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Sept. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Under Secretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans for the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Feinstein, Nadler, Lofgren Call On Trump Administration To Consult Congress About Refugee Resettlement, As Required By Law Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 8, 2020 Schumer: Central New York's independent music venues are lifeblood of local culture & economy but need access to critical Fed relief ASAP to weather impact of COVID-19; standing at Syracuse's Historic Westcott theater senator pushes bipartisan legislation, the Save Our Stages Act, to provide vital support for independent live event venues across Central New York Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 8, 2020 Schumer: Capital Region's independent music venues are the lifeblood of local culture & economy but need access to critical Fed relief ASAP to weather impact of COVID-19; standing at Albany's Historic Palace Theatre with Grammy award-winning conductor David Alan Miller, senator pushes bipartisan legislation, the Save Our Stages Act, to provide vital support for independent live music venues across the Capital Region Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 6, 2020 Tweet - "These are very serious allegations that must be investigated immediately, independent of the Trump Justice Department North Carolina's Attorney General--an elected official who is independent of Donald Trump--is the right person to start this investigation" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 4, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Wicker Leads 94 Pro-Life Legislators in Call to End Taxpayer-Funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Sept. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks 25 weeks since Breonna Taylor was killed in her home. For 25 weeks the officers involved have walked freely. Unacceptable. She deserves justice. Her family deserves justice." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 4, 2020 Tweet - "I'm watching 42 again. I still can't believe that Chadwick Boseman is gone." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2020 Tweet - "What happened to Daniel Prude is wrong. His tragic death requires full accountability for any and all wrong-doing and an immediate and complete investigation, which @NewYorkStateAG is currently doing. The Senate must pass the #JusticeInPolicing Act NOW." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2020 Schumer statement on statement on the investigation into the death of Daniel Prude Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "Attorney General Bill Barr has shown us that he's a liar. He's shown us that he's a threat to democracy. And he's shown us that he is indifferent to the racism many Americans face. Democrats will not stop fighting for policing reform." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 2, 2020 Letter to Mr. Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League - Wyden, Booker, Clarke and Waters Demand Answers From NFL on its Use of Race-Based Formula To Deny Payments to Black Ex-Players Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "Tom Seaver was one of the greatest pitchers of my lifetime. Hall of Famer. The greatest Met, and a beloved Yankees broadcaster too. A New York sports legend. Farewell "Tom Terrific." May God bless you." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020 Tweet - "What Joe Biden reminded us yesterday is that Donald Trump wants you to live in fear. That is not who we are. Donald Trump is going to keep advertising himself today from Kenosha as some figure of LAW & ORDER. He isn't. He's been part of the problem, not the solution." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020 Tweet - "Donald Trump is going to Kenosha to keep screaming LAW & ORDER As Joe Biden said yesterday: Donald Trump keeps telling us if he was president you'd feel safe Well, Donald Trump is president, whether he knows it or not And he can't stop the violence because he's fomented it" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020 Letter to Hon. John Barsa, USAID's Acting Administrator - USAID's recently released draft 2020 Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 1, 2020 Tweet - "As Joe Biden said: Trump may believe mouthing the words LAW & ORDER makes him strong But Trump's failure to call on his supporters to stop acting as an armed militia shows how weak he is President Trump: You need to finally, finally condemn their violence when you go to Kenosha" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Kathleen Rice, Long Island Delegation Demand Immediate CDC Intervention to Prevent Death of Veteran's Service Dog Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Aug. 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Cameron Quinn, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Reps. Tlaib, Omar, Carson Lead Letter Calling for Investigation into ICE Feeding Pork to Muslim Detainees Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 30, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is inciting violence while screaming LAW & ORDER. Enough." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 29, 2020 Tweet - "What happened to Jacob Blake, and Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, and too many others cannot continue. It is past time to put the #JusticeInPolicing Act on the Senate floor. It passed the House two months ago!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "A 14-year-old, Emmett Till was brutally murdered 65 years ago today because of his race. His killers were never brought to justice. 65 years later, we are still fighting in Congress to make lynching a federal hate crime. We won't stop fighting to end systemic racism in America." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 28, 2020 Letter to Sherry Frear, Chief of the National Register of Historic Places & National Historic Landmarks Program for the National Parks Service - Schumer renews major push to designate historic Saratoga Gem, Grant Cottage, site where legendary personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant were completed, as a national historic landmark; official designation will revitalize Capital Region tourism economy Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks the 57th anniversary of the #MarchOnWashington where Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. We still have so much work to do in the fight for racial justice. I won't stop fighting." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today we honor Martin Luther King, John Lewis, and countless others who led the #MarchOnWashington 57 years ago by demanding change. We demand an end to the police killings of Black Americans. We demand the Senate act on the #JusticeInPolicing Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Seriously, f*ck 2020." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's speech last night: They condemn law breakers while breaking the law." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - The Congressional Black Caucus Calls on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to Hold an Immediate Vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "New York is America's gateway to the world and the most popular tourist destination. President Trump's failure to stop the spread of COVID in the U.S. has already cost millions of hospitality and travel jobs and effectively created a worldwide travel ban on Americans." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Those who swear an oath to protect and serve must face accountability and consequences for misconduct. Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. Put the #JusticeInPolicing Act on the Senate floor. WE DEMAND CHANGE." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "The Facts: President Trump fought to end DACA, fought for a Muslim Ban, fought to separate families. Democrats will never stop fighting for immigrants across this country. We don't build walls. We don't shut our gates. Immigrants have made America what it is today." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "WE DEMAND CHANGE. What happened to Jacob Blake and too many others cannot continue. The House passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act 2 months ago. The Senate needs to pass it now!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "100 years ago, women won the right to vote. The #19thAmendment was adopted because of the hard work of generations of American women. It took decades longer for women of color to realize that right. And this #WomensEqualityDay, it's a right we're still fighting to protect." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Spare us the virtue signaling. The system is broken #JacobBlake. Senate Republicans must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. We need transformational police reform. NOW." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The House passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act two months ago to start bringing real change and accountability in our nation's police departments. Enough. Senator McConnell: Put the bill on the Senate floor." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The #JusticeInPolicing Act is the first step to ensure that those who swear an oath to protect and serve face accountability and consequences for misconduct What happened to Jacob Blake and so many others cannot continue Senator Mitch McConnell: Americans need real reform NOW" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 24, 2020 ICYMI: Nadler, Lofgren & Leahy Lead Bicameral Amicus Brief in Litigation Against President Trump's Illegal Asylum Ban Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 24, 2020 Congressman Nadler Statement on Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep. Jerry Nadler
Aug. 24, 2020 Tweet - "What took place last night in Kenosha, Wisconsin is absolutely horrifying. I am praying for Jacob Blake's survival and for the well-being of his three children. The officers involved must be held accountable. A full and impartial investigation is needed IMMEDIATELY." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 24, 2020 "Hometown Heroes!" Suozzi honors local police who have displayed exemplary heroism Rep. Tom Suozzi
Aug. 22, 2020 Rep. Cleaver, Bipartisan House Members Join to Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 21, 2020 Bipartisan House Members Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 20, 2020 Tweet - "USPS is the only mail service that can deliver to our military overseas. Making absentee voting more difficult disenfranchises the very Americans who serve and sacrifice on the front lines in defense of our right to vote. That's unacceptable." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Meng Demands Answers From DHS Over Treatment of Muslim Detainees in Florida Rep. Grace Meng
Aug. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Nadler, Tlaib, Lofgren Lead 80 Members of Congress in Urging Temporary Protections for Lebanese Nationals in Light of Beirut Blast Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Indie music venues like Baby's All Right here in Brooklyn need help to fight the COVID-19 crisis. That's why I'm standing with local artists like James Murphy of @LCDSoundsystem to fight for the #SaveOurStages Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary Dept. of Homeland Security - Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unlawfully Detaining, Expelling Migrant Children Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 18, 2020 Murphy Helps Introduce Legislation to Combat Youth Voter Suppression Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Date Title Politician
Sept. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Under Secretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans for the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Feinstein, Nadler, Lofgren Call On Trump Administration To Consult Congress About Refugee Resettlement, As Required By Law Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 8, 2020 Schumer: Central New York's independent music venues are lifeblood of local culture & economy but need access to critical Fed relief ASAP to weather impact of COVID-19; standing at Syracuse's Historic Westcott theater senator pushes bipartisan legislation, the Save Our Stages Act, to provide vital support for independent live event venues across Central New York Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 8, 2020 Schumer: Capital Region's independent music venues are the lifeblood of local culture & economy but need access to critical Fed relief ASAP to weather impact of COVID-19; standing at Albany's Historic Palace Theatre with Grammy award-winning conductor David Alan Miller, senator pushes bipartisan legislation, the Save Our Stages Act, to provide vital support for independent live music venues across the Capital Region Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 6, 2020 Tweet - "These are very serious allegations that must be investigated immediately, independent of the Trump Justice Department North Carolina's Attorney General--an elected official who is independent of Donald Trump--is the right person to start this investigation" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 4, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Wicker Leads 94 Pro-Life Legislators in Call to End Taxpayer-Funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Sept. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks 25 weeks since Breonna Taylor was killed in her home. For 25 weeks the officers involved have walked freely. Unacceptable. She deserves justice. Her family deserves justice." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 4, 2020 Tweet - "I'm watching 42 again. I still can't believe that Chadwick Boseman is gone." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2020 Tweet - "What happened to Daniel Prude is wrong. His tragic death requires full accountability for any and all wrong-doing and an immediate and complete investigation, which @NewYorkStateAG is currently doing. The Senate must pass the #JusticeInPolicing Act NOW." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2020 Schumer statement on statement on the investigation into the death of Daniel Prude Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "Attorney General Bill Barr has shown us that he's a liar. He's shown us that he's a threat to democracy. And he's shown us that he is indifferent to the racism many Americans face. Democrats will not stop fighting for policing reform." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 2, 2020 Letter to Mr. Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League - Wyden, Booker, Clarke and Waters Demand Answers From NFL on its Use of Race-Based Formula To Deny Payments to Black Ex-Players Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "Tom Seaver was one of the greatest pitchers of my lifetime. Hall of Famer. The greatest Met, and a beloved Yankees broadcaster too. A New York sports legend. Farewell "Tom Terrific." May God bless you." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020 Tweet - "What Joe Biden reminded us yesterday is that Donald Trump wants you to live in fear. That is not who we are. Donald Trump is going to keep advertising himself today from Kenosha as some figure of LAW & ORDER. He isn't. He's been part of the problem, not the solution." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020 Tweet - "Donald Trump is going to Kenosha to keep screaming LAW & ORDER As Joe Biden said yesterday: Donald Trump keeps telling us if he was president you'd feel safe Well, Donald Trump is president, whether he knows it or not And he can't stop the violence because he's fomented it" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020 Letter to Hon. John Barsa, USAID's Acting Administrator - USAID's recently released draft 2020 Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 1, 2020 Tweet - "As Joe Biden said: Trump may believe mouthing the words LAW & ORDER makes him strong But Trump's failure to call on his supporters to stop acting as an armed militia shows how weak he is President Trump: You need to finally, finally condemn their violence when you go to Kenosha" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Kathleen Rice, Long Island Delegation Demand Immediate CDC Intervention to Prevent Death of Veteran's Service Dog Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Aug. 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Cameron Quinn, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Reps. Tlaib, Omar, Carson Lead Letter Calling for Investigation into ICE Feeding Pork to Muslim Detainees Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 30, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is inciting violence while screaming LAW & ORDER. Enough." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 29, 2020 Tweet - "What happened to Jacob Blake, and Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, and too many others cannot continue. It is past time to put the #JusticeInPolicing Act on the Senate floor. It passed the House two months ago!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "A 14-year-old, Emmett Till was brutally murdered 65 years ago today because of his race. His killers were never brought to justice. 65 years later, we are still fighting in Congress to make lynching a federal hate crime. We won't stop fighting to end systemic racism in America." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 28, 2020 Letter to Sherry Frear, Chief of the National Register of Historic Places & National Historic Landmarks Program for the National Parks Service - Schumer renews major push to designate historic Saratoga Gem, Grant Cottage, site where legendary personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant were completed, as a national historic landmark; official designation will revitalize Capital Region tourism economy Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks the 57th anniversary of the #MarchOnWashington where Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. We still have so much work to do in the fight for racial justice. I won't stop fighting." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today we honor Martin Luther King, John Lewis, and countless others who led the #MarchOnWashington 57 years ago by demanding change. We demand an end to the police killings of Black Americans. We demand the Senate act on the #JusticeInPolicing Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Seriously, f*ck 2020." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's speech last night: They condemn law breakers while breaking the law." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - The Congressional Black Caucus Calls on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to Hold an Immediate Vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "New York is America's gateway to the world and the most popular tourist destination. President Trump's failure to stop the spread of COVID in the U.S. has already cost millions of hospitality and travel jobs and effectively created a worldwide travel ban on Americans." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Those who swear an oath to protect and serve must face accountability and consequences for misconduct. Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. Put the #JusticeInPolicing Act on the Senate floor. WE DEMAND CHANGE." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "The Facts: President Trump fought to end DACA, fought for a Muslim Ban, fought to separate families. Democrats will never stop fighting for immigrants across this country. We don't build walls. We don't shut our gates. Immigrants have made America what it is today." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "WE DEMAND CHANGE. What happened to Jacob Blake and too many others cannot continue. The House passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act 2 months ago. The Senate needs to pass it now!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "100 years ago, women won the right to vote. The #19thAmendment was adopted because of the hard work of generations of American women. It took decades longer for women of color to realize that right. And this #WomensEqualityDay, it's a right we're still fighting to protect." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Spare us the virtue signaling. The system is broken #JacobBlake. Senate Republicans must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. We need transformational police reform. NOW." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The House passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act two months ago to start bringing real change and accountability in our nation's police departments. Enough. Senator McConnell: Put the bill on the Senate floor." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The #JusticeInPolicing Act is the first step to ensure that those who swear an oath to protect and serve face accountability and consequences for misconduct What happened to Jacob Blake and so many others cannot continue Senator Mitch McConnell: Americans need real reform NOW" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 24, 2020 ICYMI: Nadler, Lofgren & Leahy Lead Bicameral Amicus Brief in Litigation Against President Trump's Illegal Asylum Ban Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 24, 2020 Congressman Nadler Statement on Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep.Jerry Nadler
Aug. 24, 2020 Tweet - "What took place last night in Kenosha, Wisconsin is absolutely horrifying. I am praying for Jacob Blake's survival and for the well-being of his three children. The officers involved must be held accountable. A full and impartial investigation is needed IMMEDIATELY." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 24, 2020 "Hometown Heroes!" Suozzi honors local police who have displayed exemplary heroism Rep.Tom Suozzi
Aug. 22, 2020 Rep. Cleaver, Bipartisan House Members Join to Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 21, 2020 Bipartisan House Members Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 20, 2020 Tweet - "USPS is the only mail service that can deliver to our military overseas. Making absentee voting more difficult disenfranchises the very Americans who serve and sacrifice on the front lines in defense of our right to vote. That's unacceptable." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Meng Demands Answers From DHS Over Treatment of Muslim Detainees in Florida Rep.Grace Meng
Aug. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Nadler, Tlaib, Lofgren Lead 80 Members of Congress in Urging Temporary Protections for Lebanese Nationals in Light of Beirut Blast Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Indie music venues like Baby's All Right here in Brooklyn need help to fight the COVID-19 crisis. That's why I'm standing with local artists like James Murphy of @LCDSoundsystem to fight for the #SaveOurStages Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary Dept. of Homeland Security - Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unlawfully Detaining, Expelling Migrant Children Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 18, 2020 Murphy Helps Introduce Legislation to Combat Youth Voter Suppression Rep.Grace Meng, ...
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