4 days ago · Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Trump Administration's recent decision to freeze all federal grants: “More lawlessness and chaos in America as Donald Trump’s Administration blatantly disobeys the law by holding up virtually all vital funds that support programs in every community across the country. If this ...

1 day ago · When the order was issued, the Medicaid and Head Start payment platforms were shut down, "leaving 7.5 million high and dry," Schumer said.

1 day ago · Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sharply attacked President Trump over the federal funding freeze memo and credited the American people with precipitating its reversal. “Today, we ...

2 days ago · Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, in a statement, decried the announcement as an example of "more lawlessness and chaos in America as Donald Trump's Administration blatantly disobeys the law ...

2 days ago · States to file suit Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said during a press conference Tuesday morning that he’s spoken with New York State Attorney General Letitia James about a legal challenge to the spending freeze. “I spoke to my attorney general this morning. She’s head of the state attorneys general association,” Schumer said.

2 days ago · Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters Tuesday morning: “This is a dagger at the heart of the average American family — in red states, in blue states, in cities, in ...

2 days ago · Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., criticizes a federal funding pause ordered by the Trump administration on Jan. 28, 2025, on Capitol Hill. (AP)

Feb 16, 2023 · Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) made clear that Democrats won’t accept cuts to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income Americans, amid the ongoing standoff with Republicans over the nation’s borrowing limit.

2 days ago · Judge Stays Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze, but Disruption to Medicaid Sows Fear Federal health researchers, nonprofits and programs for early childhood education reported that their access to ...

1 day ago · Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Democrats hold a press conference following the Trump administration's decision to rescind the federal funding freeze previously issued by ...