Category: Chuck Schumer

Barbara Kay: Progressives’ Reaction to Roe v. Wade Leak Shows How Rage Has Become Normalized

Commentary In the 1960s, they were called the “days of rage.” They are back, but the rage isn’t contained within a rebellious cadre of American anti-war, anti-establishment students, almost universally at the time labelled “radicals.” Today, under the banner of anti-racism, human rights, and social justice, rage has become normalized at the highest levels of…


Amid Escalating Protests, Dem Leaders Call Outrage Directed Against SCOTUS ‘Deserved,’ ‘Righteous’

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have defended the outrage that some pro-abortion advocates have directed against sitting Supreme Court (SCOTUS) justices as “righteous” and “deserved” as violence against some pro-life groups has begun to escalate. According to a draft opinion leaked by Politico on May 2,…


Democrat Leaders Call Outrage Directed Against SCOTUS ‘Deserved,’ ‘Righteous’

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have defended the outrage that some pro-abortion advocates have directed against sitting Supreme Court (SCOTUS) justices as “righteous” and “deserved” as violence against some pro-life groups has begun to escalate. According to a draft opinion leaked by Politico on May 2,…


Senate to Vote Next Week on Codifying Roe v. Wade: Schumer

The Senate will vote during the week of May 9 on a bill that would codify a right to access to abortion into law if passed, the top Democrat in the chamber said May 3. “A vote on this legislation is no longer an abstract exercise. It’s as urgent and real as it gets. We…


Biden Says He Won’t Cancel $50,000 per Borrower in Student Debt, Promises Plan in Coming Weeks

President Joe Biden said Thursday he’s considering canceling “some” outstanding federal student loan debt, but ruled out a proposal by some congressional Democrats to cancel $50,000 in debt for each borrower. “I am not considering $50,000 in debt reduction, but I’m in the process of taking a hard look at whether there will be debt…


Senate GOP to Block COVID-19 Aid Unless Democrats Agree to Overrule Biden on Title 42

Senate Republicans are going to insist on having an amendment to keep emergency border powers in place attached to a COVID-19 aid bill, party leaders say. “It’s safe to say” that Republicans will only support the bill unless it’s amended, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters in Washington. “The border is already entirely…


Senate Passes Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Eyeing China Threat

The Senate has approved a multibillion-dollar bill designed to support the U.S. high-tech industry, particularly the domestic semiconductor chip sector, in boosting U.S. competitiveness in face of threats posed by the Chinese regime. In a 68 to 28 vote, the Senate passed the House’s Democrat-led America COMPETES Act, a controversial bill that was nominally designed…


Schumer Announces $1.5 Billion Push for Interstate Gun Task Force

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday pushed the federal government to provide his state with at least $1.5 billion to deal with illegal guns. Schumer said that the Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns, headed by Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul, will only work if the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) and…


Schumer Pledges to Hold ‘Prompt Hearing’ After Breyer Steps Down

The top Democrat in the Senate on Wednesday promised to quickly hold a hearing on whomever President Joe Biden nominates to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Breyer reportedly plans to step down in mid-2022 after the nation’s highest court finishes its current term. Once President Joe Biden nominates a replacement for Breyer, that nominee…


Senate to Take Up Election Reform Bill on Jan. 18

Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Thursday the Senate is set to take up legislation related to elections on Jan. 18. Earlier on Thursday, Democrats in the House combined two separate voting bills—the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Amendment Act—into a single text, and approved the measure with a 220-203…