe they're the true champions of racial justice and police reform. The same Republicans who have run a conveyor belt of anti-civil rights judges! No. We need REAL reform."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date
Title
Politician
July 6, 2020
Pelosi, Jeffries and Meng Joint Statement on Passage of House Democratic Caucus Diversity Rule
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
July 6, 2020
Tweet - "WATCH: Here's what Senate Republicans BLOCKED last week."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 5, 2020
Tweet - "July 4th weekend. A lot of talk about taxation without representation. Now would be a good time to make Washington, DC a state."
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 5, 2020
Tweet - "Make sure your friends see this: Here's what Senate Republicans blocked last week."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020
Gillibrand Calls For Direct Federal Relief Funding For Local Governments Responding To And Recovering From Coronavirus Pandemic In Buffalo
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 3, 2020
Tweet - "The pain Americans are experiencing requires immediate action from the federal government. Americans can't afford to just keep waiting for Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans. We need to act NOW."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Tweet - "House passes $1.5 trillion infrastructure package. It will create millions of good-paying jobs throughout America. And help rebuild our economy. #ForThePeople"
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 2, 2020
Executive Session
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Tweet - "700,000 people live and work in D.C. 46% of them are Black. Many of them work here, in the Capitol, providing essential services to some GOP senators who don't consider them "real people." Senate Republicans: Stop denigrating American citizens. #DCStatehood NOW."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Tweet - "These reports are coming to light in the context of President Trump being soft on Vladimir Putin when it comes to NATO, the G7, Crimea, Ukraine, and the ongoing undermining of the integrity of our elections. From @SpeakerPelosi and me:"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Tweet - "Force protection is a primary purpose of intelligence. It should have the same importance to the Commander-in-Chief. Any reports of threats on our troops must be pursued relentlessly. From @SpeakerPelosi and me after the briefing this morning:"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Tweet - "Here's what Senate Republicans have blocked this week: Rental assistance: BLOCKED Food assistance: BLOCKED Resources for schools and nursing homes: BLOCKED Resources for state and local governments and tribes: BLOCKED Resources for elections: BLOCKED"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020
Chairman Nadler Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Grant Certiorari in Lawsuit Regarding Mueller Grand Jury Material
Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 1, 2020
Tweet - "Assemblyman Gantt's lifelong work to raise social and economic opportunity for those he served and countless others throughout Greater Rochester leaves a lasting legacy. He fought injustice, gave voice to the voiceless, and inspired a generation of leaders. I'll miss my friend."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2020
Tweet - "What GOP Senators Daines, Cotton, Graham said about DC residents was despicable Daines said lawmakers should "go out to where the real people are at across the country and ask them where they think" It's a dehumanizing statement on 700,000 hardworking people in DC #DCStatehood"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2020
Tweet - "To the Senate GOP: After your fancy dinner with big oil lobbyists, Why don't you take a walk in some DC neighborhoods and ask hardworking families if they're "real people'? Despicable. #DCStatehood NOW."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2020
Letter to Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the New York City Board of Elections - Velázquez Calls for Election Reforms
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 30, 2020
Tweet - "Today, Senate Democrats will demand action on safe elections, education funding, and funding for our nursing homes. If Senate Republicans continue to block reasonable attempts at passing emergency COVID legislation, they will have to explain why to Americans. #DemsDemandAction"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 30, 2020
Tweet - "More than 125K Americans dead. Over two million Americans infected by the #coronavirus. 47 million Americans unemployed. Do Your Job Mitch. Pass. The. Heroes. Act. Now."
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 30, 2020
Connolly Joins Cohen, 34 Members in Introducing Resolution to Investigate and Consider the Impeachment of Attorney General William P. Barr
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
June 29, 2020
Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 29, 2020
Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 29, 2020
Abortion
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Unanimous Consent Request
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Coronavirus
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Tweet - "I'm calling for an immediate briefing from the Directors of National Intelligence and the CIA for all 100 Senators on reports that Russia placed bounties on US Troops in Afghanistan. We also need to know whether or not President Trump was told this information, and if so, when."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Tweet - "The Supreme Court's entering Buffalo Springfield territory: "There's something happening here""
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Tweet - "Today's Supreme Court ruling is a thunderbolt of justice for millions of American women who were at risk of having their constitutional rights invalidated by reactionary state legislatures. But we need to continue to fight to protect women's reproductive rights and Roe v. Wade."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2020
Letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer Demand Sen. McConnell End Republican Inaction on Heroes Act; Dem Leaders Call for Immediate Bipartisan, Bicameral Negotiations to Address Public Health & Economic Crises
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 28, 2020
Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic But Pres. Trump just told the Supreme Court to rip away health care from millions Here's what Bipartisan Economic Scholars told the Supreme Court: "Without the ACA, the financial stability of the entire US health care system will be threatened""
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2020
Tweet - "Remember: President Trump filed his brief to rip away health care from millions the SAME WEEK reports came in of a major spike in COVID cases."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2020
Tweet - "In the middle of a global pandemic, President Trump just told the Supreme Court to rip away health care from millions and to rip away pre-existing condition protections. Here's what the @SEIU told the Supreme Court: "Voiding the ACA would endanger millions of Americans""
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2020
Tweet - "Pres. Trump just told the Supreme Court to rip health care from millions. Here's what Physician Groups told the Supreme Court: "the ACA is currently serving as the backbone of the safety-net for the millions of Americans facing sudden unemployment due to the present pandemic""
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2020
Tweet - "This is a lie. And it's easy to prove. Just read @realDonaldTrump 's own brief for the Supreme Court that insists those protections need to be "invalidated"."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2020
Tweet - "President Trump just told the Supreme Court to rip away health care from millions. Here's what Patient Groups told the Supreme Court: "Leaving the Act in place--as Congress intended--will improve the health of patients, survivors, and their families across this country.""
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "The House passed the most progressive police reform bill in American history. But Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused Democrats of putting politics over people. Really?"
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "As one of my top priorities when it comes to voting rights and democracy reform, I will keep working in the Senate to secure statehood, full voting rights and full home rule, for D.C. in this Congress and beyond."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "It is past time to end the historic disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens and make D.C. a state."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "The Trump administration filed their brief with the Supreme Court to try to strip health care from millions under the cover of night in the middle of a global pandemic. This is cruel."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "The Ninth Circuit's decision makes clear that the Trump administration's attempt--supported by Senate Republican enablers--to redirect funds Congress already appropriated for military families and counter-drug programs violates the law."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "Five years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality is the law of the land. We won't stop fighting for equality for LGBTQ+ Americans. #LoveIsLove #PrideMonth"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2020
Tweet - "President Trump misused congressionally appropriated funds for his ineffective, wasteful border wall. The Ninth Circuit's decision today is a victory for the separation of powers doctrine that is the cornerstone of our democracy."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2020
Tweet - "The House just PASSED the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act with Bipartisan support. Honored to have delivered the closing argument during debate. To those seeking change throughout America. We hear you. We see you. We are you."
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 25, 2020
Tweet - "In the middle of a pandemic, the Trump administration is filing briefs in the Supreme Court to end the nation's health care law and kick millions off their health coverage. President Trump does not care about the medical needs of the American people."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2020
Tweet - "DC should be a state. Pass it on."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2020
Tweet - "The Justice Department was forced to admit DHS officials made inaccurate or misleading statements to a federal court. Given the harm from potential violations of criminal law, the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General must investigate NOW."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2020
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial Independence
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2020
House Judiciary Releases Key Takeaways from Witness Testimony on Politicization of DOJ Under AG Barr
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and Christopher Wray, FBI Director - Torres to DOJ: Release FBI Report on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
June 24, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Republicans and President Trump expect you to believe they're the true champions of racial justice and police reform. The same Republicans who have run a conveyor belt of anti-civil rights judges! No. We need REAL reform."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
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