Commentary Most critiques of the current $1.9 trillion Joe Biden-Nancy Pelosi-Chuck Schumer legislative rip off have missed the purpose of the bill. This isn’t surprising. The Democrats have mastered the art of using morally positive language to describe the indefensible. In a real sense, they have captured the warning in George Orwell’s “Politics and the English…
Schumer Calls for Democratic ‘Unity’ Despite Wage Hike Debate
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Feb. 23 called for unity within the Democratic Party amid clashes over whether an hourly minimum wage hike should be included as part of a COVID-19 relief bill. He emphasized in a conference call with Senate Democrats the importance of Democrats sticking together on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion…
Schumer Calls for Democratic ‘Unity’ Amid Wage Hike Debate
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Feb. 23 called for unity within the Democratic Party amid clashes over whether an hourly minimum wage hike should be included as part of a COVID-19 relief bill. He emphasized in a conference call with Senate Democrats the importance of Democrats sticking together on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion…
Schumer Trying to Drum Up Votes for Biden’s Pick to Head Budget Office
The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday said he is attempting to secure enough votes to approve a controversial President Joe Biden nominee. Biden picked Neera Tanden to head the White House Office of Management and Budget, but Republicans oppose the nomination. They were joined recently by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), putting the nomination in peril….
Schumer Decries ‘Vote of Infamy’ After Failure to Marshal Republicans Against Trump
The Senate’s top Democrats on Saturday called the acquittal of former President Donald Trump a “vote of infamy,” alleging Trump incited the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, while the body’s top Republican voted to acquit the former commander-in-chief. “January 6 will live as a day of infamy in the history of the United…
Schumer Leaves Open Invoking 14th Amendment to Bar Trump From Office
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) did not foreclose on Thursday the option of invoking the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to bar former President Donald Trump from holding office again. “We’re first going to finish the impeachment trial and then Democrats will get together and discuss where we go next,” Schumer told reporters…
Schumer: Democrats Will Work on COVID-19 Package Alongside Impeachment Trial
Democrats are still moving forward with a fresh COVID-19 package even as the impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump starts Tuesday, the Senate’s top Democrat told reporters on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the trial would not disrupt President Joe Biden’s early agenda, including his $1.9 trillion spending package. “We can…
McConnell and Schumer Near Deal on Trump Impeachment Trial Proceedings
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are close to striking a deal on a resolution that will formalize the structure of the proceedings of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, according to multiple reports. “We are finalizing a resolution that’s been agreed to by all parties … that will…
McConnell, Schumer Near Deal on Trump Impeachment Trial Proceedings
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are close to striking a deal on a resolution that will formalize the structure of the proceedings of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, according to multiple reports. “We are finalizing a resolution that’s been agreed to by all parties—the House managers, the…
Sanders, Warner Tapped to Chair Powerful Senate Committees
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will chair the Senate Budget Committee while Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) will take the top post for the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to assignments announced Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced choices for budget chairs and members, a few weeks after Democrats took control of the upper chamber. Sanders…
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