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Chuck Schumer's Public Statements on Issue: Constitution

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06/22/2021 Tweet - "There is a rot at the center of the modern Republican party. Donald Trump's Big Lie has lit a wildfire of voter suppression laws sweeping across our country. This Senate will vote today on moving forward on critical voting rights legislation."
06/22/2021 Tweet - "There's no principle behind these GOP voter suppression laws: not fraud, not election integrity, not security, not better election administration The only purpose is rigging the rules--suppressing votes The Senate will vote on moving forward on critical voting rights legislation"
06/22/2021 Tweet - "Democrats will not let this go. We will not let it die. This voter suppression by GOP legislatures cannot stand. We are going to work tirelessly to see that it does not stand."
06/22/2021 Tweet - "Today, the United States Senate will vote on moving forward on critical voting rights legislation."
06/22/2021 Tweet - "Every single Senate Republican voted against even starting debate on critical voting rights legislation. Senate Republicans again signed their names alongside Trump, the Big Lie, voter suppression. Make no mistake: The fight in the Senate to protect voting rights is not over."
06/21/2021 Tweet - "Voting rights are under assault by GOP legislatures--spurred on by Trump's big lie. Since the beginning of the year, there have been nearly 400 bills introduced to restrict voting rights. The Senate will vote tomorrow on moving forward on critical voting rights legislation."
06/21/2021 Tweet - "GOP legislatures are trying to give themselves more power to undermine and override election boards and county election officials They want to make it harder to vote and easier to steal an election We will move forward on voting rights legislation"
06/21/2021 Tweet - "When you lose an election, you're supposed to try to win over more voters. Instead, Republicans are trying to stop people from voting. That tears at the very fabric of our democracy. And that's why the Senate will move forward on critical voting rights legislation."
06/21/2021 Tweet - "Tomorrow, the Senate will vote on moving forward on critical voting rights legislation."
06/20/2021 Tweet - "I was proud to join @AAPIDemocracy 's Voting is Justice rally We can't allow the rising tide of bigotry against the AAPI community to go unchecked That's why we passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act And that's why the Senate will move forward on critical voting rights legislation"
06/19/2021 Tweet - "#Juneteenth marks the day some of the last formerly enslaved people in the nation learned that they were free. It's the only federal holiday to recognize the horrors of slavery. Today we reflect on the sins of the past and continue working toward equality for all Americans."
06/18/2021 Tweet - "I was so happy to join @RepBowman , @RepMondaire , @TishJames , @sochiesays , and thousands of New Yorkers pushing for action to protect voting rights. The Senate will vote Tuesday to move forward on critical voting rights legislation."
06/17/2021 Tweet - "The Big Lie is fueling these Republican voter suppression laws from one end of America to the other. The Democratic Party is the only party standing up for democracy right now. Next week, the Senate will move forward on critical voting rights legislation."
06/17/2021 Tweet - "Republicans are targeting all the ways that poor, young, Black and Brown voters access the ballot. Since the beginning of the year, 14 states have enacted 22 laws to make it harder to vote. The Senate will move forward on critical voting rights legislation next week."
06/17/2021 Tweet - "The Senate will vote Tuesday to move forward on critical voting rights legislation."
06/16/2021 Tweet - "Thank you so much to these amazing New Yorkers! And tonight on the Senate floor, I started the process to bring critical voting rights legislation up for a vote next week."
06/16/2021 Tweet - "Yesterday, I was proud to host Texas Democrats who led a walkout to prevent Texas Republicans from passing one of the most draconian voting laws in our country. Tomorrow, Senate Democrats will hold a special caucus meeting on moving forward with voting rights legislation."
06/15/2021 Tweet - "Today, Senate Democrats are hosting the group of Texas Democrats who staged a dramatic walkout to fight Texas Republicans who were trying to pass one of the most restrictive voting laws in the country And next week, the U.S. Senate will move forward on voting rights legislation"
06/15/2021 Tweet - "Today, I was proud to host the Texas Democrats who are fighting Texas Republicans' effort to pass one of the most restrictive voting laws in America. And next week, the U.S. Senate will move forward on critical voting rights legislation."
06/15/2021 Tweet - "I was proud today to host and hear from the Texas Democrats who staged a dramatic walkout to fight Texas Republicans who were trying to pass one of the most restrictive voting laws in the country. The U.S. Senate will move forward on crucial voting rights legislation next week."
06/12/2021 Tweet - "Five years ago, the Pulse Nightclub shooting horrifically took 49 lives. We must take action to honor their lives. This Senate will vote to take action to help stop the epidemic of gun violence. And this Senate will vote on the Equality Act and stand with the LGBTQ+ community."
06/12/2021 Tweet - "I'm so proud to join #BronxPride today. (special character) This Senate will vote on the Equality Act and stand with the LGBTQ+ community."
06/09/2021 Tweet - "The Chinese Communist Party has used its state sponsored censorship to strengthen its crackdown on dissent and amass economic power both inside its borders as well as around the world."
05/28/2021 Tweet - "This Senate will vote on the #ForThePeople Act in June. It is essential to defending our democracy and stopping the wave of Republican voter suppression happening in the states in service of Donald Trump's Big Lie."
05/27/2021 Tweet - "Dark money-funded special interests are seizing on Donald Trump's big lie to make it harder for Americans to vote. I will bring the #ForThePeople Act to the Senate floor to protect and restore democracy for all."

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