Jan 24, 2025 · Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s extremely erratic and highly unqualified nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.

Jan 14, 2025 · Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the confirmation hearing of President-elect Trump’s Secretary of Defense pick Pete Hegseth, emphasizing that his testimony has failed to address the disturbing questions that plague his nomination and using a ‘dodgeball’ strategy of …

Jan 23, 2025 · Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of his vote against advancing the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, urging his colleagues to follow suit in rejecting the deeply erratic and unqualified nominee for this crucial role. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:

Jan 23, 2025 · Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) blasted Pete Hegseth as one of the "worse nominees" in President Donald Trump's proposed White House cabinet.

Jan 23, 2025 · Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., excoriated President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense on Thursday, calling Pete Hegseth "so utterly unqualified." Earlier in the day the Senate voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth to a final confirmation vote, which could come as early as Friday evening.

Jan 14, 2025 · Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer criticizes Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's performance at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee and says he is...

Jan 13, 2025 · Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats on the Armed Services Committee will huddle Monday amid a standoff over Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Only one top Senate Democrat has read Hegseth's FBI background check since it was given to Congress last week.

Jan 14, 2025 · Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the confirmation hearing of President-elect Trump’s Secretary of Defense pick Pete Hegseth, emphasizing that...

Jan 13, 2025 · Four notable congressional alumni headline the roster, including Charlie Ellsworth, former budget and appropriations adviser for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Senate Democrats plan to question nominees on their loyalty to implementing President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda during confirmation hearings in the coming weeks, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...