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July 9, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
July 9, 2020 McKinley, Tonko Advance Bill to Strengthen Review of Rare Disease Treatments Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth, Carper, Durbin and Colleagues Urge EPA to Exercise Its Full Authority Under the Clean Air Act as It Begins ETO Rulemaking Process Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "Grocery store workers put their lives on the line amid COVID I'm joining @RWDSU frontline workers to call on Stop & Shop and other grocery stories to extend hazard pay And I won't stop fighting in the Senate for hazard pay for all frontline workers @local338 @ufcw1500 @ufcw342" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand, Nadler Announce Over $450K In Federal Funding For Maritime Infrastructure Renovations In New York City Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 Nadler & Cohen Statement on SCOTUS Decision Weakening Birth Control Protections Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "Our schools & child care providers need MORE federal funding--not less--to be able to safely open @PattyMurray and I have a bill to provide $430B to help students, families, teachers, schools, & child care centers amid COVID-19 Pres. Trump & GOP have no plan to keep families safe" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin, Duckworth Join Call For $32 Billion In Transit Funding In Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 Schumer: As the pandemic rages on, devastating Rochester-Finger Lakes area economy, many small businesses need second PPP loan to stay afloat; surrounded by Rochester-Finger Lakes area business owners, senator pushes to extend "PPP" program to give local small biz owners another loan & continued assistance; Rochester-Finger Lakes area's economic recovery is critical for all of NYS Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth, Durbin Join Call for $32 Billion in Transit Funding in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 With millions on the line, Schumer calls for Senate to step up to the plate and provide immediate fiscal relief for local governments like Otsego County that project devastating revenue and job losses amid ongoing COVID-19 fight Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "We should extend and expand PPP. I'm standing with business owners at Partners Packaging in South Buffalo to announce the Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act. This will give truly small businesses hardest hit by COVID the chance for a 2nd round of help they need ASAP." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump using a pandemic to throw out international students is callous and counterproductive It makes no sense for public health, hurts universities and their communities, and cruelly disrupts lives for no good reason They must rescind it ASAP" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "Today's awful ruling makes clear the Trump-Republican attacks on women's health are far from over. Up to 126,000 women could lose contraceptive coverage because of the Trump administration's efforts. Senate Democrats will not stop fighting to protect your health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Schumer: As the pandemic rages on, devastating WNY economy, many small businesses need second PPP loan to stay afloat; at WNY business, senator pushes to extend "PPP" program to give local small biz owners another loan & continued assistance; WNY's economic recovery is critical for all of NYS Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $2.5 Million In Federal Funding For Telehealth Services Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "250,000 new COVID-19 cases in five days. What did the President do about it? Play golf in Virginia. SAD." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 7, 2020 With Evictions Across New York Expected To Rise, Schumer, Gillibrand Push For Increased Housing Protections Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "130,000 Americans have died. Experts are saying there may be 700,000 new cases per day this week. President Trump needs to focus on ramping up testing, not telling his staff to purposefully slow it down." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 7th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "There are so many areas where President Trump has been derelict in this coronavirus crisis, but the lack of testing may be the worst. When is he going to understand that we need a Marshall Plan for testing?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Dems took to the floor last week to demand we pass a bill to provide federal aid to schools and child care centers to keep kids and teachers safe What happened? Republicans blocked it. President Trump & Senate GOP are not serious about fighting for schools amid COVID-19" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Ways & Means Democrats Urge Administration to Provide Accurate, Comprehensive Pandemic Nursing Home Data Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
July 6, 2020 Suozzi Announced Long-Overdue Award of Contract for Demolition of Buildings at Northport VA Rep. Tom Suozzi
July 6, 2020 Tweet - "What Senate GOP blocked last week Rental assistance Food assistance Funding for COVID testing & tracing Protections for workers Protections for Dreamers Resources for elections Resources for schools & nursing homes Resources for state & local governments & tribes" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Leads Call for Hazard Pay for VA Employees on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 6, 2020 With millions on the line, Schumer calls for immediate fiscal relief for local governments throughout the capital region that project crippling revenue and job losses amid ongoing COVID-19 fight Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Schumer reveals: As pandemic leaves CNY hospitals strapped for cash & layoffs on the horizon, they miss out on federal recovery $$$ due to bureaucratic guidelines; Schumer calls on Feds to immediately give financially-devastated NY hospitals -- like Crouse & St. Joe's -- their fair share Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 5, 2020 Tweet - "What Senate Republicans BLOCKED last week --Rental assistance --Food assistance --Funding for COVID testing & tracing --Protections for workers --Protections for Dreamers --Resources for elections --Resources for schools & nursing homes --Resources for state & local governments & tribes" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 4, 2020 Tweet - "This July 4th, I was so proud to join the @Sept11Memorial as it re-opens today to family members, the 9/11 community, and workers on the frontlines of COVID-19. Find out more about helping to stay safe if you visit: https://911memorial.io/2ZvM3Pc" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 4, 2020 Tweet - "This July 4th, be safe and wear a mask!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020 Senators Introduce Bill to Ensure Americans Keep Broadband Access During the Pandemic Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 3, 2020 Tweet - "Here's what Senate Republicans BLOCKED this week: Resources for state & local governments & tribes Funding for COVID testing & tracing Resources for elections Resources for schools & nursing homes Food assistance Protections for workers Protections for Dreamers Rental assistance" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020 Tweet - "2.6M infections. Over 120,000 American deaths. Over 17M unemployed. But President Trump says "I think we're going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think at some point that's going to sort of just disappear" He's totally disconnected from reality--He's living in a bubble." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Tester Leads Bipartisan Effort to Support Rural Health Care Providers During COVID-19 Outbreak Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
July 2, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Schakowsky, Task Force On Aging & Families Demands Answers On Wrongful Elderly Evictions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "Whether it is an unrelenting COVID killing Americans or Putin's malign actions endangering our troops, President Trump has the same reaction: stick his head in the sand and do nothing." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's own CDC director says the number of COVID-19 cases may be 10x higher than reported. But President Trump still somehow assumes this will just take care of itself!?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump must not repeat the same mistakes with this economic crisis that he made initially with COVID-19--ignoring it and brushing it aside now will only ensure that things will get worse once again." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Van Hollen, Merkley, Colleagues Demand McConnell Cancel Two-Week Senate Recess, Instead Consider Critical Coronavirus Relief Bill Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "Coronavirus cases are at record highs and more than 17 million Americans are unemployed. What's President Trump's reaction? A victory lap." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Rep. Nadler Statement on This Week's House Passage of Key Legislative Priorities Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 1, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Hastings, Barragán, Pingree, Huffman, Lawrence Call for A Bold Green Stimulus Package to Address Health, Economic, and Climate Crises Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 1, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Frankel, Rooney Lead 123 Members of Congress in Requesting Robust Funding for the International Response to COVID-19 Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
July 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Murray, Democrats Urge CDC to Combat Antimicrobial Resistant Infections Associated With COVID-19 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 1, 2020 Investing in A New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act Rep. Tom Suozzi
July 1, 2020 Tweet - "The first of month means rent is due for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet amid COVID-19 I just took to the floor with @SenSherrodBrown to demand we pass our bill that helps ensure families can stay in their homes But Senate GOP blocked it #RentReliefNow" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2020 Tweet - "America is in the midst of a deadly pandemic. House Dems passed legislation this week to expand the ACA and healthcare coverage #ForThePeople. The Trump administration is in court trying to take it away. FACTS." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 1, 2020 Tweet - "I took to the floor with @PattyMurray to demand that we pass the Coronavirus Child Care and Educational Relief Act. Because our child care system, schools, students, and families need urgent help now in this crisis. But Senate Republicans objected." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
July 9, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
July 9, 2020 McKinley, Tonko Advance Bill to Strengthen Review of Rare Disease Treatments Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth, Carper, Durbin and Colleagues Urge EPA to Exercise Its Full Authority Under the Clean Air Act as It Begins ETO Rulemaking Process Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "Grocery store workers put their lives on the line amid COVID I'm joining @RWDSU frontline workers to call on Stop & Shop and other grocery stories to extend hazard pay And I won't stop fighting in the Senate for hazard pay for all frontline workers @local338 @ufcw1500 @ufcw342" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand, Nadler Announce Over $450K In Federal Funding For Maritime Infrastructure Renovations In New York City Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 Nadler & Cohen Statement on SCOTUS Decision Weakening Birth Control Protections Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "Our schools & child care providers need MORE federal funding--not less--to be able to safely open @PattyMurray and I have a bill to provide $430B to help students, families, teachers, schools, & child care centers amid COVID-19 Pres. Trump & GOP have no plan to keep families safe" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin, Duckworth Join Call For $32 Billion In Transit Funding In Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 Schumer: As the pandemic rages on, devastating Rochester-Finger Lakes area economy, many small businesses need second PPP loan to stay afloat; surrounded by Rochester-Finger Lakes area business owners, senator pushes to extend "PPP" program to give local small biz owners another loan & continued assistance; Rochester-Finger Lakes area's economic recovery is critical for all of NYS Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth, Durbin Join Call for $32 Billion in Transit Funding in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 With millions on the line, Schumer calls for Senate to step up to the plate and provide immediate fiscal relief for local governments like Otsego County that project devastating revenue and job losses amid ongoing COVID-19 fight Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "We should extend and expand PPP. I'm standing with business owners at Partners Packaging in South Buffalo to announce the Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act. This will give truly small businesses hardest hit by COVID the chance for a 2nd round of help they need ASAP." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump using a pandemic to throw out international students is callous and counterproductive It makes no sense for public health, hurts universities and their communities, and cruelly disrupts lives for no good reason They must rescind it ASAP" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "Today's awful ruling makes clear the Trump-Republican attacks on women's health are far from over. Up to 126,000 women could lose contraceptive coverage because of the Trump administration's efforts. Senate Democrats will not stop fighting to protect your health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Schumer: As the pandemic rages on, devastating WNY economy, many small businesses need second PPP loan to stay afloat; at WNY business, senator pushes to extend "PPP" program to give local small biz owners another loan & continued assistance; WNY's economic recovery is critical for all of NYS Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $2.5 Million In Federal Funding For Telehealth Services Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "250,000 new COVID-19 cases in five days. What did the President do about it? Play golf in Virginia. SAD." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 7, 2020 With Evictions Across New York Expected To Rise, Schumer, Gillibrand Push For Increased Housing Protections Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "130,000 Americans have died. Experts are saying there may be 700,000 new cases per day this week. President Trump needs to focus on ramping up testing, not telling his staff to purposefully slow it down." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 7th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "There are so many areas where President Trump has been derelict in this coronavirus crisis, but the lack of testing may be the worst. When is he going to understand that we need a Marshall Plan for testing?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Dems took to the floor last week to demand we pass a bill to provide federal aid to schools and child care centers to keep kids and teachers safe What happened? Republicans blocked it. President Trump & Senate GOP are not serious about fighting for schools amid COVID-19" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Ways & Means Democrats Urge Administration to Provide Accurate, Comprehensive Pandemic Nursing Home Data Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
July 6, 2020 Suozzi Announced Long-Overdue Award of Contract for Demolition of Buildings at Northport VA Rep.Tom Suozzi
July 6, 2020 Tweet - "What Senate GOP blocked last week Rental assistance Food assistance Funding for COVID testing & tracing Protections for workers Protections for Dreamers Resources for elections Resources for schools & nursing homes Resources for state & local governments & tribes" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Leads Call for Hazard Pay for VA Employees on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 6, 2020 With millions on the line, Schumer calls for immediate fiscal relief for local governments throughout the capital region that project crippling revenue and job losses amid ongoing COVID-19 fight Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Schumer reveals: As pandemic leaves CNY hospitals strapped for cash & layoffs on the horizon, they miss out on federal recovery $$$ due to bureaucratic guidelines; Schumer calls on Feds to immediately give financially-devastated NY hospitals -- like Crouse & St. Joe's -- their fair share Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 5, 2020 Tweet - "What Senate Republicans BLOCKED last week --Rental assistance --Food assistance --Funding for COVID testing & tracing --Protections for workers --Protections for Dreamers --Resources for elections --Resources for schools & nursing homes --Resources for state & local governments & tribes" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 4, 2020 Tweet - "This July 4th, I was so proud to join the @Sept11Memorial as it re-opens today to family members, the 9/11 community, and workers on the frontlines of COVID-19. Find out more about helping to stay safe if you visit: https://911memorial.io/2ZvM3Pc" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 4, 2020 Tweet - "This July 4th, be safe and wear a mask!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020 Senators Introduce Bill to Ensure Americans Keep Broadband Access During the Pandemic Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 3, 2020 Tweet - "Here's what Senate Republicans BLOCKED this week: Resources for state & local governments & tribes Funding for COVID testing & tracing Resources for elections Resources for schools & nursing homes Food assistance Protections for workers Protections for Dreamers Rental assistance" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020 Tweet - "2.6M infections. Over 120,000 American deaths. Over 17M unemployed. But President Trump says "I think we're going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think at some point that's going to sort of just disappear" He's totally disconnected from reality--He's living in a bubble." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Tester Leads Bipartisan Effort to Support Rural Health Care Providers During COVID-19 Outbreak Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
July 2, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Schakowsky, Task Force On Aging & Families Demands Answers On Wrongful Elderly Evictions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "Whether it is an unrelenting COVID killing Americans or Putin's malign actions endangering our troops, President Trump has the same reaction: stick his head in the sand and do nothing." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's own CDC director says the number of COVID-19 cases may be 10x higher than reported. But President Trump still somehow assumes this will just take care of itself!?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump must not repeat the same mistakes with this economic crisis that he made initially with COVID-19--ignoring it and brushing it aside now will only ensure that things will get worse once again." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Van Hollen, Merkley, Colleagues Demand McConnell Cancel Two-Week Senate Recess, Instead Consider Critical Coronavirus Relief Bill Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "Coronavirus cases are at record highs and more than 17 million Americans are unemployed. What's President Trump's reaction? A victory lap." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Rep. Nadler Statement on This Week's House Passage of Key Legislative Priorities Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 1, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Hastings, Barragán, Pingree, Huffman, Lawrence Call for A Bold Green Stimulus Package to Address Health, Economic, and Climate Crises Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 1, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Frankel, Rooney Lead 123 Members of Congress in Requesting Robust Funding for the International Response to COVID-19 Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
July 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Murray, Democrats Urge CDC to Combat Antimicrobial Resistant Infections Associated With COVID-19 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 1, 2020 Investing in A New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act Rep.Tom Suozzi
July 1, 2020 Tweet - "The first of month means rent is due for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet amid COVID-19 I just took to the floor with @SenSherrodBrown to demand we pass our bill that helps ensure families can stay in their homes But Senate GOP blocked it #RentReliefNow" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2020 Tweet - "America is in the midst of a deadly pandemic. House Dems passed legislation this week to expand the ACA and healthcare coverage #ForThePeople. The Trump administration is in court trying to take it away. FACTS." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 1, 2020 Tweet - "I took to the floor with @PattyMurray to demand that we pass the Coronavirus Child Care and Educational Relief Act. Because our child care system, schools, students, and families need urgent help now in this crisis. But Senate Republicans objected." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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