We feel that the nominee is not apolitical enough, not seasoned enough, not independent enough and has not been forthcoming enough.

Chuck Schumer

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We hope no one will block it, it's such an immediate need.

The package is ready to go, the vast majority of senators on both sides of the aisle want it. There's now only one thing holding us back the junior senator from Kentucky is preventing swift passage of Ukraine aid because he wants to add at the last minute his own changes directly into the bill. His change is strongly opposed by many members of both parties.

That is not the case for the overwhelming majority here, again all he will accomplish with his actions here today is to delay that aid. Not to stop it.

This is not an abstract exercise, it's as real and as urgent as it gets.

Borrowers don't just need their debts paused ; they need them erased, with the flick of a pen, President Biden could provide millions upon millions of student loan borrowers a new lease on life.

After months of waiting, communities in Georgia and Ohio and Nevada and Minnesota and New Hampshire and other states are finally getting the security they need with confirmed U.S. Attorneys. So I'm very glad that this... finally, finally happened. It took too long but now it's done.

I do think he should recuse himself, the information we know right now raises serious questions about how close Justice Thomas and his wife were to the planning and execution of the insurrection.

Enough is enough. Veterans deserve a hell of a lot better.

We are trying to get COVID relief, i'm working with Sen. Romney and other Republicans in good faith to find some pay-fors that are acceptable to Democrats and Republicans in the House and the Senate. We hope to get it done.

Another glass ceiling shattered by a remarkable member of the President's historic Cabinet.

It shouldn’t have taken this long to confirm someone as obviously qualified as Shalanda Young, she’s been leading the OMB for nearly a year, she knows the budget and appropriations process like the back of her hand. She’s proven capable of working with Republicans and Democrats alike.

When we're unable to find common ground, Democrats will hold firm in defense of our values and be willing to work alone, if needed. But this week, bipartisanship has propelled us over the finish line.

This is not, this is not who we are as a country.

War in Europe has focused the energies of Congress to getting something done and getting it done fast.

We all know that when the post office is forced to cut hours of operation or delivery routes or lay off workers, the rest of us are worse off, thankfully, for the past few months, Democrats and Republicans have been working together in good faith to reform some of the most troubled parts of Postal Service.

These planes and other capabilities are very much needed, today, I am urging the administration to explore all feasible options for the transfer of these specific aircraft to Ukraine.

The U.S. is a major oil producer. We only get one percent of imports from Russia, the real problem with gas prices is gouging and monopolies. Democrats are focused on those two issues. We are focused very strongly. You’re going to hear a lot more from us on those issues in the future.

Read MoreSchumer was a strong and wonderful partner to Senator Feinstein, read MoreSchumer fought valiantly against illness in the final chapters of Read MoreSchumer life, a life so well lived.

The bottom line is simple. Vladimir Putin... has launched an unprovoked, immoral invasion of Ukraine, no one ... should fall... for Putin's lies that the Ukrainians wanted him to invade or that he was provoked to invade.

I look forward to a bicameral conference process that builds on the broad bipartisan support of the Senate-passed U.S. Innovation and Competition Act to supercharge microchip manufacturing here in America, to fix broken and strained supply chains, and invest in the innovation needed to ensure the critical products of today and tomorrow are made in America, we have no time to waste.