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June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Civil rights leaders have spoken. Now is not the time for Republicans' watered down, inadequate bill. Now is time to pass Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act--a comprehensive overhaul of our policing system--and put an end to the killings of Black Americans." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - In New Letter To McConnell, Sens. Booker, Schumer, Harris Say Senate GOP Policing Bill Is Threadbare And Not Salvageable; Dems Demand Bipartisan Talks To Get To A Constructive Starting Point Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "To Senate Republicans: Instead of pressing forward with an inadequate bill that's designed to fail, let's pursue a path that will produce real, meaningful policing reform. We must pass a bill that will stop police killings of Black Americans." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell: The Senate GOP bill fails to establish meaningful accountability for police. It is deeply flawed and not salvageable. We need REAL reform. From Senator Booker, Senator Harris, and me:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the U.S. - Over 100 House Democrats and CHC Members Call on President Trump to Endorse American Dream and Promise Act, Permanently Protect Dreamers Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell: Stop the confirmation of Cory Wilson. America is engaged on a national conversation on combatting racial inequality. But Wilson has supported restrictive voting measures that disproportionately harm minority voters!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans' plan to undermine our democracy: Make it harder to vote. Confirm judges who want to gut voting rights protections--like Cory Wilson. Spread lies and misinformation like this garbage." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus In Calling On Leader McConnell To Bring Bipartisan House-Passed Dream & Promise Act To Floor For A Vote Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 22, 2020 Velázquez Bill Would Impose New Standards, Penalties for Police Abuses Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell needs to stop the confirmation of Cory Wilson. Wilson once called the concerns of African American citizens and community advocates on the effects of voter ID laws "poppycock". We need to fight for Americans' voting rights!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Amid nationwide protests for racial justice: Senator McConnell is pushing Cory Wilson--a judge with a hostile record on voting rights--to serve a lifetime appointment on the federal bench. Disgraceful. We need judges who are committed to protecting Americans' voting rights." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Feinstein, Schumer, Klobuchar Call on McConnell to Cancel Vote on Nomination Of Cory Wilson To The Fifth Circuit Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 21, 2020 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Jerry Nadler Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 21, 2020 Tweet - "Happy #FathersDay to all the dads out there in New York and across the country!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2020 Tweet - "We are in the midst of a national reckoning on race. The world's eyes are upon us. Doesn't matter. The police brutality continues. Congress must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act immediately." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 21, 2020 Tweet - "From my grandson Noah and me, Happy #FathersDay!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2020 Tweet - "The #PoorPeoplesCampaign is putting a face to the 140 million Americans living in poverty. We will not stop fighting for them. We will not stop fighting to end poverty and systemic racism and injustice in America. Thank you to @UniteThePoor and @RevDrBarber :" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2020 Tweet - "America must continue to be a beacon of hope for refugees around the world It is who we are It is part of our American ideals This #WorldRefugeeDay, we are committed to fighting to undo the Trump administration's cruel refugee and immigration policies We stand with refugees" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is threatening peaceful protestors standing up for justice. Disgusting." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2020 Rep. Meeks Introduces Bill Requiring Wall Street Disclosures of Bonds Relating to Police Brutality Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 19, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury, and Charles Rettig Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Cortez Masto Leads Push To Ensure Survivors Of Domestic Violence Can Access Their Economic Impact Payment Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump & Stephen Miller will stop at nothing Their "arbitrary" and "capricious" DACA rule was overturned by the Supreme Court Now he's throwing a fit on Twitter instead of standing with the vast majority of Americans (including 68% of Republicans!) who support Dreamers" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "This #Juneteenth, I'm proud to join the first Faith for Black Lives #JusticeConGAC with the @AllenCathedral . Now is the time to act boldly, to commit ourselves to justice, to bringing real change to police departments nationwide, to confronting racism in every aspect of society." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States, the Hon. Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the Hon. Mark Morgan, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congressional Democrats Demand Trump Administration Reverse its Barrage of Policies Targeting Asylum Seekers Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
June 19, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Bennet, 42 Senate Democrats Call on Trump to Protect Dreamers Following Landmark Supreme Court DACA Decision Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congressional Democrats Demand Trump Administration Reverse its Barrage of Policies Targeting Asylum Seekers Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "Juneteenth commemorates the moment some of the last slaves in the nation learned that they were free. But we are still fighting to fulfill the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation. This #Juneteenth, we commit ourselves to acting boldly for justice. #BlackLivesMatter" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "If we pass an ineffective bill, and the killings continue, and police departments resist change, the wound in our society will not close, it will widen. This is about solving a problem that is taking the lives of Black Americans. The Senate GOP bill does not rise to the moment." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA. DREAMers are #HereToStay. FACTS." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 18, 2020 Nadler & Lofgren Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Protecting DACA Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 18, 2020 Meng Statement on SCOTUS' DACA Decision Rep. Grace Meng
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Democrats took to the floor today to demand that the Senate pass the #EqualityAct. Senate Republicans objected. But we will not stop fighting. Because LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. And we must make the Equality Act the law of the land." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate GOP bill would not have prevented the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, or Eric Garner. If it won't stop future deaths of Black Americans at the hands of the very people meant to protect and serve them, it does not meet the moment." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I literally cried tears of joy when I heard the DACA decision. The wonderful young Dreamers and their families have a huge burden lifted off their shoulders. One day they will become American citizens." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 18, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors JUSTICE Act, House Companion Bill to Senator Tim Scott's Police Reform Bill Rep. Elise Stefanik
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Dems' #JusticeInPolicing Act bans no-knock warrants in federal drug cases The Senate GOP bill only requires data on no-knock warrants Breonna Taylor was asleep in her bed when she was killed by police who had a no-knock warrant More data alone would not have saved her life" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I just took to the floor with @SenBooker to demand we remove Confederate statues from the Capitol. We need to dismantle institutional racism piece by piece, brick by brick, statue by statue, starting with the people's house--the nation's Capitol. But Senate Republicans objected." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "During these dark times, these two decisions from the Supreme Court this week were a surprising ray of light. LGBTQ+ Americans. Our Dreamers. No discrimination. Embracing immigrants. These are part of our American ideals." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Gillibrand Statement On SCOTUS Ruling On DACA Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I get the impression that the Supreme Court didn't like your "arbitrary," "capricious," and lawless actions against the Dreamers. And neither do the American people." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tlaib, Pressley, and Lee Introduce Bill Advancing the Dismantling of Mass Incarceration During COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "This is a wonderful, wonderful day for the young Dreamers, for their families, for the American Dream. They work hard. They are on the frontlines of COVID-19, in the Armed Forces, in school and college. We have always believed in immigration in America. It is part of our soul." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "We need a strong bill. We need to save Black lives and bring long overdue reforms to institutions that have resisted them. The harsh fact of the matter is, the legislation from Senate Republicans is far too weak and will be ineffective at rooting out this problem." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 18, 2020 House Judiciary Committee Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "To the Dreamers: #HomeIsHere One day, you are going to become American citizens." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "During a national movement on racial justice and before we even debate policing reform on the floor, Sen. McConnell will put forward Cory Wilson, a nominee with a hostile record on voting rights. Even by the very low standards of Pres. Trump's judicial nominees, he is appalling." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate Republican bill does nothing on racial profiling or to reform qualified immunity which shields police from accountability for violating Americans' constitutional rights The Senate GOP bill does not rise to the moment We must act on Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Civil rights leaders have spoken. Now is not the time for Republicans' watered down, inadequate bill. Now is time to pass Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act--a comprehensive overhaul of our policing system--and put an end to the killings of Black Americans." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - In New Letter To McConnell, Sens. Booker, Schumer, Harris Say Senate GOP Policing Bill Is Threadbare And Not Salvageable; Dems Demand Bipartisan Talks To Get To A Constructive Starting Point Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "To Senate Republicans: Instead of pressing forward with an inadequate bill that's designed to fail, let's pursue a path that will produce real, meaningful policing reform. We must pass a bill that will stop police killings of Black Americans." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell: The Senate GOP bill fails to establish meaningful accountability for police. It is deeply flawed and not salvageable. We need REAL reform. From Senator Booker, Senator Harris, and me:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the U.S. - Over 100 House Democrats and CHC Members Call on President Trump to Endorse American Dream and Promise Act, Permanently Protect Dreamers Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell: Stop the confirmation of Cory Wilson. America is engaged on a national conversation on combatting racial inequality. But Wilson has supported restrictive voting measures that disproportionately harm minority voters!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans' plan to undermine our democracy: Make it harder to vote. Confirm judges who want to gut voting rights protections--like Cory Wilson. Spread lies and misinformation like this garbage." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus In Calling On Leader McConnell To Bring Bipartisan House-Passed Dream & Promise Act To Floor For A Vote Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 22, 2020 Velázquez Bill Would Impose New Standards, Penalties for Police Abuses Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell needs to stop the confirmation of Cory Wilson. Wilson once called the concerns of African American citizens and community advocates on the effects of voter ID laws "poppycock". We need to fight for Americans' voting rights!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Amid nationwide protests for racial justice: Senator McConnell is pushing Cory Wilson--a judge with a hostile record on voting rights--to serve a lifetime appointment on the federal bench. Disgraceful. We need judges who are committed to protecting Americans' voting rights." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Feinstein, Schumer, Klobuchar Call on McConnell to Cancel Vote on Nomination Of Cory Wilson To The Fifth Circuit Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 21, 2020 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Jerry Nadler Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 21, 2020 Tweet - "Happy #FathersDay to all the dads out there in New York and across the country!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2020 Tweet - "We are in the midst of a national reckoning on race. The world's eyes are upon us. Doesn't matter. The police brutality continues. Congress must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act immediately." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 21, 2020 Tweet - "From my grandson Noah and me, Happy #FathersDay!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2020 Tweet - "The #PoorPeoplesCampaign is putting a face to the 140 million Americans living in poverty. We will not stop fighting for them. We will not stop fighting to end poverty and systemic racism and injustice in America. Thank you to @UniteThePoor and @RevDrBarber :" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2020 Tweet - "America must continue to be a beacon of hope for refugees around the world It is who we are It is part of our American ideals This #WorldRefugeeDay, we are committed to fighting to undo the Trump administration's cruel refugee and immigration policies We stand with refugees" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is threatening peaceful protestors standing up for justice. Disgusting." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2020 Rep. Meeks Introduces Bill Requiring Wall Street Disclosures of Bonds Relating to Police Brutality Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 19, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury, and Charles Rettig Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Cortez Masto Leads Push To Ensure Survivors Of Domestic Violence Can Access Their Economic Impact Payment Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump & Stephen Miller will stop at nothing Their "arbitrary" and "capricious" DACA rule was overturned by the Supreme Court Now he's throwing a fit on Twitter instead of standing with the vast majority of Americans (including 68% of Republicans!) who support Dreamers" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "This #Juneteenth, I'm proud to join the first Faith for Black Lives #JusticeConGAC with the @AllenCathedral . Now is the time to act boldly, to commit ourselves to justice, to bringing real change to police departments nationwide, to confronting racism in every aspect of society." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States, the Hon. Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the Hon. Mark Morgan, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congressional Democrats Demand Trump Administration Reverse its Barrage of Policies Targeting Asylum Seekers Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
June 19, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Bennet, 42 Senate Democrats Call on Trump to Protect Dreamers Following Landmark Supreme Court DACA Decision Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congressional Democrats Demand Trump Administration Reverse its Barrage of Policies Targeting Asylum Seekers Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "Juneteenth commemorates the moment some of the last slaves in the nation learned that they were free. But we are still fighting to fulfill the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation. This #Juneteenth, we commit ourselves to acting boldly for justice. #BlackLivesMatter" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "If we pass an ineffective bill, and the killings continue, and police departments resist change, the wound in our society will not close, it will widen. This is about solving a problem that is taking the lives of Black Americans. The Senate GOP bill does not rise to the moment." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA. DREAMers are #HereToStay. FACTS." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 18, 2020 Nadler & Lofgren Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Protecting DACA Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 18, 2020 Meng Statement on SCOTUS' DACA Decision Rep.Grace Meng
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Democrats took to the floor today to demand that the Senate pass the #EqualityAct. Senate Republicans objected. But we will not stop fighting. Because LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. And we must make the Equality Act the law of the land." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate GOP bill would not have prevented the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, or Eric Garner. If it won't stop future deaths of Black Americans at the hands of the very people meant to protect and serve them, it does not meet the moment." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I literally cried tears of joy when I heard the DACA decision. The wonderful young Dreamers and their families have a huge burden lifted off their shoulders. One day they will become American citizens." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 18, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors JUSTICE Act, House Companion Bill to Senator Tim Scott's Police Reform Bill Rep.Elise Stefanik
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Dems' #JusticeInPolicing Act bans no-knock warrants in federal drug cases The Senate GOP bill only requires data on no-knock warrants Breonna Taylor was asleep in her bed when she was killed by police who had a no-knock warrant More data alone would not have saved her life" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I just took to the floor with @SenBooker to demand we remove Confederate statues from the Capitol. We need to dismantle institutional racism piece by piece, brick by brick, statue by statue, starting with the people's house--the nation's Capitol. But Senate Republicans objected." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "During these dark times, these two decisions from the Supreme Court this week were a surprising ray of light. LGBTQ+ Americans. Our Dreamers. No discrimination. Embracing immigrants. These are part of our American ideals." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Gillibrand Statement On SCOTUS Ruling On DACA Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I get the impression that the Supreme Court didn't like your "arbitrary," "capricious," and lawless actions against the Dreamers. And neither do the American people." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tlaib, Pressley, and Lee Introduce Bill Advancing the Dismantling of Mass Incarceration During COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "This is a wonderful, wonderful day for the young Dreamers, for their families, for the American Dream. They work hard. They are on the frontlines of COVID-19, in the Armed Forces, in school and college. We have always believed in immigration in America. It is part of our soul." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "We need a strong bill. We need to save Black lives and bring long overdue reforms to institutions that have resisted them. The harsh fact of the matter is, the legislation from Senate Republicans is far too weak and will be ineffective at rooting out this problem." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 18, 2020 House Judiciary Committee Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "To the Dreamers: #HomeIsHere One day, you are going to become American citizens." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "During a national movement on racial justice and before we even debate policing reform on the floor, Sen. McConnell will put forward Cory Wilson, a nominee with a hostile record on voting rights. Even by the very low standards of Pres. Trump's judicial nominees, he is appalling." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate Republican bill does nothing on racial profiling or to reform qualified immunity which shields police from accountability for violating Americans' constitutional rights The Senate GOP bill does not rise to the moment We must act on Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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