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Oct. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Today should have been George Floyd's 47th birthday. We will not stop working to ensure that the unjust and inhuman way his life was taken never happens to another American. It is long past time for the Senate to pass the Justice in Policing Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett: Sexual orientation and gender identity are not "preference". LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. We cannot turn back the clock. Democrats will not stop fighting for LGBTQ+ rights. #WhatsAtStake" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Meng Statement Regarding the Jewish Community and COVID-19 Rep. Grace Meng
Oct. 8, 2020 Meng Statement Regarding the Jewish Community and COVID-19 Rep. Grace Meng
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "It is long past time to bring the Justice in Policing Act to the Senate floor. It passed the House more than three months ago!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Nadler, Thompson & Maloney Request DOJ, DHS IGs Investigate Deployment of Border Patrol Snipers at Funeral for George Floyd Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court's conservative justices are already making it harder to vote in a pandemic. Make no mistake: The right to vote is #WhatsAtStake. Democrats are fighting for democracy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "Make no mistake: This is what's at stake with Republicans trying to force through this illegitimate process. People's rights. Ending marriage equality. Stripping away LGBTQ+ rights. We are fighting to stop it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "We just took to the floor to demand the Senate take action to stop violent white supremacists But Senate Republicans blocked it They're letting President Trump get away with telling white supremacists to "stand back and stand by" Unconscionable Americans won't stand for this" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell, from the Senator floor, called it a "joke" that Judge Barrett and a far-right majority on the Supreme Court might vote to take away health care or turn back the clock on women's rights. This is not a joke to the American people. We won't stop fighting." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "A vote by any Senator to confirm Judge Barrett is a vote to terminate the Affordable Care Act and overturn a woman's right to choose. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care and women's rights." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Donald Trump's debate performance was--in the words of Macbeth--a "tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." He insulted Biden's deceased son, smeared his living one, pleased white supremacists, cast doubt on our elections. Americans won't stand for it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "If Judge Barrett is confirmed, a far-right majority on the court could turn back the clock on health care, women's rights, workers' rights, voting rights, civil rights, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental protections, DACA, and more. Democrats are fighting for the American people." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget - Oversight Chairs Condemn Trump Administration on Cancellation of Diversity, Anti-Racism Training Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump was asked to condemn white supremacy. He refused. He told white supremacists to "stand back and stand by." President Trump is a national disgrace, and Americans will not stand for it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - E&C Leaders Demand Answers for EPA's Suspension of Environmental Justice & Racism Sensitivity Job Trainings Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Breonna Taylor's life mattered Breonna Taylor deserves justice Her family deserves justice This is a harrowing display of our broken system We need comprehensive policing reform now As a first step, the Senate must immediately pass the House-passed #JusticeInPolicing Act" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "We must bring lasting change to our police departments. It is the change that protesters and the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Daniel Prude are still waiting for. As a first step, the Senate must pass the #JusticeInPolicing Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "This is wrong. Breonna Taylor's life mattered. She deserves justice. Her family deserves justice. Unjust laws produce unjust outcomes. This must end. The Senate must pass the Justice in Policing Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "I took to the floor with Democrats to demand the Senate honor the legacy and last wishes of RBG Not turn the clock back on a woman's right to choose on marriage equality on joining a union on health care GOP blocked our resolution--Democrats will not stop fighting for Americans" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Health care Pre-existing condition protections A woman's right to choose Marriage equality Workers' rights Labor rights Voting rights Civil rights Climate change More Democrats won't stop fighting for Americans' rights and to honor Justice Ginsburg's legacy & last wish." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats are taking over the Senate floor tonight to demand Republicans honor RBG's last wish instead of rushing through a Justice who'll undermine her legacy Dems will not stop fighting for a woman's right to choose, marriage equality, workers' rights, voting rights, and more" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "RBG's death leaves a Supreme Court vacancy that puts everything on the line--the right to health care, a woman's right to choose, voting rights, more. And by all rights, Senator McConnell and Senate GOP have no right to fill this seat. Dems are fighting to honor RBG's last wish." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 20, 2020 Tweet - "I'm standing with @RepAOC at James Madison HS--Ruth Bader Ginsburg's alma mater, my alma mater. We are fighting to honor RBG's last wish. Everything Americans value is at stake. Health care, women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, workers' rights, civil rights, climate change, and more." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Today is #NationalBlackVoterDay. We are fighting to end systemic racism. And we must reverse Republican efforts to make it harder for Black Americans to vote. Senator McConnell: It is long past time for the Senate to vote on #HR4 and restore the Voting Rights Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Chairman Nadler Condemns AG Barr's Statement Comparing COVID-19 Restrictions to Slavery Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 5309, the CROWN Act of 2019 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Those who swear an oath to protect and serve must face accountability and consequences for misconduct. It is past time for the Senate to pass the #JusticeInPolicing Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2020 Letter to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham - Schatz, Senators Demand Answers From Census Bureau On How They Will Ensure Fair Count, Accurate Apportionment Of Congressional Representation In 2020 Census Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 9, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 8124, the Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020 Rep. Jerry Nadler
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. 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. 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, ...
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 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor." 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 - "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. 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. 27, 2020 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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. 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. 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 Congressman Nadler Statement on Shooting of Jacob Blake 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. 18, 2020 Murphy Helps Introduce Legislation to Combat Youth Voter Suppression Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Date Title Politician
Oct. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Today should have been George Floyd's 47th birthday. We will not stop working to ensure that the unjust and inhuman way his life was taken never happens to another American. It is long past time for the Senate to pass the Justice in Policing Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett: Sexual orientation and gender identity are not "preference". LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. We cannot turn back the clock. Democrats will not stop fighting for LGBTQ+ rights. #WhatsAtStake" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Meng Statement Regarding the Jewish Community and COVID-19 Rep.Grace Meng
Oct. 8, 2020 Meng Statement Regarding the Jewish Community and COVID-19 Rep.Grace Meng
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "It is long past time to bring the Justice in Policing Act to the Senate floor. It passed the House more than three months ago!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Nadler, Thompson & Maloney Request DOJ, DHS IGs Investigate Deployment of Border Patrol Snipers at Funeral for George Floyd Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court's conservative justices are already making it harder to vote in a pandemic. Make no mistake: The right to vote is #WhatsAtStake. Democrats are fighting for democracy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "Make no mistake: This is what's at stake with Republicans trying to force through this illegitimate process. People's rights. Ending marriage equality. Stripping away LGBTQ+ rights. We are fighting to stop it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "We just took to the floor to demand the Senate take action to stop violent white supremacists But Senate Republicans blocked it They're letting President Trump get away with telling white supremacists to "stand back and stand by" Unconscionable Americans won't stand for this" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell, from the Senator floor, called it a "joke" that Judge Barrett and a far-right majority on the Supreme Court might vote to take away health care or turn back the clock on women's rights. This is not a joke to the American people. We won't stop fighting." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "A vote by any Senator to confirm Judge Barrett is a vote to terminate the Affordable Care Act and overturn a woman's right to choose. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care and women's rights." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Donald Trump's debate performance was--in the words of Macbeth--a "tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." He insulted Biden's deceased son, smeared his living one, pleased white supremacists, cast doubt on our elections. Americans won't stand for it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "If Judge Barrett is confirmed, a far-right majority on the court could turn back the clock on health care, women's rights, workers' rights, voting rights, civil rights, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental protections, DACA, and more. Democrats are fighting for the American people." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget - Oversight Chairs Condemn Trump Administration on Cancellation of Diversity, Anti-Racism Training Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump was asked to condemn white supremacy. He refused. He told white supremacists to "stand back and stand by." President Trump is a national disgrace, and Americans will not stand for it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - E&C Leaders Demand Answers for EPA's Suspension of Environmental Justice & Racism Sensitivity Job Trainings Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Breonna Taylor's life mattered Breonna Taylor deserves justice Her family deserves justice This is a harrowing display of our broken system We need comprehensive policing reform now As a first step, the Senate must immediately pass the House-passed #JusticeInPolicing Act" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "We must bring lasting change to our police departments. It is the change that protesters and the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Daniel Prude are still waiting for. As a first step, the Senate must pass the #JusticeInPolicing Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "This is wrong. Breonna Taylor's life mattered. She deserves justice. Her family deserves justice. Unjust laws produce unjust outcomes. This must end. The Senate must pass the Justice in Policing Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "I took to the floor with Democrats to demand the Senate honor the legacy and last wishes of RBG Not turn the clock back on a woman's right to choose on marriage equality on joining a union on health care GOP blocked our resolution--Democrats will not stop fighting for Americans" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Health care Pre-existing condition protections A woman's right to choose Marriage equality Workers' rights Labor rights Voting rights Civil rights Climate change More Democrats won't stop fighting for Americans' rights and to honor Justice Ginsburg's legacy & last wish." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats are taking over the Senate floor tonight to demand Republicans honor RBG's last wish instead of rushing through a Justice who'll undermine her legacy Dems will not stop fighting for a woman's right to choose, marriage equality, workers' rights, voting rights, and more" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "RBG's death leaves a Supreme Court vacancy that puts everything on the line--the right to health care, a woman's right to choose, voting rights, more. And by all rights, Senator McConnell and Senate GOP have no right to fill this seat. Dems are fighting to honor RBG's last wish." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 20, 2020 Tweet - "I'm standing with @RepAOC at James Madison HS--Ruth Bader Ginsburg's alma mater, my alma mater. We are fighting to honor RBG's last wish. Everything Americans value is at stake. Health care, women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, workers' rights, civil rights, climate change, and more." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Today is #NationalBlackVoterDay. We are fighting to end systemic racism. And we must reverse Republican efforts to make it harder for Black Americans to vote. Senator McConnell: It is long past time for the Senate to vote on #HR4 and restore the Voting Rights Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2020 Chairman Nadler Condemns AG Barr's Statement Comparing COVID-19 Restrictions to Slavery Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 15, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 5309, the CROWN Act of 2019 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Those who swear an oath to protect and serve must face accountability and consequences for misconduct. It is past time for the Senate to pass the #JusticeInPolicing Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2020 Letter to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham - Schatz, Senators Demand Answers From Census Bureau On How They Will Ensure Fair Count, Accurate Apportionment Of Congressional Representation In 2020 Census Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 9, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 8124, the Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020 Rep.Jerry Nadler
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. 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. 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, ...
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 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor." 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 - "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. 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. 27, 2020 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
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. 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. 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 Congressman Nadler Statement on Shooting of Jacob Blake 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. 18, 2020 Murphy Helps Introduce Legislation to Combat Youth Voter Suppression Rep.Grace Meng, ...
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