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Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "GOP leadership has truly lost touch with reality if it's contemplating marching COVID-stricken members to the Senate to rush through a nominee who could strip health care from millions The Senate needs COVID testing, and the GOP must halt this reckless Supreme Court process now" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 4, 2020 Tweet - "COVID is having a domino effect in the Capitol, and we need transparency and tracing. 3 GOP Senators have already tested positive, and we do not yet know the full extent of exposure. If it's too dangerous to have the Senate in session, it's too dangerous for committee hearings." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 4, 2020 Schumer: Coronavirus outbreak that has sickened POTUS & others, while delaying Senate for two weeks means "business as usual" simply cannot continue; SCOTUS hearings must be postponed until outbreak is behind us; lack of transparecy also troubling Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 3, 2020 Tweet - "The decision to recess the Senate for 2 weeks after at least 3 GOP Senators have tested positive for COVID makes clear that the Senate cannot proceed with business as usual If it's too dangerous to have the Senate in session, it's too dangerous for committee hearings to continue" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 2, 2020 Hearing of the Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Stefanik, Hearing on Strengthening Biological Security: Traditional Threats and Emerging Challenges Rep. Elise Stefanik
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "My statement on President Trump's positive COVID diagnosis:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "We now have two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who have tested positive for COVID, and there may be more. I wish my colleagues well. It is irresponsible and dangerous to move forward with a hearing, and there is absolutely no good reason to do so." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues In Calling For Investigation Into Political Inference With Coronavirus Information Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Hakeem Jeffires Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 1, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $12 million in federal funding for New York hospital for special surgery and NYCHA's COVID-19 response and emergency management Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic. But President Trump and Senate Republicans are trying to ram through a Justice who will take away health care and eliminate protections for millions with pre-existing conditions. Democrats are fighting to stop it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Governor Cuomo Announces $18 Million Initiative to Train Workers and Support Entrepreneurs During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 30, 2020 Velázquez Surveys Pandemic's Impact on Nation's Food Systems Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "More than 200,000 Americans have died from COVID, but President Trump still just keep lying. Donald Trump: Too many lies for too long." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Gillibrand, Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration's Failure To Protect Workers From Risks During The Pandemic; Urge OSHA To Protect Workers From COVID-19 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Dems are fighting for the new House COVID-relief bill The Senate GOP has slammed on the brakes as Americans died of COVID--but they're slamming their feet on the gas to ram through a justice to rip away Americans' health care in this pandemic Dems are fighting for health care" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Donald Trump tried to deny climate change had an effect on the wildfires. He tried to claim our planet will just "start getting cooler." It's just like his attitude toward COVID-19, which he promised would magically disappear. Donald Trump: Too many lies for too long." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Dems are fighting for the new House COVID-relief bill. The Senate GOP has slammed on the brakes as Americans died of COVID--but they're slamming their feet on the gas to ram through a justice to rip away Americans' health care in this pandemic. Dems are fighting for health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - House Members Applaud Efforts to Reach COVID-19 Relief Deal, Following Letter Urging Leadership to Negotiate Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "A vote for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to eliminate health care for millions in the middle of a pandemic. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "The American people should make no mistake: A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to eliminate health care for millions in the middle the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "Make no mistake: A vote for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to eliminate health care for millions of Americans and to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions in the middle the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 25, 2020 Nadler, Lofgren Denounce DHS Proposal Targeting International Students, Journalists Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Nadler, Jayapal and Lofgren Demand Action, Answers and Documents From DHS Following the Horrifying Medical Procedures Performed on Women Detained at Irwin County Detention Center Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Dept. of Justice - Pascrell, Boyle, Kildee, Tonko Demand Answers on Barr-Led Nursing Home Probe Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell slammed on the breaks while tens of thousands of Americans died from COVID. Now he's slamming his foot on the gas to approve a Supreme Court Justice who could rip away Americans' health care amid a pandemic. Dems are fighting for RBG's legacy & your health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "In the face of 200,000 Americans lost to COVID-19, President Trump said the virus "affects virtually nobody." Nobody? The 200,000 people who have died of the virus were all Americans who left behind loved ones. There's no bottom with this president." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "The U.S. is hitting 200,000 deaths from COVID-19--a tragic and heartbreaking milestone that didn't have to be this bad. But President Trump failed at a coordinated response and lied to the American people from day one about the gravity of this disease--and he's still lying." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Democrats Call On Republicans to Stand for Science, Support Bill to Stop Trump Administration's Political Interference in COVID-19 Response Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "200,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. But President Trump said this virus "affects virtually nobody." Nobody? The 200,000 people who have died of the virus were all Americans who left behind loved ones. President Trump just keeps lying as he fails to fight COVID-19." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "200,000 Americans have died from COVID But Sen. McConnell's put the Senate on "pause" for over 4 months Now he wants to move heaven & earth to install a new Justice who could rip away Americans' health care in a pandemic Dems are fighting for RBG's legacy and your health care" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell put the Senate on "pause" for over 4 months during COVID But now he wants to move earth and heaven--ignoring all principle and consistency--to install a new Justice who could rip away Americans' health care during a pandemic Dems are fighting to honor RBG's legacy" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 18th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $2.3 million in FEMA funding for fire departments across Upstate New Yo Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Hearing of the Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Stefanik, Hearing on the National Security AI Commission Rep. Elise Stefanik
Sept. 17, 2020 Problem Solvers Caucus unveils "March to Common Ground" COVID stimulus framework Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 17th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "In 2016, Donald Trump said: "I alone can fix it" In 2020, with so many Americans having died from COVID, his reaction is: "It is what it is" What a disgrace. It's monstrous." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Chairman Nadler Condemns AG Barr's Statement Comparing COVID-19 Restrictions to Slavery Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "The fight to #CancelStudentDebt is critically important to communities of color. They have been hit hardest by consequences of COVID. And they disproportionately bear the burden of student debt. This will help close the racial wealth gap that has persisted for far too long." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Senate Democrats Unveil The America LEADS Act To Make Comprehensive Investments In American Workers, Competitiveness, Alliances, And Diplomacy To Confront The Rise of China Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "America is approaching 200,000 deaths from COVID. But President Trump said: "If you take the blue states out ... we're really at a low level." What kind of person dismisses every American who died in a state that didn't support the president politically? It's monstrous." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 16th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "By the end of the week, 200,000 Americans will have died from COVID. The lives and livelihoods of the American people depend on Republicans abandoning their obsession with doing as little as possible while COVID rages through our nation." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Conspiracy theories can't be allowed to undermine public confidence in our elections. @SenSanders and I are fighting for the Senate to act immediately to reassure Americans and ensure the security of our elections." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Let me repeat: We're in the middle of a pandemic, and President Trump and the Republicans are still suing to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Problem Solvers Caucus unveils "March to Common Ground" COVID stimulus framework Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic, and President Trump and the Republicans are still suing to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 House Chairs Joint Statement on Problem Solvers Caucus Coronavirus Relief Proposal Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 15th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "GOP leadership has truly lost touch with reality if it's contemplating marching COVID-stricken members to the Senate to rush through a nominee who could strip health care from millions The Senate needs COVID testing, and the GOP must halt this reckless Supreme Court process now" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 4, 2020 Tweet - "COVID is having a domino effect in the Capitol, and we need transparency and tracing. 3 GOP Senators have already tested positive, and we do not yet know the full extent of exposure. If it's too dangerous to have the Senate in session, it's too dangerous for committee hearings." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 4, 2020 Schumer: Coronavirus outbreak that has sickened POTUS & others, while delaying Senate for two weeks means "business as usual" simply cannot continue; SCOTUS hearings must be postponed until outbreak is behind us; lack of transparecy also troubling Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 3, 2020 Tweet - "The decision to recess the Senate for 2 weeks after at least 3 GOP Senators have tested positive for COVID makes clear that the Senate cannot proceed with business as usual If it's too dangerous to have the Senate in session, it's too dangerous for committee hearings to continue" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 2, 2020 Hearing of the Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Stefanik, Hearing on Strengthening Biological Security: Traditional Threats and Emerging Challenges Rep.Elise Stefanik
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "My statement on President Trump's positive COVID diagnosis:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "We now have two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who have tested positive for COVID, and there may be more. I wish my colleagues well. It is irresponsible and dangerous to move forward with a hearing, and there is absolutely no good reason to do so." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues In Calling For Investigation Into Political Inference With Coronavirus Information Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Hakeem Jeffires Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 1, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $12 million in federal funding for New York hospital for special surgery and NYCHA's COVID-19 response and emergency management Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic. But President Trump and Senate Republicans are trying to ram through a Justice who will take away health care and eliminate protections for millions with pre-existing conditions. Democrats are fighting to stop it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Governor Cuomo Announces $18 Million Initiative to Train Workers and Support Entrepreneurs During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 30, 2020 Velázquez Surveys Pandemic's Impact on Nation's Food Systems Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "More than 200,000 Americans have died from COVID, but President Trump still just keep lying. Donald Trump: Too many lies for too long." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Gillibrand, Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration's Failure To Protect Workers From Risks During The Pandemic; Urge OSHA To Protect Workers From COVID-19 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Dems are fighting for the new House COVID-relief bill The Senate GOP has slammed on the brakes as Americans died of COVID--but they're slamming their feet on the gas to ram through a justice to rip away Americans' health care in this pandemic Dems are fighting for health care" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Donald Trump tried to deny climate change had an effect on the wildfires. He tried to claim our planet will just "start getting cooler." It's just like his attitude toward COVID-19, which he promised would magically disappear. Donald Trump: Too many lies for too long." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Dems are fighting for the new House COVID-relief bill. The Senate GOP has slammed on the brakes as Americans died of COVID--but they're slamming their feet on the gas to ram through a justice to rip away Americans' health care in this pandemic. Dems are fighting for health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - House Members Applaud Efforts to Reach COVID-19 Relief Deal, Following Letter Urging Leadership to Negotiate Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "A vote for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to eliminate health care for millions in the middle of a pandemic. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "The American people should make no mistake: A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to eliminate health care for millions in the middle the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "Make no mistake: A vote for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to eliminate health care for millions of Americans and to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions in the middle the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 25, 2020 Nadler, Lofgren Denounce DHS Proposal Targeting International Students, Journalists Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Nadler, Jayapal and Lofgren Demand Action, Answers and Documents From DHS Following the Horrifying Medical Procedures Performed on Women Detained at Irwin County Detention Center Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Dept. of Justice - Pascrell, Boyle, Kildee, Tonko Demand Answers on Barr-Led Nursing Home Probe Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell slammed on the breaks while tens of thousands of Americans died from COVID. Now he's slamming his foot on the gas to approve a Supreme Court Justice who could rip away Americans' health care amid a pandemic. Dems are fighting for RBG's legacy & your health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "In the face of 200,000 Americans lost to COVID-19, President Trump said the virus "affects virtually nobody." Nobody? The 200,000 people who have died of the virus were all Americans who left behind loved ones. There's no bottom with this president." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "The U.S. is hitting 200,000 deaths from COVID-19--a tragic and heartbreaking milestone that didn't have to be this bad. But President Trump failed at a coordinated response and lied to the American people from day one about the gravity of this disease--and he's still lying." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Democrats Call On Republicans to Stand for Science, Support Bill to Stop Trump Administration's Political Interference in COVID-19 Response Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "200,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. But President Trump said this virus "affects virtually nobody." Nobody? The 200,000 people who have died of the virus were all Americans who left behind loved ones. President Trump just keeps lying as he fails to fight COVID-19." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "200,000 Americans have died from COVID But Sen. McConnell's put the Senate on "pause" for over 4 months Now he wants to move heaven & earth to install a new Justice who could rip away Americans' health care in a pandemic Dems are fighting for RBG's legacy and your health care" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell put the Senate on "pause" for over 4 months during COVID But now he wants to move earth and heaven--ignoring all principle and consistency--to install a new Justice who could rip away Americans' health care during a pandemic Dems are fighting to honor RBG's legacy" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 18th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $2.3 million in FEMA funding for fire departments across Upstate New Yo Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Hearing of the Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Stefanik, Hearing on the National Security AI Commission Rep.Elise Stefanik
Sept. 17, 2020 Problem Solvers Caucus unveils "March to Common Ground" COVID stimulus framework Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 17th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "In 2016, Donald Trump said: "I alone can fix it" In 2020, with so many Americans having died from COVID, his reaction is: "It is what it is" What a disgrace. It's monstrous." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Chairman Nadler Condemns AG Barr's Statement Comparing COVID-19 Restrictions to Slavery Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "The fight to #CancelStudentDebt is critically important to communities of color. They have been hit hardest by consequences of COVID. And they disproportionately bear the burden of student debt. This will help close the racial wealth gap that has persisted for far too long." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Senate Democrats Unveil The America LEADS Act To Make Comprehensive Investments In American Workers, Competitiveness, Alliances, And Diplomacy To Confront The Rise of China Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "America is approaching 200,000 deaths from COVID. But President Trump said: "If you take the blue states out ... we're really at a low level." What kind of person dismisses every American who died in a state that didn't support the president politically? It's monstrous." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 16th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "By the end of the week, 200,000 Americans will have died from COVID. The lives and livelihoods of the American people depend on Republicans abandoning their obsession with doing as little as possible while COVID rages through our nation." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Conspiracy theories can't be allowed to undermine public confidence in our elections. @SenSanders and I are fighting for the Senate to act immediately to reassure Americans and ensure the security of our elections." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Let me repeat: We're in the middle of a pandemic, and President Trump and the Republicans are still suing to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 Problem Solvers Caucus unveils "March to Common Ground" COVID stimulus framework Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic, and President Trump and the Republicans are still suing to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 15, 2020 House Chairs Joint Statement on Problem Solvers Caucus Coronavirus Relief Proposal Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "It's September 15th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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