New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after the Commerce Department Inspector General announced it will heed his demand and open an audit into staffing levels and the potential ramifications of cuts at the National Weather Service (NWS) and...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Democrats release the 2025 Senate Democratic Diversity Initiative survey showing an increase in the number of diverse staffers in Senate Democratic offices. You can find the report here.
Today, the Senate Democratic...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demanded a full, immediate, and independent investigation into if and how the Trump-Noem spending cuts and policy changes at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may have contributed to an inadequate response to the...
07.17.2025
Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Denouncing Donald Trump’s Radical And Inexperienced Judicial Nominees
Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Denouncing Donald Trump’s Radical And Inexperienced Judicial Nominees
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to denounce the judicial nominations of Joshua Divine and Cristian Stevens of Missouri, whose...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor following yet another dead-of-night vote by Senate Republicans to pass their rescissions package—one that guts critical funding for local TV and radio, slashes foreign aid that keeps Americans safe, and...
07.17.2025
Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Ahead Of Final Passage Of The Republican Rescissions Package
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to condemn the Republican rescissions package as a “dark day for America.” Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:
This is a dark day for America, a dark day for rural Americans, a dark day for any American...
Oversight
The economic chaos of the Trump administration means nothing is safe – not even your summer plans. Thanks to the Trump tariff tax, and Musk and DOGE cuts and layoffs, everything about our lives is more expensive and more stressful.
Massive DOGE cuts to public lands staff are wreaking havoc on our...
04.08.2025
Doge is Cutting Veteran Benefits to the Bone
President Trump promised repeatedly on the campaign trail, “We got to take care of our veterans” and “I will put veterans first.” Yet his team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has slashed the federal workforce, firing up to 6,000 veteran workers and decimating staff at the...
As Elon Musk calls Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time,” his team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency is crippling the agency, gutting up to 12% of its staff, shuttering local and regional offices, and hindering phone services for beneficiaries. All combined, the...