‘Immediately reconvene’: Scott urges Schumer to recall Senate amid Helene’s devastation
Sen. Rick Scott said in a statement today that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer should “immediately reconvene” the Senate to consider measures to approve FEMA funding in the wake of Hurricane Helen. said. “I know from past hurricane experience that FEMA and SBA damage assessments take time, but today I am reminding Majority Leader Chuck […]
Sen. Schumer Announces Plans To Advance Bill To Avoid Govt Shut Down Amid Lack Of Progress In The House
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference about “Project 2025” at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, September 19, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) By Frank Lara Lisko, OAN StaffThursday, September 19, 2024 1:05 PM The Senate is moving forward with plans to pass its own continuing resolution to avert […]
Schumer coins ‘Trump shutdown,’ slamming GOP amid spending fight
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blamed former President Trump and Republicans for a possible partial government shutdown after the House failed to pass a stopgap spending bill on Wednesday. He filed for adjournment on Thursday as a procedural step to act as soon as possible once the House passes a continuing resolution (CR), a […]
GOP to call on Schumer, Dems to take up border bills as they tout immigration vigilance
Republican senators are scheduled to take to the Senate floor on Wednesday to urge Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York to bring several border bills to a floor vote as Vice President Kamala Harris and vulnerable Democratic lawmakers across the country pledge to help border security. The group, led by Sen. Katie Britt, […]
Republicans block Dem-backed IVF bill revived by Chuck Schumer
Republicans on Tuesday blocked consideration of a Democratic-backed in vitro fertilization (IVF) bill that already died in the Senate. The bill failed to garner the 60 votes needed in a procedural vote and failed 51-44. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced in a letter to senators on Sunday that he was scheduling additional votes […]
Schumer revives Dem-backed IVF bill after Trump proposal
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, is planning to hold another vote on a Democratic-backed in vitro fertilization (IVF) bill that has already died in the Senate. The governor said in a letter to senators on Sunday that a second vote on the bill is scheduled for Tuesday. “As the national debate over reproductive […]
Secret Service could get more funding in stopgap spending bill: Schumer
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, announced Monday that Senate Democrats are willing to provide more funding to the Secret Service after former President Trump was the target of a second assassination attempt over the weekend. Schumer said he spoke with Acting Director of the Secret Service Ronald Rowe Jr. on Sunday after the […]
Schumer: 'Bad case of Groundhog Day' could lead to shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.N.Y.) warned on Tuesday that Congress could be on the brink of a government shutdown because House Republicans “are struggling with a bad case of Groundhog Day” by insisting on adding controversial legislation to a short-term funding bill. “Instead of pursuing bipartisanship, Speaker [Mike] Johnson [R-La.] is yet again — […]
Advocacy groups urge Schumer to hold vote on repealing Comstock abortion law
A coalition of advocacy groups wrote Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) this week urging him to hold a vote on a proposal to prevent a future Trump administration from reinstating a long-abandoned law that effectively bans abortion. letterThe bill, which was revealed exclusively to The Hill, was signed by a range of groups that […]
Schumer lists rail safety, lowering insulin costs as top priorities for rest of 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., circulated a letter to senators Sunday afternoon warning them of the looming Sept. 30 government funding deadline and highlighting that rail safety legislation and proposals to lower insulin and prescription drug costs are his top remaining priorities for 2024. Schumer also said his priority over the next four months […]