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Chuck Schumer's Public Statements

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12/21/2021 Tweet - "Good! Millions of Americans need this relief. President Biden should extend the pause, and he should #CancelStudentDebt."
12/21/2021 Tweet - "Expanding access to at-home tests ASAP is critical amid Omicron. I've been calling for the Biden administration to use funds from the American Rescue Plan to deliver these tests, and they're announcing their plan to do just that today."
12/21/2021 Tweet - "Today would be a great day for President Biden and Vice President Harris to #CancelStudentDebt."
12/18/2021 Tweet - "This morning, we confirmed the 40th judge nominated by @POTUS to serve on the federal bench. No President since JFK has had more circuit/district court judges confirmed in their first year. These judges bring needed demographic and professional diversity to the judiciary."
12/18/2021 Tweet - "I'm so proud we confirmed Judge Jinsook Ohta as a district judge for the Southern District of California. She's now the first AAPI woman to serve as a federal judge in this district!"
12/18/2021 Tweet - "The Senate confirmed 9 more district court judges, 41 more ambassadors, 7 additional members of President Biden's team, and more!"
12/17/2021 Tweet - "Today, the Senate will begin voting on a slew of President Biden's nominees including several judges and ambassadors."
12/16/2021 Tweet - "I have filed cloture to start the process on more than 20 of President Biden's nominees. These nominees are vital to addressing the national security and economic challenges of our nation. We will work until they are all confirmed by this chamber."
12/16/2021 Tweet - "I'm proud to say that the Senate has sent the ACT for ALS Act to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. This historic legislation will transform research into ALS and spur the discovery of new treatments and cures for ALS patients."
12/16/2021 Tweet - "GOP state legislatures are passing the most egregious restrictions on voting rights we've seen since segregation. We are working to respond to these attacks by passing legislation to protect the right to vote. The fight to protect voting rights is far from over in the Senate."
12/16/2021 Tweet - "We'll pursue every means to achieve a path to citizenship in #BuildBackBetter Americans understand fixing our broken immigration system is a moral, economic imperative We stand with millions of immigrant families who deserve better--We won't stop fighting"
12/16/2021 Tweet - "The Senate just passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Bill to ban the sale of goods made by Uyghur slave labor in China. This Senate will not stay silent in the face of genocide against the Uyghur people. America will not stand for it, and the global community shouldn't either."
12/16/2021 Tweet - "I'm working with @SenBooker and @RonWyden to pass our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Because we must end the federal prohibition and make criminal justice reforms. And that's exactly what our bill does."
12/15/2021 Tweet - "Nina Morrison has spent nearly 20 years building the @Innocence Project, where she's freed more than 30 innocent people from prison and death row. I was proud to recommend her to @POTUS for the Eastern District of New York and am ecstatic he's nominated her to the federal bench."
12/15/2021 Tweet - "I'm glad @POTUS nominated Hector Gonzalez to serve on the District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He's the son of working class immigrants with deep experience in criminal and civil law, and I was proud to recommend him."
12/15/2021 Tweet - "I recommended Hector Gonzalez, Nina Morrison, and Jessica Clarke as federal judges in New York. I'm thrilled @POTUS has nominated them. They've dedicated their lives to public service fighting for civil rights and criminal justice reform."
12/15/2021 Tweet - "President Biden has nominated my recommendation Jessica Clarke to serve on the District Court for the Southern District of New York. She's a civil rights expert who would bring tremendous experience in fair housing and equal access to education to the federal bench."
12/15/2021 Tweet - "BIG NEWS: The Senate just confirmed: Jennifer Sung to serve as a Circuit Judge on the 9th Circuit Samantha Elliott to serve as a District Judge for the District of New Hampshire"
12/15/2021 Tweet - "Thanks to @SenateDems , President Biden will have more lifetime judges confirmed in his first year in office than any president since Ronald Reagan. And we will keep going in 2022."
12/14/2021 Tweet - "Get vaccinated--and boosted--as soon as possible."
12/14/2021 Tweet - "For over a decade, Jennifer Sung has regularly represented underserved communities in disputes against employers. She's served on the Oregon Employment Relations Board. And this week, we'll vote to confirm her to as a federal judge on the 9th Circuit."
12/14/2021 Tweet - "Student loan payments resume in 49 days. Today would be a great day for President Biden and Vice President Harris to #CancelStudentDebt."
12/14/2021 Tonight, the Senate and House joined together in a moment of silence to honor the 800,000 Americans who have lost their lives to the COVID pandemic. We remember them. Tweet - "We hold them close to our hearts. And we will continue to fight to bring this pandemic to an end."
12/14/2021 Tweet - "NEWS: The Senate just voted to move forward on the nomination of Samantha Elliott to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the District of New Hampshire."
12/14/2021 Tweet - "Senate Democrats are working to pass #BuildBackBetter to: --Create jobs --Lower costs --Fight the climate crisis --Keep more money in people's pockets --And so much more"

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