Chuck Schumer
American politician
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| March 13 2025 | Schumer reversed his position on the funding bill, publishing an opinion piece in The New York Times, which drew criticism from House Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi. |
| March 12 2025 | Senator Schumer initially announced opposition to the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) for funding the 2025 United States federal budget. |
| 2025 | Begins his second stint as Senate minority leader. |
| February 2025 | U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C. Ed Martin announced a Department of Justice investigation into Schumer's 2020 Supreme Court comments. |
| 2024 | Schumer publicly celebrated the Buffalo Bills' AFC East Championship Game victory on the Senate floor. |
| March 14 2024 | In a Senate speech, Schumer criticized Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as an impediment to peace in the Middle East and called for elections to replace him once the Israel–Hamas war eased, highlighting declining international support for Israel due to civilian casualties in Gaza. |
| November 21 2023 | On November 21, 2023, Schumer made his Broadway debut in a one-night performance as the Producer in 'Gutenberg! The Musical!'. |
| October 2023 | Schumer led a bipartisan congressional delegation on a visit to China, where he met with Chinese president Xi Jinping. They discussed respective priorities and emphasized the need for fairness and stability in U.S.-China relations. |
| 2022 | Schumer was instrumental in the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act. |
| 2022 | Schumer was reelected to a fifth Senate term, surpassing predecessors as the longest-serving U.S. senator from New York. |
| 2022 | The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was passed in the Senate under Schumer's leadership. |
| 2022 | Schumer also led the Senate in passing the Respect for Marriage Act. |
| 2022 | The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American woman to serve on the Supreme Court, under Schumer's leadership. |
| 2022 | Under Schumer's leadership, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act. |
| July 2022 | Schumer formally introduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act in the Senate. |
| 2021 | As majority leader, Schumer shepherded the American Rescue Plan Act through the Senate. |
| 2021 | The Senate confirmed the most federal judges during the first two years of any presidency since John F. Kennedy, under Schumer's leadership. |
| 2021 | Schumer oversaw the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as part of his role as Senate majority leader. |
| July 14 2021 | Schumer, alongside Senators Ron Wyden and Cory Booker, released a comprehensive federal legalization bill known as the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act for public comment. |
| January 20 2021 | Chuck Schumer became the majority leader of the Senate following the swearing-in of newly elected Georgia senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. |
| January 6 2021 | During the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Schumer and other members of Congress were evacuated. He and Pelosi issued a statement calling on Trump to demand the rioters leave, later blaming him for the events. |
| November 2020 | Chuck Schumer announced a new stance on eliminating student debt, proposing with Elizabeth Warren that the first $50,000 of debt could be canceled by President Joe Biden using executive action. |
| October 2020 | Schumer called for the Trump administration to suspend U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan due to concerns over its use in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, citing human rights issues and aggression in the region. |
| March 2020 | Schumer faced controversy for remarks made at a rally, suggesting that justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh would face consequences if they ruled against abortion rights, which led to widespread condemnation. |
| March 2019 | Chuck Schumer was one of 38 senators to sign a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, warning about the market instability faced by dairy farmers and urging the department to encourage them to consider the Dairy Margin Coverage program. |
| January 2019 | Schumer was one of 40 senators to introduce the Background Check Expansion Act, which aimed to require background checks for all firearms sales and transfers, including those by unlicensed sellers. |
| 2018 | After the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Schumer expressed concern about President Trump's choice of replacement, fearing they would attempt to overturn Roe v. Wade. |
| 2018 | Chuck Schumer became a grandfather when Jessica Schumer gave birth to a son. |
| August 2018 | In response to Trump's comments about Jewish voters, Schumer tweeted against the use of an anti-Semitic trope, stating it encourages anti-Semitism. |
| August 2018 | In August, Schumer announced that the Senate had passed $1 million in FY2019 funding for the national firefighter cancer registry, emphasizing the need for better medical care for firefighters. |
| August 21 2018 | Schumer requested that documents from Kavanaugh's White House tenure be shared with the Senate, criticizing the withholding of documents. |
| July 2018 | After Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, Schumer insisted on direct questions regarding Kavanaugh's stance on Roe v. Wade and other significant precedents. |
| July 2018 | Chuck Schumer confronted Senator Mark Warner, urging him to emphasize Facebook's responsibility in addressing issues of right-wing disinformation, election interference, and consumer privacy. |
| July 2018 | Following Trump's criticism of Germany's gas pipeline deal with Russia, Schumer, alongside House Minority Leader Pelosi, condemned Trump's remarks and behavior as signaling disloyalty to NATO allies. |
| July 2018 | Schumer led a non-binding Senate resolution warning President Trump not to allow the Russian government to question U.S. diplomats or officials, which passed unanimously. |
| June 2018 | Following the joint statement from Kim and Trump after their meeting, Schumer criticized the meeting for granting international legitimacy to North Korea and expressed concern over the lack of detailed agreements on denuclearization. |
| June 2018 | In response to the Republican-controlled House not addressing the Senate resolution for restoring net neutrality rules, Schumer criticized House Republican leaders for allowing big ISPs to charge more to middle-class Americans and small businesses. |
| June 2018 | Ahead of a meeting between Trump and House Republicans regarding a compromise immigration bill, Chuck Schumer warned that House moderates would lose credibility if they enacted the hard right's agenda. |
| June 2018 | Schumer delivered a Senate floor speech criticizing Representative Maxine Waters for calling to harass members of the Trump administration, advocating for voting as a means of protest instead. |
| June 2018 | Schumer was one of seven senior Democratic senators to sign a letter to President Trump, outlining the conditions of their caucus's support for any deal resulting from the North Korea-US summit. |
| June 27 2018 | Schumer formally introduced the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act aimed at removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. |
| May 2018 | Schumer called for Kim Jong-un to be removed from the commemorative coin intended for the 2018 North Korea–United States summit, labeling him a 'brutal dictator' and proposing the Peace House as a more suitable representation. |
| May 2018 | After Trump indicated a willingness to ease sanctions on ZTE, Schumer noted a bipartisan agreement among lawmakers that the president must be tough on China, emphasizing the need for actions to match rhetoric. |
| May 2018 | In response to the White House excluding Democrats from a briefing on an FBI informant's contact with the Trump campaign, Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wrote a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI director Christopher A. Wray demanding a bipartisan briefing. |
| May 2018 | Schumer praised President Trump for opening the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, stating that he had sponsored legislation for this move two decades earlier, and addressed previous concerns regarding Trump's delays in implementing the move. |
| May 2018 | The Senate, with Schumer's support, adopted a measure to revive Obama-era internet regulations that enforce equal treatment for all web traffic, which he called the best chance to keep the internet accessible and affordable. |
| April 20 2018 | Chuck Schumer announced his sponsorship of legislation to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level, coinciding with the day recognized as 4/20. |
| March 2018 | Prior to the Trump administration implementing concrete measures against China, Schumer and other Democratic leaders pressed Trump to focus more on China, stating that it has stolen millions of jobs and trillions of dollars. |
| March 2018 | In March, Schumer supported bipartisan legislation which aimed to assist the children of deceased first responders to afford college through increased Pell grant funding. |
| March 2018 | In a CNN op-ed, Chuck Schumer criticized President Trump for obstructing progress on immigration reform and accused him of using Dreamers as 'bargaining chips' in negotiations. |
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