Chuck Schumer

American politician · United States · Politicians · Born 1950 · age 75

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2025Named Minority Leader of the United States SenateOfficefrom 3 January 2025“My job is to keep the left pro-Israel.”In their words18 March 2025in an interview with Bret Stephens on March 18, 2025Read the whole statement

2024Order of Merit, 1st classAward2022Time 100Award2021Named Majority Leader of the United States SenateOffice20 January 2021 to 3 January 2025“It has to be the legislation itself, it has to be big bold and strong. If Republicans work with us to get good strong legislation then yes...”In their words25 January 2021in an interview with Rachel Maddow January 25, 2021Read the whole statement

2020“The best thing to do is to get rid of him [Trump]. I don’t trust him one bit.”In their words7 January 2020According to Pence opposes using 25th amendment to remove Trump from office, despite pleas from Pelosi and Schumer January 7, 2020Read the whole statement

2018“People who enter the United States without our permission are illegal aliens, and illegal aliens should not be treated the same as people who entered the U.S. legally.”In their words29 December 2018Gorka: Dems Only Care About 'Power' & 'Taking Down' Trump, Not Protecting Americans, Fox News (29 December 2018)Read the whole statement

“There are not the votes in the Senate for an expensive, taxpayer-funded border wall. So, President Trump: You will not get your wall. Abandon your shutdown strategy.”In their words21 December 2018Remarks to the Senate with less than twelve hours before a shutdown of the U.S. government was to occur as existing funding expired withoutRead the whole statement

“President Trump turned away from not one but two bipartisan compromises.”In their words22 January 2018Floor speech to the Senate (22 January 2018) on the bipartisan agreement in the senate to end the government shutdown, quoted at ABC 10 NewsRead the whole statement

1999Named United States senatorOfficefrom 3 January 19991981Named United States representativeOffice3 January 1981 to 3 January 19991975Named Member of the New York State AssemblyOffice1 January 1975 to 1 January 19801950Born23 November 1950

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Schumer during the 100th Congress

Schumer during the 107th Congress

Schumer with his fellow congressional leaders in January 2020

Schumer attending the first inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States, January 20, 2017

Schumer is among the members of the Senate leadership meeting with Donald Trump and Mike Pence in the Oval Office, January 24, 2017.

Schumer and Hillary Clinton at Erie Canal Harbor opening ceremony

Schumer and President Barack Obama in October 2013

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Chuck Schumer

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My job is to keep the left pro-Israel.
Mar 18, 2025, in an interview with Bret Stephens on March 18, 2025, Own words
What is needed now is a long-term solution so we don’t go through this drama every few months.
Oct 7, 2021, About the short-term debt limit increase "Republicans Begrudgingly Vote For Debt Limit Deal McConnell Made With Democrats" (October 7, 2021), Own words
It has to be the legislation itself, it has to be big bold and strong. If Republicans work with us to get good strong legislation then yes...
Jan 25, 2021, in an interview with Rachel Maddow January 25, 2021, Own words

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Order of Merit, 1st class2024

Time 1002022

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Spouse: Iris Weinshall

About this person

Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving since 1999 as a United States senator from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and served as Senate majority leader from 2021 to 2025. He has served two stints as Senate minority leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025. He became New York's senior senator in 2001, upon Daniel Patrick Moynihan's retirement. Elected to a fifth term in 2022, Schumer surpassed Moynihan and Jacob K. Javits as the longest-serving U.S. senator from New York. He is the dean of New York's congressional delegation.

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