Category: Schumer

Schumer Announces Framework for Regulating AI ‘Revolution’

Congress will work to develop a comprehensive framework for guiding artificial intelligence (AI) development and legislation, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Schumer said that the effort was necessary to safeguard American security and values in an age that will be defined by enormous technological and social changes. “We come together at a…


Schumer Calls out ‘MAGA Republicans’ for Lack of Unity Before State of the Union Address

Democrats have shown unity in both the House and Senate, said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), calling it “a stark contrast to what’s going on with House Republicans” in a pre-State of the Union address press conference against the backdrop of a debt ceiling fight. “The back-and-forth between Speaker McCarthy and the MAGA Republicans–it…


Mccarthy-Schumer Working Relationship Already Strained

Working relations between Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are already strained as the two leaders are set to take on key issues that will require bipartisan efforts, including upcoming negotiations on how to handle the U.S. national debt and the impending debt ceiling. Both leaders have raised challenges…


Time to ‘Clear the Runway’ for Confirming FAA Administrator, Schumer Says

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called for confirming President Joe Biden’s nominee Phil Washington as the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), even as Washington remains under scrutiny for a corruption-related warrant. “It’s time to clear the runway for President Biden’s choice for FAA Administrator, Phil Washington,” Schumer said in a press…


Time to ‘Clear the Runway’ for Confirming FAA Administrator, Says Schumer

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called for confirming President Joe Biden’s nominee Phil Washington as the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), even Washington remains under scrutiny for a corruption-related warrant. “It’s time to clear the runway for President Biden’s choice for FAA Administrator, Phil Washington,” Schumer said in a press conference…


Senate Majority Leader Schumer ‘So Happy’ About Warnock Win in Georgia

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) celebrated after incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock’s (D-Ga.) win in the Georgia Senate runoff, saying Democrats are “so happy” about the victory. Schumer made the remark during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, where he highlighted Warnock’s win over Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a close race….


Schumer Caught on Hot Mic Warning Biden Democrats ‘Going Downhill’ in Georgia Senate Race

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was overheard on a hot mic on Thursday telling President Joe Biden that Georgia’s Senate race was “going downhill” for Democrats. “The state where we’re going downhill is Georgia. It’s hard to believe that they will go for Herschel Walker,” Schumer can be heard telling Biden at the airport in Syracuse,…


Democrats Trying to Cajole Manchin Into Weakening Filibuster

Democrats are trying to push Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) into voting to weaken the filibuster so that Democrats can pass election legislation after Manchin on Tuesday refused to join his party on this route. In a statement released to his Twitter on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) attempted to tie GOP opposition…


Democrats Seek to Cajole Manchin Into Weakening Filibuster

Senate Democrats are trying to push Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) into voting to weaken the filibuster so that Democrats can pass voting rights legislation, after the senator from West Virginia on Jan. 4 rejected a strategy that would allow his party to work around Republican opposition to the measure. In a statement on his Twitter…


Senate Advances Defense Bill After Dispute Over US–China Competition Bill

The Senate on Wednesday advanced its annual defense policy bill after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) dropped efforts to merge it with legislation to boost U.S. technology competitiveness with China and semiconductor manufacturing. Late on Wednesday, the Senate voted 84–15 to advance debate on the National Defense Authorization Act, which could begin as soon…