Chuck Schumer

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding the Trump administration reverse a 91% cut to anti-fentanyl programs as overdose deaths surge and China’s role in the synthetic drug trade remains a top concern. On May ... more

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is sounding the alarm over a Republican-backed plan that he says would eliminate health coverage for 1.5 million New Yorkers and slash $13.5 billion from the state's healthcare economy. As ... more

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sharply criticized Republicans on Wednesday for introducing what he called “the largest cut to food assistance in American history.” His comments came during a Senate floor speech opposing the ... more

Two of New York’s top Democrats are sounding the alarm over separate Republican-led initiatives they say would threaten national security and harm vulnerable Americans. On the Senate floor Thursday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) denounced ... more

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is condemning President Donald Trump for halting construction on a $7 billion offshore wind project off Long Island. He called the decision a “malicious and intentional sabotage” of New York ... more

Senator Chuck Schumer is warning that proposed Republican-led cuts to SNAP, America’s largest anti-hunger program, would devastate food access for millions. Flanked by religious leaders, food bank officials, and anti-hunger advocates in Western New York, ... more

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is ramping up pressure on House Republicans over a new proposal that would make historic cuts to both Medicaid and SNAP, the nation’s largest anti-hunger program. Speaking from Western ... more

Senator Chuck Schumer is warning that President Donald Trump’s latest budget proposal would devastate Upstate New York, stripping billions from programs that support seniors, working families, small businesses, and local governments. Released this week, the ... more

President Donald Trump’s recently released “skinny budget” proposal has sparked fierce backlash, especially from Senator Chuck Schumer, who warns it would devastate essential programs relied upon by families and older people. The proposed cuts target ... more

Frank Bisignano, a financial services executive known for workforce reductions, was confirmed Tuesday to lead the Social Security Administration (SSA). His confirmation, passed in a 53-47 party-line Senate vote, deepens partisan tensions over the future ... more

The White House Office of Management and Budget released President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 “skinny budget” on May 2, outlining sweeping cuts to domestic spending alongside major increases for defense, veterans, and border security. The ... more

Senator Chuck Schumer slammed the Trump administration for cutting $26 million in AmeriCorps funding across New York. Over 3,600 service members were dismissed, halting hundreds of community projects. Schumer demanded immediate action to reverse the ... more

Senate Democrats highlight failures, economic anxiety, and privacy risks Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) blasted President Donald Trump’s administration on the Senate floor Monday, describing Trump’s first 100 days of his second term as ... more

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to approve SUNY Schenectady’s Aviation Science and Air Traffic Control program for entry into the Enhanced Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI). The approval would ... more

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and other Senate Democrats are demanding answers from the Social Security Administration after what they call “devastating” staffing cuts and office closures ... more

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is sounding the alarm over rising costs for families across New York, warning that Trump tariffs and Republican-backed Medicaid cuts are deepening the 2025 cost of living crisis—especially in Upstate ... more

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to publicly commit to preserving key flight safety regulations, including the 1,500-hour pilot training rule, and to meet with the families of Flight 3407—a ... more

Sen. Chuck Schumer warned Monday that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs could hit local restaurant businesses hard, according to Spectrum News 1. Visiting Syracuse for the National Cost of Living Week of Action, Schumer said the ... more

Senator Chuck Schumer warned that President Trump’s tariffs are squeezing small businesses in Central New York, during a visit to Syracuse, according to reporting by WSYR-TV. He said local restaurants and breweries are already feeling ... more