| May 11, 2020
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Executive Session
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 11, 2020
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Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer - Representatives Rice, Meeks, Meng Urge House and Senate Leadership to Provide Additional Relief for Nursing Homes
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| May 11, 2020
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Tweet - "The Senate floor is an alternative reality of Senator McConnell's making America is in a health & economic crisis But he's scheduled no votes on bills related to COVID-19 Not for the unemployed, renters or homeowners, increasing testing, or helping state and local governments"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 11, 2020
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Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of US Goverment Accountability Office - Pingree Requests GAO Investigation of PPP Loans to Publicly Traded Companies
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| May 10, 2020
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Tweet - "It's May 10th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 10, 2020
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Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans need to focus like a laser on saving small businesses, rescuing hospitals, increasing testing, and helping people and workers and families. Not protecting big corporations from liability when they put frontline workers in harm's way."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 10, 2020
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Meng Hails Approval of New York State's Plan to Operate Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer Program
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| May 9, 2020
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Tweet - "Pres. Trump said testing "isn't necessary"!? Americans are sick and dying and losing jobs Testing is the best tool we have now to fight this virus, know who is infected or exposed, know when to re-open He needs an adequate national testing strategy NOW"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 9, 2020
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Tweet - "There is a looming showdown in Washington. House Dems are fighting to provide pandemic relief to essential workers, first responders, displaced workers and everyday Americans. Will McConnell continue to fight for the wealthy & well-connected? We must prevail #ForThePeople."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| May 9, 2020
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Tweet - "It's May 9th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 9, 2020
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Tweet - "This is what Republican Senator Lamar Alexander from TN said on testing: "Not nearly enough" "There is no safe path forward to combat the novel coronavirus without adequate testing." President Trump: You need an adequate national testing strategy NOW."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 8, 2020
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Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer - Wyden, Merkley Call for Robust Funding to Aid the Homeless in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| May 8, 2020
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Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Reps. Pressley, Adams, Omar Lead Call to Cancel Student Loan Debt
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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| May 8, 2020
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Tweet - "It's May 8th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 8, 2020
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Underwood Introduces Legislation to Create Health Force to Create Jobs, Strengthen Public Health Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 8, 2020
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Stefanik Participates in White House Roundtable with President Trump on Reopening America
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| May 8, 2020
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $264 million in emergency federal funding for "hot spot' Upstate New York rural hospitals, health systems, and community health centers
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 8, 2020
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Reps. Wild, Clarke Host Discussion on Racial Health Disparities
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| May 8, 2020
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Medium - State And Local Governments Need Federal Relief Now
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 8, 2020
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Letter to The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and The Honorable Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Moore, Fitzpatrick Lead House Members in a Bipartisan Letter Calling for Additional Funds For Research To Guide COVID-19 Treatment for Mothers and their Babies
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| May 8, 2020
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Tweet - "SBA must do more to stop the special treatment for well-connected big business at the expense of legitimate small business struggling to stay afloat and support their workers during this pandemic."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 8, 2020
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Tweet - "40 people have been arrested for alleged social distancing violations in NYC. 35 of those arrested were black. That's outrageous. We will not allow social distancing enforcement to become the new Stop & Frisk. Equal. Protection. Under. The. Law."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| May 8, 2020
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Tweet - "We need a big, bold approach now to support American workers and families. Republicans who choose inaction in the face of these historic economic and health crises will be taking the same misguided path as Herbert Hoover."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 8, 2020
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Letter to Tom Abood, CEO of EVO Transportation and Energy Services, Inc., Richard Heo, CEO of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., Timothy Wright, CEO of MiMedx Group, Inc., Jamie Lerner, CEO of Quantum Corporation, and Dennis Oates, CEO of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. - In First Official Action, House Coronavirus Panel Demands That Large Public Corporations Return Taxpayer Funds Intended for Small Businesses
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| May 8, 2020
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Tweet - "This is jobs for teachers, and first responders, and healthcare workers, and more. To the Republicans: We need to act NOW on state and local aid."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 8, 2020
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Letter to Robert R. Redfield, MD, Director of Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Rep Speier Calls on CDC to Release COVID-19 Data on Essential Workers
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| May 8, 2020
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Meng Calls for All Frontline Workers to be Eligible for Hazard Pay During Coronavirus Pandemic
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| May 7, 2020
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Tweet - "It's May 7th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 7, 2020
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Tweet - "President Trump, Senator McConnell, & Republicans are saying we should delay more help in this crisis Now they're worried about the deficit all of a sudden when we're talking about people and workers and families keeping a roof over their heads? We have to act big and bold NOW"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 7, 2020
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Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Pingree Leads 70+ House Members in Push for Nation's Cultural Sector to Receive Direct Aid in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| May 7, 2020
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Tweet - "CDC was ready to issue a guide on how communities could re-open safely. The Trump admin stopped it. Pres. Trump's pressuring for re-opening--but refuses take responsibility for ensuring it happens safely He needs an adequate national testing strategy NOW"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 7, 2020
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Following push from Gillibrand and Schumer, USDA approves New York state's pandemic EBT program
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 7, 2020
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Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi - Reps. Pressley, Escobar, Lee, & Schakowsky lead More Than 150 Colleagues in Rejecting Attacks on Essential Reproductive Healthcare During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| May 7, 2020
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Stefanik Named to Leader McCarthy's China Task Force
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| May 7, 2020
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Tweet - "President Trump doesn't care about you. He doesn't care about your health. He doesn't care about your family. He doesn't care about testing. He just cares that his cronies are taken care of."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 7, 2020
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Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Kevin McCarthy - Pingree, Golden Urge at least $3.5B in Additional Relief for Fishermen
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| May 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader - Stefanik Requests Hospital Loan Forgiveness for Medicare Advanced/Accelerated Payment Program
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| May 7, 2020
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Stefanik Secures Over $63 Million for NY-21 Rural Hospitals
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| May 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Hon. Robert Kadlec, Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response for the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Murray, Colleagues Push Trump Administration for Detailed COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 7, 2020
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Tonko Spotlights Local Research Supporting National COVID-19 Response
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Rep. Paul Tonko
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| May 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Schumer reveals: As COVID-19 spreads in facilities, VA healthcare sites across Upstate NY have reported weeks of shortages or total lack of PPE; senator demands VA immediately send supplies & PPE to Upstate NY and fix distribution strategy
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 7, 2020
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Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader , Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Warren, Pressley, Sanders, & Over 135 Colleagues Seek Additional Funding for Community Health Centers in Upcoming COVID-19 Stimulus Packages
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| May 7, 2020
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Tweet - "We're fighting for essential workers in New York and across America. They are on the frontlines of this crisis. And they deserve premium pay from a Heroes Fund, paid leave, and protections to keep them safe."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 7, 2020
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Letter to Peter A. De Fazio, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair; Eleanor Holmes Norton, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Chair; Sam Graves, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member; and Rodney Davis, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member - Huffman Advocates for Wildlife Protections in Next Transportation Bill
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "Repealing our healthcare law and throwing 30 million off health care was always a bad idea Even worse during a global pandemic It is cruel in this crisis to brag about stripping away health care from millions & ending pre-existing condition protections"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Letter to Jeff Bezos, President, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - Warren, Sanders, Booker, Brown & Colleagues Call for More Information from Jeff Bezos on Amazon's Firing of Whistleblowers
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "So many Americans are sick and dying. So many Americans are losing their jobs. We can't sit here, twiddle our thumbs, and wait like Senator McConnell seems to want. There are huge needs. We have to act, and we have to go big and go bold."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Fitzpatrick Joins Bipartisan Letter Calling For Enhanced Resources To Support Health Care Workers' Mental Health In Next Coronavirus Aid Package
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Delgado, Zeldin announce bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will deliver direct federal funding for all New York counties, cities, towns, & villages, responding to and recovering from pandemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Gillibrand, Schumer, Booker, Menendez introduce bipartisan bill to help families of first responders lost to COVID access public service benefits
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "It's May 6th. That means it's been 2 months since President Trump lied to Americans and said that: "Anybody that needs a test gets a test." But President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "It's May 6th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "Legal briefs are due in the SCOTUS case this week to determine the future of our healthcare law But in a global pandemic-- @SenateGOP wants to jam through a judge who believes it should all end Tens of millions would lose health insurance. Pre-existing condition protections gone."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Stefanik Cosponsors Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(C)(6) Protection Act
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "We're fighting for all our DACA and TPS recipients. So many are on the frontlines of health and the fight against COVID-19. #ImmigrantHealthHeroes"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Executive Session
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Tell Trump Administration: Stop Playing Politics with the U.S. Postal Service
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "When asked about why we weren't prepared for COVID-19: President Trump said he "had a lot of things going on" Like watching TV, attacking the WHO, attacking the press, or attacking his political opponents. President Trump: It's not about you. You need to get to work."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "Why isn't the @SenateGOP focused on responding to COVID-19? Senator McConnell hasn't held a single vote here on the Senate floor this week related to COVID-19. Instead, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee are wasting time on the nomination of McConnell protégé Justin Walker."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Letter to the Healthcare Association of New York State and the Greater New York Hospitals Association - Rose Leads 15 NY Reps. in Calling for Compassionate Companion Volunteer Program at NY Hospitals
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congresswoman Angie Craig Calls For Additional Child Care COVID-19 Relief Funding
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "2 months ago today, President Trump told Americans: "Anybody that needs a test gets a test." It was a lie then. It's still a lie now. President Trump: We've seen 1.2 million cases of COVID-19 and 70,000 deaths. Why do you still not have an adequate national testing strategy?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "This #NationalNursesDay: I couldn't be prouder of all of our nurses in New York and across the country fighting so hard in this crisis like everyone in the @GNYCBNA . We're fighting to make sure they get premium pay from a "Heroes Fund.""
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Meeks Leads Letter Calling for More Financial Relief for Local Restaurants Affected by COVID-19
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Tweet - "President Trump seems unable to handle truth. Dr. Rick Bright, an HHS whistleblower, says there was pressure from HHS leadership to ignore science and award contracts based on cronyism. The whistleblower's scheduled to appear in the House and should come before the Senate too."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 6, 2020
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Suozzi, Rice, King, Meeks, Zeldin Host Virtual Meeting for Long Island Mayors to Provide Update on Covid-19 Federal Response
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| May 5, 2020
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Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer - Zeldin, Suozzi Lead New York Delegation in Urging Congressional Leadership for Direct State & Local Coronavirus Response Funding & Added Flexibility
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| May 5, 2020
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Letter to Governor Larry Hogan; Governor Andrew Cuomo; Governor Phil Murphy; Governor JB Pritzker; Governor Gavin Newsom - Rep. Pressley, Colleagues Call on Baker, Cuomo and Other Governors to Decarcerate Amid Rising COVID-19 Infections and Deaths in State Correctional Facilities
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| May 5, 2020
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Tweet - "Sen. McConnell has scheduled ZERO votes in the Senate all week on COVID-19 bills @SenateDems will force action today on a bill from @SenatorCardin and me to provide additional much-needed transparency and oversight of how programs for small biz are working and who is benefitting"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 5, 2020
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Emergency Educational Connections Act, H.R. 6563
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| May 5, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Senate Dems Call Trump Administration's Testing Blueprint Insufficient, Insist Federal Government Release And Implement National Plan
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 5, 2020
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Stefanik Requests Support for Mental Health Resources During COVID-19
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| May 5, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Stevens Urges Trump Administration to Support Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care Facilities
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| May 5, 2020
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Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnel, Senate Majority Leader, and Hon. Charles Schumer, House Minority Leader - Reps Gibbs, Kaptur Lead Bipartisan Effort to Provide Relief for Hospitals
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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