Tag: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

Schumer Seeks New Bipartisan Sanctions Against China over Fentanyl

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is seeking bipartisan support to impose new sanctions against China over its role in bringing fentanyl to the United States. Fentanyl is a deadly synthetic opioid that is 50–100 times more powerful than morphine. While its potency has made it a popular and cheap additive in other street drugs,…


Gas Price Data, Critics Dispute Schumer Claim Democrats Have Lowered Energy Costs

When Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told journalists after the June 13 party caucus meetings that Democrats under President Joe Biden have “lowered energy costs,” none of the listening scribes challenged the New Yorker to document his claim. Schumer’s comment about energy costs came in a series of similar cost-cutting claims he made on…


All Major Congress Leaders Signal Support for Debt Ceiling Bill Despite Backlash

All major congressional leaders have signaled their support for Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) debt ceiling deal despite backlash from members of both parties. On May 27, after a months-long standoff, McCarthy announced that he and President Joe Biden had reached “an agreement in principle” to raise the debt ceiling “that’s worthy of…


Major Congressional Leaders Signal Support for Debt Ceiling Bill Despite Backlash

All major congressional leaders have signaled their support for Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) debt ceiling deal despite backlash from members of both parties. On May 27, after a months-long standoff, McCarthy announced that he and President Joe Biden had reached “an agreement in principle” to raise the debt ceiling “that’s worthy of…


Schumer Praises Biden–McCarthy Deal, Tells Senate to Prepare for Weekend Vote

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) praised President Joe Biden for reaching an agreement with Republicans to raise the debt ceiling, telling Senate colleagues to prepare for a weekend vote on passage of the deal. “I salute President Biden for protecting the American economy and delivering for American families by taking the threat of default…


Pressure for Compromise Mounts as Biden, McCarthy Resume Debt Limit Talks

As President Joe Biden prepared to welcome House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to the White House on May 9 to resume their debt ceiling negotiations, the pressure for the president to bend on the issue was on the rise. The meeting—which will also involve Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell…


Schumer’s $2 Million for Bronx Hip Hop Museum Spotlighted Amid Near-Record Setting Congressional Earmarking Spree

Members of Congress from both parties appear headed to approving a record number of earmarks—tax-funded spending projects in their districts or states that are typically buried in massive omnibus spending bills—including a $2 million award by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to build the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, New York. The…


Senate Majority Leader Schumer Urges Protesters to Remain Peaceful After Trump Arraignment

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on the public to avoid turning to violence and intimidation after former President Donald Trump was arraigned in a Manhattan court on Tuesday on a 34-count criminal indictment. Supporters and detractors of the former president gathered outside the Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday, trading arguments and insults as they…


Schumer Warns of ‘Skin-Rotting Zombie Drug’ Gaining Popularity in New York

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned his constituents in New York about a new drug that he says could cause people’s skin to rot. “We all know what a scourge fentanyl has been across the New York area—New York City, Long Island, all the suburbs—but now we’re seeing a new even worse type of drug…


McCarthy Agrees to Full Public Release of Jan. 6 Tapes

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has agreed to a full public release of the security footage recorded at the U.S. Capitol during the events of Jan. 6, 2021. In an interview with Breitbart News that aired on Thursday, McCarthy discussed his decision to share the footage with Fox News host Tucker Carlson and said defendants…