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Sept. 6, 2019
Amidst hurricane season & standing with worried stockade homeowners, Schumer announces flood insurance program reform bill he'll push to pass ASAP while waging fight to prevent critical program from lapsing in upstate NY this month
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Waters and 101 Members Blast CFPB Giveaways to Predatory Payday Lenders
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Aug. 19, 2019
Tweet - "Deficit is skyrocketing out of control. The stock market is shaky. Economic growth is sluggish. #TrumpRecession may be on the horizon. We need a real infrastructure investment #ForThePeople."
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge Trump Administration to Reject $100 Billion Tax Cut for Wealthy
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 2, 2019
Delgado Bill to Aid Family Farmers Passes Both Chambers of Congress, Goes to President for Signature
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 31, 2019
Letter to Richard Fairbank, CEO of Capital One Financial Corp. - Velázquez Pens Letter to Capital One in Wake of Small Business Data Hack
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
July 26, 2019
Buchanan, Suozzi Introduce Bill to Promote Charitable Donations
Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
July 24, 2019
Top Democrats file Amicus Brief opposing the unlawful expansion of junk insurance plans
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 23, 2019
Meng Introduces Community College Student Success Act
Rep. Grace Meng
July 22, 2019
Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes on Long-Overdue Pay Raise for Up to 33 Million Workers
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
July 19, 2019
Congressman Nadler Applauds Passage of Raise the Wage Act
Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 18, 2019
Tonko Votes to Increase Worker Paychecks
Rep. Paul Tonko
July 17, 2019
Higgins Joins Bipartisan Colleagues to Introduce NFIP Reauthorization and Reform Bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 16, 2019
Menendez Leads Bipartisan, Comprehensive Flood Insurance Reform Bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 12, 2019
Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes to Honor 9/11 Victims and Heroes and Pass a Permanent Reauthorization of September 11 Th Victim Compensation Fund Act
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 25, 2019
Hearing of the Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on "Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals"
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019
Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 12, 2019
Letter to Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Senators to CFPB: Data Critical to Ensuring Housing Access for All Americans
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve - Congressmen Brad Sherman and David Kustoff Urge the Federal Reserve to Protect Homebuyers from Wire Fraud
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Merkley, Wyden Join Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection Tactics
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to Director Kraninger,Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - In Wake of Crackdown on Annoying Robocalls, Menendez, Brown Lead Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection Tactics
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 23, 2019
Chairwoman Velázquez on Passage of the SECURE Act
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
May 23, 2019
Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019
Rep. Tom Suozzi
May 22, 2019
Sen. Sanders and Rep. Lee Introduce Inclusive Prosperity Act to Curb Wall Street Greed
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 10, 2019
Nadler, Katko, Neguse, Durbin & Warren Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available For Student Loan Borrowers
Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 9, 2019
Senator Sanders and Representative Ocasio-Cortez Unveil the Loan Shark Prevention Act to Protect Consumers
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
May 6, 2019
Congressman García, Senator Gillibrand Announce Legislation to Protect Consumers Against Discrimination in Credit Lending
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 6, 2019
Senator Gillibrand And Congressman Garcia Announce New Legislation To Protect Consumers Against Discrimination In Credit Lending
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 17, 2019
Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Warren, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Congressional Negotiators to Ensure Education Department Faithfully Implements Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 15, 2019
Warren Joins Gillibrand, Kaine, Colleagues to Introduce New Legislation to Overhaul Flawed Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 11, 2019
At Hearing with Megabank CEOs, Committee Democrats Ask Hard-Hitting Questions
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 11, 2019
Gillibrand, Kaine Lead Group Of 13 Senators To Introduce New Legislation To Overhaul Flawed Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Ensure Millions Of Americans Will Now Be Eligible For The Loan Forgiveness They Have Earned
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 4, 2019
Cloture Motion
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 1, 2019
Letter to Chairman Jose Carrion and the Members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board - Rep. Velazquez and Other Lawmakers Want Puerto Rico Oversight Board to Recover from Banks Fees Earned on Invalid Debt
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
March 13, 2019
Tweet - "54 Senators just voted again to end US support for the Saudi war in Yemen The House GOP refused to take up the bill we passed in December Now @HouseDemocrats can send this bill to @realDonaldTrump We must hold Saudi Arabia accountable for its role in this humanitarian disaster"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2019
Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation to End Student Loan Debt Crisis
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 6, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 5, 2019
Sen. Schatz, Rep. DeRFazio Introduce New Legislation to Tax Wall Street, Address Economic Inequality
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Durbin & Duckworth Voice Concerns About Trump Administration Siding With Predatory Payday Loan Sharks Over Consumers
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 13, 2019
Reps. Clarke, Gosar, Simpson, Meng and Senators Cardin and Wicker Introduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Tax Abatement Bill for Dental Faculty
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Democrats Introduce Legislation to Help Prevent Housing Discrimination
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Feb. 6, 2019
Tweet - "This is @realDonaldTrump's Treasury Secretary saying it's not "productive" for corporations to invest in workers and communities?! He is dead wrong. Read my op-ed with @SenSanders on how corporations should invest in workers before wealthy shareholders: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/opinion/chuck-schumer-bernie-sanders.html "
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 4, 2019
Stock Buybacks
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 4, 2019
Tweet - "I am old enough to remember when Republicans and the WSJ claimed the Trump tax scam would lead to a huge boost in worker wages and a "miracle" for the middle class. But then corporations used tax cuts for stock buybacks and this happened... https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-cuts-provide-limited-boost-to-workers-wages-1538472600 "
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 4, 2019
Tweet - "RIGHT NOW: I'm sitting down with @SenSanders. The past two years have been extremely disappointing for millions of workers. We're pushing legislation that demands that corporations address the needs of their workers before their wealthy stockholders. https://www.facebook.com/senschumer/videos/343326062937211/ "
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 4, 2019
The State of the Union
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 3, 2019
The New York Times - Limit Corporate Stock Buybacks
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Jan. 29, 2019
Expressing Sense of Congress That Financial Institutions Should Work Proactively with Customers Affected By Shutdown of Federal Government
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Jan. 28, 2019
Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 6, 2019
Amidst hurricane season & standing with worried stockade homeowners, Schumer announces flood insurance program reform bill he'll push to pass ASAP while waging fight to prevent critical program from lapsing in upstate NY this month
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Waters and 101 Members Blast CFPB Giveaways to Predatory Payday Lenders
Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Aug. 19, 2019
Tweet - "Deficit is skyrocketing out of control. The stock market is shaky. Economic growth is sluggish. #TrumpRecession may be on the horizon. We need a real infrastructure investment #ForThePeople."
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge Trump Administration to Reject $100 Billion Tax Cut for Wealthy
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 2, 2019
Delgado Bill to Aid Family Farmers Passes Both Chambers of Congress, Goes to President for Signature
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 31, 2019
Letter to Richard Fairbank, CEO of Capital One Financial Corp. - Velázquez Pens Letter to Capital One in Wake of Small Business Data Hack
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
July 26, 2019
Buchanan, Suozzi Introduce Bill to Promote Charitable Donations
Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
July 24, 2019
Top Democrats file Amicus Brief opposing the unlawful expansion of junk insurance plans
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 23, 2019
Meng Introduces Community College Student Success Act
Rep.Grace Meng
July 22, 2019
Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes on Long-Overdue Pay Raise for Up to 33 Million Workers
Rep.Adriano Espaillat
July 19, 2019
Congressman Nadler Applauds Passage of Raise the Wage Act
Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 18, 2019
Tonko Votes to Increase Worker Paychecks
Rep.Paul Tonko
July 17, 2019
Higgins Joins Bipartisan Colleagues to Introduce NFIP Reauthorization and Reform Bill
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 16, 2019
Menendez Leads Bipartisan, Comprehensive Flood Insurance Reform Bill
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 12, 2019
Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes to Honor 9/11 Victims and Heroes and Pass a Permanent Reauthorization of September 11 Th Victim Compensation Fund Act
Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 25, 2019
Hearing of the Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on "Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals"
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019
Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 12, 2019
Letter to Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Senators to CFPB: Data Critical to Ensuring Housing Access for All Americans
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve - Congressmen Brad Sherman and David Kustoff Urge the Federal Reserve to Protect Homebuyers from Wire Fraud
Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Merkley, Wyden Join Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection Tactics
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to Director Kraninger,Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - In Wake of Crackdown on Annoying Robocalls, Menendez, Brown Lead Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection Tactics
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 23, 2019
Chairwoman Velázquez on Passage of the SECURE Act
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
May 23, 2019
Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019
Rep.Tom Suozzi
May 22, 2019
Sen. Sanders and Rep. Lee Introduce Inclusive Prosperity Act to Curb Wall Street Greed
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 10, 2019
Nadler, Katko, Neguse, Durbin & Warren Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available For Student Loan Borrowers
Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 9, 2019
Senator Sanders and Representative Ocasio-Cortez Unveil the Loan Shark Prevention Act to Protect Consumers
Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
May 6, 2019
Congressman García, Senator Gillibrand Announce Legislation to Protect Consumers Against Discrimination in Credit Lending
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 6, 2019
Senator Gillibrand And Congressman Garcia Announce New Legislation To Protect Consumers Against Discrimination In Credit Lending
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 17, 2019
Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Warren, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Congressional Negotiators to Ensure Education Department Faithfully Implements Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 15, 2019
Warren Joins Gillibrand, Kaine, Colleagues to Introduce New Legislation to Overhaul Flawed Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 11, 2019
At Hearing with Megabank CEOs, Committee Democrats Ask Hard-Hitting Questions
Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 11, 2019
Gillibrand, Kaine Lead Group Of 13 Senators To Introduce New Legislation To Overhaul Flawed Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Ensure Millions Of Americans Will Now Be Eligible For The Loan Forgiveness They Have Earned
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 4, 2019
Cloture Motion
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 1, 2019
Letter to Chairman Jose Carrion and the Members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board - Rep. Velazquez and Other Lawmakers Want Puerto Rico Oversight Board to Recover from Banks Fees Earned on Invalid Debt
Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
March 13, 2019
Tweet - "54 Senators just voted again to end US support for the Saudi war in Yemen The House GOP refused to take up the bill we passed in December Now @HouseDemocrats can send this bill to @realDonaldTrump We must hold Saudi Arabia accountable for its role in this humanitarian disaster"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2019
Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation to End Student Loan Debt Crisis
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 6, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 5, 2019
Sen. Schatz, Rep. DeRFazio Introduce New Legislation to Tax Wall Street, Address Economic Inequality
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Durbin & Duckworth Voice Concerns About Trump Administration Siding With Predatory Payday Loan Sharks Over Consumers
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 13, 2019
Reps. Clarke, Gosar, Simpson, Meng and Senators Cardin and Wicker Introduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Tax Abatement Bill for Dental Faculty
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Democrats Introduce Legislation to Help Prevent Housing Discrimination
Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Feb. 6, 2019
Tweet - "This is @realDonaldTrump's Treasury Secretary saying it's not "productive" for corporations to invest in workers and communities?! He is dead wrong. Read my op-ed with @SenSanders on how corporations should invest in workers before wealthy shareholders: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/opinion/chuck-schumer-bernie-sanders.html "
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 4, 2019
Stock Buybacks
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 4, 2019
Tweet - "I am old enough to remember when Republicans and the WSJ claimed the Trump tax scam would lead to a huge boost in worker wages and a "miracle" for the middle class. But then corporations used tax cuts for stock buybacks and this happened... https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-cuts-provide-limited-boost-to-workers-wages-1538472600 "
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 4, 2019
Tweet - "RIGHT NOW: I'm sitting down with @SenSanders. The past two years have been extremely disappointing for millions of workers. We're pushing legislation that demands that corporations address the needs of their workers before their wealthy stockholders. https://www.facebook.com/senschumer/videos/343326062937211/ "
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 4, 2019
The State of the Union
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 3, 2019
The New York Times - Limit Corporate Stock Buybacks
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Jan. 29, 2019
Expressing Sense of Congress That Financial Institutions Should Work Proactively with Customers Affected By Shutdown of Federal Government
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Jan. 28, 2019
Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
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