Charles E. Schumer
U.S. Senator · New York · Democrat
Statements and posts
333 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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All 333 statements
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Criticized Republican plan to spend $1 billion in federal funds on Trump's ballroom project.
“New Yorkers want lower costs, not a gold-plated ballroom. Inflation is skyrocketing because of Donald Trump’s costly tariffs, his disastrous war with Iran, and his failed economic agenda, but Republicans are focused on funding a ballroom.”
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Demanded end to Trump's Iran war and vowed to force weekly votes to end conflict.
“As Trump continues his reckless war of choice in Iran, families here in the Rochester-Finger Lakes are paying the price at the gas pump and beyond.”
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Introduced legislation to break up meatpacking monopolies and lower grocery costs for families.
“The meatpacking monopoly is driving up costs for Western New Yorkers at the grocery store and rigging the game against local farmers. Corporate giants dominate the meat market and set prices sky-high for families, all while squeezing profits from farmers by eliminating competition, and it needs to end”
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Delivered nearly $5 million in federal funding and opened new mental health facility in Cortland County.
“For families and farmers in Cortland County and Central NY, distance and lack of resources should never be a barrier to getting the mental healthcare you need.”
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Introduced legislation to break up meatpacking monopolies and lower grocery costs for families.
“The meatpacking monopoly is driving up costs for New Yorkers in the Southern Tier at the grocery store and rigging the game against local farmers. Corporate giants dominate the meat market and set prices sky-high for families, all while squeezing profits from farmers by eliminating competition, and it needs to end”
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Criticized Trump's Iran war for raising home heating costs for New Yorkers.
“New Yorkers – already struggling under rising gas prices, inflation, and higher costs from tariffs – are stuck footing the bill for Trump’s reckless war in Iran. Trump started a war in Iran with no clear strategy, and now hardworking New York families are paying hundreds more a month on their energy bills”
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Demanded Trump administration release $28 million for Rhinecliff train station upgrades.
“This is bureaucratic failure at its worst: eleventh-hour unexplained delays from the Trump administration risk years of progress to repair the Rhinecliff train station – right as this sorely needed upgrade was set to begin construction.”
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Secured National Park Service approval for Seneca Falls 'Right to Run' race permit.
“Seneca Falls 'Right to Run' celebration is back on! When I heard this beloved celebration was under threat because of a Trump executive order, I immediately called on the National Park Service to cut the red tape and approve these permits”
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Reported New Yorkers paid $265 million more for gasoline since Trump began Iran war.
“Trump started a war in Iran with no clear plan or strategy, and now New Yorkers are stuck paying the price at the gas pump. The Trump administration doesn’t even pretend to care, saying, ‘If they rise, they rise.’ Meanwhile, our families, farmers, and small businesses all get forced to spend millions more on gas”
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Demanded National Park Service approve permits for Seneca Falls women's rights celebration.
“For nearly a decade, families and athletes from across the country have come to Seneca Falls for the beloved ‘Right to Run’ celebration, but now that tradition is under threat because of new, senseless Trump bureaucracy.”
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Demanded VA halt closure of Schenectady veterans clinic and ensure continued care for 1,500 veterans.
“The Schenectady VA clinic is the hub for healthcare for over 1,500 Capital Region veterans. Some have built relationships with doctors that go back decades, we cannot risk disrupting their care.”
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Announced Binghamton Battery Hub will receive up to $45 million NSF Innovation Engines award.
“Big news for Binghamton’s growing battery belt! $45 million was just unlocked for the Binghamton University-led New Energy New York project to continue to expand groundbreaking battery manufacturing and innovation in Upstate New York”
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Demanded Trump reverse reassignment of 9/11 health program staff to ICE operations.
“9/11 survivors are dying of cancer, fighting to breathe, and Trump is ripping away their care to staff ICE”
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Revealed over 8,000 federal jobs lost in New York due to Trump workforce cuts.
“New Yorkers are paying the price for Trump & DOGE’s reckless and chaotic job cuts. In every corner of New York, dedicated public servants who spent their whole careers giving back to their communities have had their livelihoods ripped away.”
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Called on U.S. Chamber of Commerce to direct member companies to pass tariff refunds to consumers and small businesses.
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Demanded CBP halt plans for detention center in downtown Rochester federal building.
“The lack of transparency from the Trump administration’s Customs and Border Protection on what they are doing in Rochester to set up a detention facility right smack in the middle of a busy and vital Keating federal building downtown is unacceptable.”
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Demanded investigation into DHS mismanagement and answers on proposed ICE detention facility in Orange County.
“Since day one, the community has been united in stopping the Trump administration’s unwanted plan for an ICE mass detention facility in Orange County. DHS’s management in the Hudson Valley has been an abject disaster, shrouded in chaos, secrecy, and confusion. Federal leaders’ inquiries are ignored.”
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Announced union ironworker as State of the Union guest to highlight Trump administration's offshore wind project delays.
“Dedicated union workers like Aleshandra have been faced with extreme job uncertainty as Trump has ramped up his attacks on offshore wind projects”
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Announced small business owner as State of the Union guest to highlight tariff impact on costs.
“Upstate NY’s families and small businesses are being crushed by Trump's skyrocketing costs and chaotic tariffs. Main Streets and manufacturers across upstate NY are being forced to pay Trump’s tariff tax, and millions of families across America are paying more for goods they need.”
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Secured $28.8 million federal funding for new bus maintenance facility in Utica, New York.
“Thanks to this massive federal investment, Utica is officially gearing up for a brand new public transit facility that will put Oneida County in the fast lane for the modern bus system residents deserve.”
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Announced $21.6 million in federal funding to upgrade bus facilities across Western New York.
“New federal funding is putting Western New York’s bus facilities in the fast lane for improvements. I’m proud to deliver more than $21 million in federal funding for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to upgrade its bus facilities”
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Introduced Virginia's Law to eliminate federal statute of limitations for sexual exploitation crimes.
“Justice should not expire. No survivor should ever be told that the law failed them, and time mattered more than the truth. That’s why I’m proud to introduce Virginia’s Law to eliminate the federal statute of limitations barriers that have kept too many survivors from pursuing justice”
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Announced Virginia's Law to eliminate federal statute of limitations for sexual exploitation crimes.
“Justice should not expire. No survivor should ever be told that the law failed them, and time mattered more than the truth. That’s why I’m proud to introduce Virginia’s Law to eliminate the federal statute of limitations barriers that have kept too many survivors from pursuing justice”
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Schumer introduced legislation to permanently protect Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument in federal law.
“Stonewall has stood as a beacon of hope for the LGBTQ+ community – a reminder of the resilience and perseverance of those before us who fought for the rights they deserve. Stonewall is sacred ground and Congress must act now to permanently protect the Pride flag and what it stands for”
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Honored victims of Colgan Air Flight 3407 and praised aviation safety reforms enacted since.
“Seventeen years ago, the tragic Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash forever changed Western NY. But in the midst of unimaginable suffering, the families of those we lost turned grief into action and pain into purpose, championing the most significant aviation safety reforms in decades.”
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