Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is making a push to include provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would increase U.S. microchip production amid persistent chip shortages around the world. Slowed business activity during the height of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic caused a backlog of demand for chips to…
‘Universal Agreement’ That Reconciliation Compromise Is Necessary: Schumer
After Democrats gathered at a Tuesday lunch to discuss their long-delayed reconciliation bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) reported that there was “universal agreement” that a compromise must be reached as divisions in the party continue to hold up the legislative process. Democrats are now months off schedule in passing their reconciliation bill, as…
Sen. Schumer Urges President Biden to Crack Down on ‘Ghost Guns’
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) demanded in a recent press conference that the Biden administration must stop the spread of “ghost guns” as New York City faces increased seizures of the homemade weapons. The Senate majority leader addressed the issue during an Oct. 2 press conference, according to a report from The New York Post. “There…
Schumer Calls for Passage of Infrastructure Bill By End of October
After infighting again delayed votes on the Democratic budget and bipartisan infrastructure bills, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has set a new deadline goal: the end of October, when federal highway funding will run out. Oct. 1 was the original deadline for highway funding. Both chambers of Congress quickly responded, with both the House…
Schumer Announces Stopgap to Fund Government Through December
On the Senate floor Wednesday morning, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that Democrats are crafting a stopgap bill to fund the government through December to avert a shutdown on Friday. Schumer said that the bill will extend government funding to Dec. 3, and will provide “long-sought” emergency relief to areas affected by Hurricane Ida…
Schumer Will ‘Surrender,’ Put Debt Ceiling in Reconciliation: Cruz
On Monday evening, unified Senate Republicans shot down debate on a resolution to fund the government through December. Now, Democrats are scrambling to find a new way to push a debt ceiling increase through the Senate with at least some Republican support. But according to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)…
Schumer, Pelosi Criticize Manchin for Opposition to $3.5 Trillion Budget
In a Sept. 2 opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal, Sen. Joe Manchin, a critical Democratic swing vote, came out against his party’s expansive $3.5 trillion budget, calling for a “strategic pause” to consider the legislation’s consequences. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have since criticized…
Schumer Begins Process to Pass Broad Infrastructure Package Through Reconciliation
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he will move ahead on Wednesday with the partisan process of reconciliation, which only requires 50 votes to pass the Democrats’ broad infrastructure package. He will be working with the Senate Budget Committee to push President Joe Biden’s American Jobs and Family Plans through the Senate with no…
Senate Adopts Amendment that Slashes Tariffs on Hundreds of Chinese Imports to US
An exasperated Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) tweeted his frustration late Thursday after the Senate on a 91-4 vote adopted a measure that cuts U.S. tariffs on hundreds of products imported from China. “The ‘China bill’ now reduces tariffs on hundreds of products made in #China. Why would we cut tariffs on China in a bill to…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 19)
President Joe Biden meets with one of his harshest critics on the Middle East. The conflict highlights the Democratic Party’s deepening divide when it comes to Israel. Democrat Chuck Schumer says the Republican Party is trying to avoid the truth about Jan. 6. But the GOP says any investigation should be objective and include other…
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