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Majority Leader Chuck Schumer loosens Senate's informal dress code
The change would let Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who is often seen wearing a hoodie and baseball shorts, wear his casual attire on the Senate floor whenever he wants.
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Schumer Reelected Senate Leader After Dems Expand Majority
Sen. Chuck Schumer has been elected for another term as Democratic leader in the Senate. Democrats met behind closed doors Thursday at the Capitol to choose their leadership team.
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Never-Before-Seen Footage Shows Lawmakers During US Capitol Riot
During Thursday’s hearing on the riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Jan. 6 committee played behind the scenes footage of Democrat and Republican lawmakers coordinating with law enforcement for assistance as rioters broke through doors and windows.
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Rioter Who Encountered Senator Gets Over 4 Years in Prison
A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where authorities say he encountered Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer as his armed security detail led the New York Democrat to safety.
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Senate Passes Sweeping Climate, Health and Tax Package With House to Vote Next
The Senate has approved Democrats’ big election-year economic package. The legislation is less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic goals.
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Health Care, Climate and Taxes: Here's What's in the Inflation Reduction Act
President Joe Biden’s initial effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems had a price tag of $4 trillion. And it stalled in Congress. A much slimmer but still substantial compromise package costing $739 billion is now being considered by lawmakers. With strategies aimed at inflation-fighting health care, climate change and deficit reduction, the new measure appears headed...
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Manchin, Schumer in Surprise Deal on Health, Energy, Taxes
In a startling turnabout, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin have reached an expansive agreement that had eluded them for months on health care, energy and climate issues, taxes on higher earners and corporations and trimming the federal debt. The two Democrats say the Senate will vote on the wide-ranging measure next week, setting up President Joe...
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Schumer Readies Vote on Scaled-Back Computer Chips Bill
A bill that would provide grants, tax credits and other incentives for computer chip manufacturing may soon see action in the Senate.
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Sen. Schumer Lambasts Greg Abbott, Says He's an ‘Absolute Fraud' Who ‘Gave Empty Platitudes'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) lambasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on the Senate floor Thursday, criticizing his remarks for saying people should put aside their agendas in the wake of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.
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Schumer Lambasts Gov. Abbott Ahead of NRA Appearance: ‘How Dare He'
Two days after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ahead of the governor’s planned appearance at the National Rifle Association. “What a fraud… These families don’t want thoughts and prayers. They want their elected leaders to respond to their suffering.”
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Will Congress Act on Guns After Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas, but he acknowledged Congress’ unyielding rejection of previous legislation to curb the national epidemic of gun violence.
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Top Lawmakers Reach Deal to Help Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits
The agreement paves the way for passage of a bill that has become the top priority of veterans’ groups seeking to help an increasing number of people with illnesses that they believe are related to toxic exposure.
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Senate Bid to Save Roe v. Wade Falls to GOP-Led Filibuster
A bill seeking to incorporate Roe v. Wade abortion access into federal law failed to pass a Senate vote to overcome a filibuster on Wednesday.
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Senate Majority Leader on Codifying Roe v Wade into Law This Week
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced details in his fight to codify a woman’s right to choose, specifically the Senate vote he will hold on Wednesday
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Senate to Vote on Revoking Russia's Trade Status and Oil Ban as Some Question Delay
Legislation punishing Russia for the war in Ukraine is finally getting a vote in the U.S. Senate.
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Bargainers: Bipartisan Deal Near on $10B New COVID Package
Lawmakers have moved to the brink of clinching a bipartisan compromise to provide a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19.