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Sept. 17, 2019 Feinstein, Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Block Implementation of Trump Administration's "Public Charge" Rule Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Long gone are the days that Senate Republicans can just bury their heads in the sand and ignore that more than 30,000 Americans are killed by a gun every year. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: What will you do? It's time to vote on the House-passed, universal background checks bill." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Enough is enough. Too many Americans are losing their lives to gun violence. The universal background checks bill passed the House the 202 days ago. And it has been buried in @SenateMajLdr McConnell's legislative graveyard ever since. It's time for action. #EndGunViolence" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Tonight, Democrats will hold the Senate floor into the evening to share the stories of families shattered by gun violence, the stories of our constituents, and demand that @SenateMajLdr McConnell and @realDonaldTrump join us in working to pass meaningful gun safety legislation." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans have chosen to back @realDonaldTrump's demand for $12 billion in funding for his ineffective border wall, taken from other sources: medical research, opioid treatment, funding intended for our military, their families, & their kids. Mexico, oddly, isn't chipping in." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats held the Senate floor tonight on behalf of millions of Americans across the country crying out for action on gun violence. "Thoughts and prayers" doesn't cut it. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: What will you do?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Will you listen to the business community, @SenateMajLdr McConnell? Because America's CEOs are demanding action. It's time to bring universal background checks to the floor for a vote to save lives." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "See you soon, Chris! #EndGunViolence" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump's Pentagon is right: This ineffective border wall is expensive." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "BIG: Senate Democrats are taking to the floor into the evening to demand action on gun violence. The House-passed, bipartisan background checks bill has been buried in @SenateMajLdr's legislative graveyard for 202 days. It's time to act. Now. #EndGunViolence" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Cokie Roberts's passing is a tremendous loss for her friends, her family, her profession, and her country. She was a pioneer who led the way for so many women in journalism who came after her." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "What Democrats are asking for is to make sure service members and their families are not paying the bill for an expensive, ineffective border wall--a wall that @realDonaldTrump promised Mexico would pay for." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "It's essential that we have a precise count in the #Census2020 to ensure that Latinos and all communities have access to federal funding that is essential to schools, hospitals, transportation, infrastructure, and research. #HispanicHeritageMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "The Constitution calls for a count of all persons residing in the United States. The census is not something that should ever be manipulated for political purposes. Latinos and all communities deserve to be counted. #HispanicHeritageMonth #Census2020" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Nadler Statement on White House Obstruction of Dearborn, Porter & Lewandowski Testimony Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Make sure your friends see this: @realDonaldTrump is RAIDING money from projects, including schools, that support military families and local economies to fund his border wall. The wall he promised Mexico would pay for. And the majority of @SenateGOP is A-OK with that." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "6 weeks ago, @realDonaldTrump--after 2 tragic mass shootings --signaled he'd be supportive of expanding background checks Yet we have no idea what policy he'd support So yesterday, @SpeakerPelosi & I urged he support the bipartisan House-passed universal background checks bill" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, U.S Department of Homeland Security Acting Director - Meng Demands Answers From DHS About Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Border Rep. Grace Meng
Sept. 15, 2019 Meng Statement on Hispanic Heritage Month Rep. Grace Meng
Sept. 15, 2019 Tweet - ".@SpeakerPelosi and I made it clear to @realDonaldTrump: Any proposal he endorses that doesn't include the House-passed universal background checks legislation will not get the job done--dangerous loopholes will still exist, people who shouldn't have guns will still have access." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2019 Tweet - "This morning, @SpeakerPelosi and I even promised @realDonaldTrump that if he endorses the House-passed, universal background checks legislation and gets @SenateMajLdr McConnell to act on it, we would both join him for a historic signing ceremony at the Rose Garden." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2019 Tweet - "200 days ago, the Democratic House took decisive action to end the gun violence epidemic in America by passing bipartisan, commonsense legislation to expand background checks, which is supported by more than 90% of the American people. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: Give Us A Vote!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2019 Tweet - "Every day that @SenateMajLdr McConnell blocks our House-passed, life-saving bills, an average of 100 people--including 47 children and teenagers--die from senseless gun violence." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2019 Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Phone Conversation with President Trump 200 Days Since House Passage of Bipartisan Background Checks Legislation Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 15, 2019 Tweet - "Hispanic Heritage Month is a strong reminder that our nation is enriched by our diverse histories and our common bonds. I wish you all a happy and wonderful Hispanic Heritage Month! ¡Felicitaciones!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2019 Schumer & Gillibrand announce new action to demand a vote on commonsense gun safety legislation amid all-out failure of Mitch McConnell to bring legislation to floor Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 14, 2019 Tweet - "A @SyracuseU alum from my office just took this photo from the first sold out game at the Carrier Dome in more than two decades. An incredible showing from #OrangeNation. Let's go @CuseFootball!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 14, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump: Why are you putting @USAirForce readiness at risk to pay for your expensive, ineffective, vanity border wall? Enough. Stop the cuts." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - 35+ Members Demands Answers from DHS about Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Bor Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Chairman Shelby, Vice Chairman Leahy, Chairman Capito and Ranking Member Tester - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Senate Leaders to Block Trump Administration's Attempts to Unilaterally Transfer Homeland Security Funds to ICE/CBP Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Recognizes 25th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Remember this the next time @realDonaldTrump tries to claim he supports military readiness. Believe what they do. Not what they say." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: "Interview with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries" Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Chu joins amicus brief in public charge cases Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "To @SenateMajLdr McConnell: Will you listen to the business community? Because here's what they're saying: The Senate must pass universal background checks. Put it up for a vote. Now." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "In an open letter to the Senate, the leaders of 145 companies added their voices to the millions of Americans who want action on gun safety. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: The Senate must pass universal background checks." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "The decision by @realDonaldTrump's administration not to grant temporary protected status to immigrants from the Bahamas already residing here in America shows a lack of compassion for a nation ravaged by Hurricane Dorian. We must do more to help." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Harris, Senate Dems Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act after House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Nadler & Lofgren Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Trump Administration Asylum Ban Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "18 years ago, my city, our country, changed forever. In the span of a few hours, the towers fell, the Pentagon was hit, smoke rose from an empty field in Pennsylvania. This morning, I'll return to the floor with my Senate colleagues for a moment of silence in memory of 9/11." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Seizing privately held land for President @realDonaldTrump's expensive, ineffective border wall is an outrageous power grab. They are trying to take away private property without an ounce of oversight. I am glad we pushed for the @USGAO to investigate." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 11, 2019 Restore Truth and Compassion to Immigration Debate Rep. Tom Suozzi
Sept. 11, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
Sept. 17, 2019 Feinstein, Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Block Implementation of Trump Administration's "Public Charge" Rule Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Long gone are the days that Senate Republicans can just bury their heads in the sand and ignore that more than 30,000 Americans are killed by a gun every year. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: What will you do? It's time to vote on the House-passed, universal background checks bill." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Enough is enough. Too many Americans are losing their lives to gun violence. The universal background checks bill passed the House the 202 days ago. And it has been buried in @SenateMajLdr McConnell's legislative graveyard ever since. It's time for action. #EndGunViolence" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Tonight, Democrats will hold the Senate floor into the evening to share the stories of families shattered by gun violence, the stories of our constituents, and demand that @SenateMajLdr McConnell and @realDonaldTrump join us in working to pass meaningful gun safety legislation." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans have chosen to back @realDonaldTrump's demand for $12 billion in funding for his ineffective border wall, taken from other sources: medical research, opioid treatment, funding intended for our military, their families, & their kids. Mexico, oddly, isn't chipping in." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats held the Senate floor tonight on behalf of millions of Americans across the country crying out for action on gun violence. "Thoughts and prayers" doesn't cut it. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: What will you do?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Will you listen to the business community, @SenateMajLdr McConnell? Because America's CEOs are demanding action. It's time to bring universal background checks to the floor for a vote to save lives." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "See you soon, Chris! #EndGunViolence" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump's Pentagon is right: This ineffective border wall is expensive." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "BIG: Senate Democrats are taking to the floor into the evening to demand action on gun violence. The House-passed, bipartisan background checks bill has been buried in @SenateMajLdr's legislative graveyard for 202 days. It's time to act. Now. #EndGunViolence" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Cokie Roberts's passing is a tremendous loss for her friends, her family, her profession, and her country. She was a pioneer who led the way for so many women in journalism who came after her." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "What Democrats are asking for is to make sure service members and their families are not paying the bill for an expensive, ineffective border wall--a wall that @realDonaldTrump promised Mexico would pay for." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "It's essential that we have a precise count in the #Census2020 to ensure that Latinos and all communities have access to federal funding that is essential to schools, hospitals, transportation, infrastructure, and research. #HispanicHeritageMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "The Constitution calls for a count of all persons residing in the United States. The census is not something that should ever be manipulated for political purposes. Latinos and all communities deserve to be counted. #HispanicHeritageMonth #Census2020" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Nadler Statement on White House Obstruction of Dearborn, Porter & Lewandowski Testimony Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Make sure your friends see this: @realDonaldTrump is RAIDING money from projects, including schools, that support military families and local economies to fund his border wall. The wall he promised Mexico would pay for. And the majority of @SenateGOP is A-OK with that." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "6 weeks ago, @realDonaldTrump--after 2 tragic mass shootings --signaled he'd be supportive of expanding background checks Yet we have no idea what policy he'd support So yesterday, @SpeakerPelosi & I urged he support the bipartisan House-passed universal background checks bill" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, U.S Department of Homeland Security Acting Director - Meng Demands Answers From DHS About Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Border Rep.Grace Meng
Sept. 15, 2019 Meng Statement on Hispanic Heritage Month Rep.Grace Meng
Sept. 15, 2019 Tweet - ".@SpeakerPelosi and I made it clear to @realDonaldTrump: Any proposal he endorses that doesn't include the House-passed universal background checks legislation will not get the job done--dangerous loopholes will still exist, people who shouldn't have guns will still have access." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2019 Tweet - "This morning, @SpeakerPelosi and I even promised @realDonaldTrump that if he endorses the House-passed, universal background checks legislation and gets @SenateMajLdr McConnell to act on it, we would both join him for a historic signing ceremony at the Rose Garden." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2019 Tweet - "200 days ago, the Democratic House took decisive action to end the gun violence epidemic in America by passing bipartisan, commonsense legislation to expand background checks, which is supported by more than 90% of the American people. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: Give Us A Vote!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2019 Tweet - "Every day that @SenateMajLdr McConnell blocks our House-passed, life-saving bills, an average of 100 people--including 47 children and teenagers--die from senseless gun violence." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2019 Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Phone Conversation with President Trump 200 Days Since House Passage of Bipartisan Background Checks Legislation Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 15, 2019 Tweet - "Hispanic Heritage Month is a strong reminder that our nation is enriched by our diverse histories and our common bonds. I wish you all a happy and wonderful Hispanic Heritage Month! ¡Felicitaciones!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2019 Schumer & Gillibrand announce new action to demand a vote on commonsense gun safety legislation amid all-out failure of Mitch McConnell to bring legislation to floor Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 14, 2019 Tweet - "A @SyracuseU alum from my office just took this photo from the first sold out game at the Carrier Dome in more than two decades. An incredible showing from #OrangeNation. Let's go @CuseFootball!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 14, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump: Why are you putting @USAirForce readiness at risk to pay for your expensive, ineffective, vanity border wall? Enough. Stop the cuts." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - 35+ Members Demands Answers from DHS about Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Bor Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Chairman Shelby, Vice Chairman Leahy, Chairman Capito and Ranking Member Tester - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Senate Leaders to Block Trump Administration's Attempts to Unilaterally Transfer Homeland Security Funds to ICE/CBP Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Recognizes 25th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Remember this the next time @realDonaldTrump tries to claim he supports military readiness. Believe what they do. Not what they say." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: "Interview with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries" Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Chu joins amicus brief in public charge cases Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "To @SenateMajLdr McConnell: Will you listen to the business community? Because here's what they're saying: The Senate must pass universal background checks. Put it up for a vote. Now." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "In an open letter to the Senate, the leaders of 145 companies added their voices to the millions of Americans who want action on gun safety. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: The Senate must pass universal background checks." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "The decision by @realDonaldTrump's administration not to grant temporary protected status to immigrants from the Bahamas already residing here in America shows a lack of compassion for a nation ravaged by Hurricane Dorian. We must do more to help." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Harris, Senate Dems Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act after House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Nadler & Lofgren Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Trump Administration Asylum Ban Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "18 years ago, my city, our country, changed forever. In the span of a few hours, the towers fell, the Pentagon was hit, smoke rose from an empty field in Pennsylvania. This morning, I'll return to the floor with my Senate colleagues for a moment of silence in memory of 9/11." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Seizing privately held land for President @realDonaldTrump's expensive, ineffective border wall is an outrageous power grab. They are trying to take away private property without an ounce of oversight. I am glad we pushed for the @USGAO to investigate." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 11, 2019 Restore Truth and Compassion to Immigration Debate Rep.Tom Suozzi
Sept. 11, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
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