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July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Warren, Sanders, Pressley, Colleagues, Urge HHS to Fund Community Health Centers as the U.S. Undergoes Another Surge of COVID-19 Cases Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "Even President Trump's hand-picked testing lead is admitting COVID testing is taking too long This is not acceptable It's July 27th. Over 145,000 Americans have died. It's long past time for President Trump to have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 27th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2020 Nadler: Senate GOP COVID-19 Liability Proposal Puts Americans at Risk Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "Tens of millions of Americans are jobless American families are struggling to keep a roof over their heads Nearly 150,000 Americans have died The GOP plan does not meet this moment The HEROES Act that passed the House matches the scale of this crisis and the needs of Americans" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2020 Suozzi and His Ways and Means Colleague from Oregon, Blumenauer, Host Zoom Town Hall for Hard Hit NY Restaurants and Catering Halls Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "From what has been reported, the GOP is drafting a woefully inadequate COVID proposal with nothing on rental assistance, hazard pay for essential workers, aid to state, local, and tribal governments, or investments in communities of color." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "A top Senate Republican yesterday said half of the Republican caucus will vote "no" on any additional COVID relief. So, there may be a GOP proposal finally, but we don't even know if Republicans will fully support it! Senate Republicans cannot keep wasting time!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Feinstein, Menendez, Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call on Trump to Grant TPS for Venezuelans Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 26th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 25, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 25th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 25, 2020 Tweet - "WEAR A MASK." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 24, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors Amendment to Include Enforcement of Dairy Labeling Rules Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "This new analysis from @EconomicPolicy shows the Republican scheme to hurt unemployed Americans will result in 3.4M fewer jobs over the next year and needless pain for millions of families struggling because of the COVID-19 crisis across the country." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 24, 2020 Letter to Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Rep. Morelle and Senator Gillibrand send a letter to CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield to urge action to aid America's childcare industry Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "The House passed the #HeroesAct on May 15. Mitch McConnell and the boys have done nothing. Since that time more than 59,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. Pass. The. Bill." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 24, 2020 Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Mitch McConnell and the White House's Continued Months-Long Disarray and Delay Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 24, 2020 Velázquez Bill Would Bring Green Rooftops to Public Schools Rep. Nydia Velázquez
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump always likes diversions. He's miserably failing at testing. He's miserably failing at contact tracing. He's miserably failing at getting the economy going. He's miserably failing on the greatest crisis America has. And the American people know it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "The likely centerpiece of the Republican COVID proposal is not aid for the over 20M unemployed Americans. It's corporate immunity to protect big companies from lawsuits. Once again, Senate Republicans would rather provide relief to big corporations than to workers & families." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Thousands of airport workers won the votes in the New York legislature and passed the #HealthyTerminalsAct. Once signed into law this bill will give frontline airport workers access to affordable health care. Congratulations to @32BJSEIU and workers on this victory!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "To Senate GOP You cant say you support essential workers, then refuse to give them hazard pay You cant say you want to fix racial injustice, then throw millions of Americans of color out of their homes & slash unemployment benefits amid a pandemic We must act on the HEROES Act" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 On Tour of Northport VA, Suozzi Urges Veterans Affairs Secretary Wilkie to Expedite Upgrade of Facilities Rep. Tom Suozzi
July 23, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Welch and Porter Demand Increased Oversight and Transparency Of "Operation Warp Speed' Vaccine Development Program Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program Rep. Grace Meng, ...
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "It appears the Republican COVID relief proposal is un-unified, unserious, unsatisfactory. The Republican disarray and dithering has potentially serious, deadly consequences for tens of millions of Americans." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "The GOP disarray has potentially serious, deadly consequences Over 140K Americans have died from COVID 1.4M filed for unemployment over the last week Tomorrow night the moratorium on evictions expires This weekend many states will send their final enhanced unemployment checks" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "From what we know, the GOP COVID relief proposal won't include: Food assistance for hungry kids Rental assistance Hazard pay for essential workers New funding for state and local governments Investments in communities of color It won't get the job done." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Chairwomen Maloney and Velázquez Launch Investigation into Trump Administration Targeting Local Planned Parenthood Organizations that Received PPP Loans Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 23, 2020 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 Rep. Paul Tonko
July 23, 2020 Brindisi, Katko, Morelle, Issue Joint Statement On Government Accountability Report On Plan 2014 Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
July 22, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors Legislation to Protect COVID-19 Vaccine Development from Hackers Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 22, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Interview with Kirsten Gillibrand Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 22, 2020 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Chuck Schumer Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jane Corwin, Commissioner of the International Joint Commission for the United States and Canada - Schumer, Gillibrand to IJC: Immediately take up vital Recs in forthcoming GAO report on plan 2014; at senators' request, GAO initiated an investigation to review plan 2014 following record high Lake Ontario water levels, with recommendations imminent, senators call for immediate implementation Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Harris, Warren, Murray, Lawmakers Urge HHS to Address the Needs of Pregnant People during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Combat Maternal Mortality Crisis Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell and the GOP have blocked action on coronavirus for THREE MONTHS. And now, Republicans are still in total disarray." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "We're demanding in the next relief bill that COVID data is fully transparent and accessible, without any interference from the Trump admin. Our efforts to bolster the economy and help the unemployed will be squandered if we don't actually stop the spread of COVID." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "Make no mistake: Frontline workers still do not have the PPE and testing supplies they need because President Trump failed to fully invoke the DPA. I just took to the Senate floor with Senator Baldwin and Senator Murphy to demand this change. But Senate Republicans objected." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "It's remarkable that President Trump has lowered the bar so much that his performance yesterday was seen as a change in tone. That one day of his reading COVID statistics is hailed as leadership. The truth is, every time he takes the podium, he is a risk to public health." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "The House just passed the historic #NoBanAct to overturn President Trump's Muslim Ban and Africa Ban. We need to pass it in the Senate to reunite millions of American families, allow more doctors to fight COVID-19, and reject President Trump's anti-immigrant agenda." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "In 103 days, our nation will seek to hold an election in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats are insisting on providing states the resources to carry out our elections fairly, safely, and efficiently." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tonko, House Advance Bill to Protect American Public Lands Rep. Paul Tonko
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "This isn't the typical Republican dysfunction about whether or not they did or didn't see President Trump's tweet. This GOP disarray has real consequences for Americans. The only reason there hasn't been another COVID relief package is because of this GOP incompetence." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "We're six months into the COVID pandemic, but President Trump said yesterday that his administration is "in the process of developing a strategy". Six. Months. Into. The. COVID. Pandemic. Unacceptable." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 22nd, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Gillibrand Urges Senate To Pass Legislation To Block Trump Rule Allowing Employers To Deny Birth Control Coverage Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "For over two months, Senate Democrats have been demanding action on the House-passed HEROES Act that will put workers and small businesses before corporate special interests If Republicans want to play chicken with COVID relief, they'll have to explain why to the American people" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "When the White House coronavirus briefings resume, President Trump should not take the podium. Every time he takes the podium he's a threat to public health." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 21, 2020 Congressman Joe Morelle Slams Donald Trump on Lack of Covid-19 Testing, Calls for Use of Defense Production Act Rep. Joe Morelle
Date Title Politician
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Warren, Sanders, Pressley, Colleagues, Urge HHS to Fund Community Health Centers as the U.S. Undergoes Another Surge of COVID-19 Cases Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "Even President Trump's hand-picked testing lead is admitting COVID testing is taking too long This is not acceptable It's July 27th. Over 145,000 Americans have died. It's long past time for President Trump to have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 27th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2020 Nadler: Senate GOP COVID-19 Liability Proposal Puts Americans at Risk Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "Tens of millions of Americans are jobless American families are struggling to keep a roof over their heads Nearly 150,000 Americans have died The GOP plan does not meet this moment The HEROES Act that passed the House matches the scale of this crisis and the needs of Americans" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2020 Suozzi and His Ways and Means Colleague from Oregon, Blumenauer, Host Zoom Town Hall for Hard Hit NY Restaurants and Catering Halls Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "From what has been reported, the GOP is drafting a woefully inadequate COVID proposal with nothing on rental assistance, hazard pay for essential workers, aid to state, local, and tribal governments, or investments in communities of color." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "A top Senate Republican yesterday said half of the Republican caucus will vote "no" on any additional COVID relief. So, there may be a GOP proposal finally, but we don't even know if Republicans will fully support it! Senate Republicans cannot keep wasting time!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Feinstein, Menendez, Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call on Trump to Grant TPS for Venezuelans Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 26th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 25, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 25th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 25, 2020 Tweet - "WEAR A MASK." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 24, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors Amendment to Include Enforcement of Dairy Labeling Rules Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "This new analysis from @EconomicPolicy shows the Republican scheme to hurt unemployed Americans will result in 3.4M fewer jobs over the next year and needless pain for millions of families struggling because of the COVID-19 crisis across the country." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 24, 2020 Letter to Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Rep. Morelle and Senator Gillibrand send a letter to CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield to urge action to aid America's childcare industry Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "The House passed the #HeroesAct on May 15. Mitch McConnell and the boys have done nothing. Since that time more than 59,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. Pass. The. Bill." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 24, 2020 Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Mitch McConnell and the White House's Continued Months-Long Disarray and Delay Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 24, 2020 Velázquez Bill Would Bring Green Rooftops to Public Schools Rep.Nydia Velázquez
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump always likes diversions. He's miserably failing at testing. He's miserably failing at contact tracing. He's miserably failing at getting the economy going. He's miserably failing on the greatest crisis America has. And the American people know it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "The likely centerpiece of the Republican COVID proposal is not aid for the over 20M unemployed Americans. It's corporate immunity to protect big companies from lawsuits. Once again, Senate Republicans would rather provide relief to big corporations than to workers & families." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Thousands of airport workers won the votes in the New York legislature and passed the #HealthyTerminalsAct. Once signed into law this bill will give frontline airport workers access to affordable health care. Congratulations to @32BJSEIU and workers on this victory!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "To Senate GOP You cant say you support essential workers, then refuse to give them hazard pay You cant say you want to fix racial injustice, then throw millions of Americans of color out of their homes & slash unemployment benefits amid a pandemic We must act on the HEROES Act" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 On Tour of Northport VA, Suozzi Urges Veterans Affairs Secretary Wilkie to Expedite Upgrade of Facilities Rep.Tom Suozzi
July 23, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Welch and Porter Demand Increased Oversight and Transparency Of "Operation Warp Speed' Vaccine Development Program Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program Rep.Grace Meng, ...
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "It appears the Republican COVID relief proposal is un-unified, unserious, unsatisfactory. The Republican disarray and dithering has potentially serious, deadly consequences for tens of millions of Americans." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "The GOP disarray has potentially serious, deadly consequences Over 140K Americans have died from COVID 1.4M filed for unemployment over the last week Tomorrow night the moratorium on evictions expires This weekend many states will send their final enhanced unemployment checks" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "From what we know, the GOP COVID relief proposal won't include: Food assistance for hungry kids Rental assistance Hazard pay for essential workers New funding for state and local governments Investments in communities of color It won't get the job done." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Chairwomen Maloney and Velázquez Launch Investigation into Trump Administration Targeting Local Planned Parenthood Organizations that Received PPP Loans Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 23, 2020 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 Rep.Paul Tonko
July 23, 2020 Brindisi, Katko, Morelle, Issue Joint Statement On Government Accountability Report On Plan 2014 Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
July 22, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors Legislation to Protect COVID-19 Vaccine Development from Hackers Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 22, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Interview with Kirsten Gillibrand Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 22, 2020 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Chuck Schumer Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jane Corwin, Commissioner of the International Joint Commission for the United States and Canada - Schumer, Gillibrand to IJC: Immediately take up vital Recs in forthcoming GAO report on plan 2014; at senators' request, GAO initiated an investigation to review plan 2014 following record high Lake Ontario water levels, with recommendations imminent, senators call for immediate implementation Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Harris, Warren, Murray, Lawmakers Urge HHS to Address the Needs of Pregnant People during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Combat Maternal Mortality Crisis Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell and the GOP have blocked action on coronavirus for THREE MONTHS. And now, Republicans are still in total disarray." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "We're demanding in the next relief bill that COVID data is fully transparent and accessible, without any interference from the Trump admin. Our efforts to bolster the economy and help the unemployed will be squandered if we don't actually stop the spread of COVID." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "Make no mistake: Frontline workers still do not have the PPE and testing supplies they need because President Trump failed to fully invoke the DPA. I just took to the Senate floor with Senator Baldwin and Senator Murphy to demand this change. But Senate Republicans objected." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "It's remarkable that President Trump has lowered the bar so much that his performance yesterday was seen as a change in tone. That one day of his reading COVID statistics is hailed as leadership. The truth is, every time he takes the podium, he is a risk to public health." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "The House just passed the historic #NoBanAct to overturn President Trump's Muslim Ban and Africa Ban. We need to pass it in the Senate to reunite millions of American families, allow more doctors to fight COVID-19, and reject President Trump's anti-immigrant agenda." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "In 103 days, our nation will seek to hold an election in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats are insisting on providing states the resources to carry out our elections fairly, safely, and efficiently." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tonko, House Advance Bill to Protect American Public Lands Rep.Paul Tonko
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "This isn't the typical Republican dysfunction about whether or not they did or didn't see President Trump's tweet. This GOP disarray has real consequences for Americans. The only reason there hasn't been another COVID relief package is because of this GOP incompetence." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "We're six months into the COVID pandemic, but President Trump said yesterday that his administration is "in the process of developing a strategy". Six. Months. Into. The. COVID. Pandemic. Unacceptable." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 22nd, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 22, 2020 Gillibrand Urges Senate To Pass Legislation To Block Trump Rule Allowing Employers To Deny Birth Control Coverage Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "For over two months, Senate Democrats have been demanding action on the House-passed HEROES Act that will put workers and small businesses before corporate special interests If Republicans want to play chicken with COVID relief, they'll have to explain why to the American people" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "When the White House coronavirus briefings resume, President Trump should not take the podium. Every time he takes the podium he's a threat to public health." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 21, 2020 Congressman Joe Morelle Slams Donald Trump on Lack of Covid-19 Testing, Calls for Use of Defense Production Act Rep.Joe Morelle
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