Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer （6do encyclopedia）

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Chuck Schumer is a well-known American politician and senior United States Senator from the state of New York. Serving as the Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021, Schumer is the highest-ranking Democrat in the Senate and is responsible for setting the legislative agenda. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Schumer is a lawyer by profession and has been a member of the U.S. Senate since 1999.

Early Life and Education

Charles Ellis Schumer was born on November 23, 1950, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. He is the eldest of three siblings and was raised in a Jewish household. Schumer attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1971. He then went on to obtain his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1974.

Political Career

Schumer began his political career in 1974, when he ran for the New York State Assembly. He won that election and served in the Assembly until 1980. In 1980, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from New York’s 16th congressional district. Schumer served in the House until 1999, when he was elected to the U.S. Senate.

Schumer has been an active member of the Democratic Party, and he has chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Policy Committee, and the Joint Economic Committee. He has also served on various other committees during his tenure in the Senate, including the Judiciary Committee and the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.

In 2005, Schumer was elected as the Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, and in 2016, he was elected as the Senate Minority Leader. Finally, in 2021, Schumer became the Senate Majority Leader following the Georgia Senate runoff elections.

Achievements and Legacy

Throughout his long political career, Schumer has been an advocate for progressive policies, especially in the areas of civil rights, healthcare, social justice, and the environment. He has passed various legislation concerning gun control, healthcare reform, and climate change, among other issues.

Schumer has also been a vocal supporter of Israel and has worked to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship throughout his political career. He has been involved in multiple efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and he has been an advocate for a two-state solution.

In addition to his political achievements, Schumer has also been recognized for his contributions outside the political sphere. He has been awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Congressional Distinguished Service Award, and the Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Personal life

Chuck Schumer is married to Iris Weinshall, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the New York Public Library. They have two daughters, Alison and Jessica.

Conclusion

Chuck Schumer is one of the most prominent politicians in the United States today. As the Senate Majority Leader, Schumer is responsible for setting the legislative agenda in the Senate, and he has been a key player in shaping the direction of the Democratic Party. His long political career has been marked by a commitment to progressive policies and his efforts to fight for the rights of all Americans. With a legacy of legislative achievements and a commitment to public service that spans decades, Schumer’s influence on American politics will likely be felt for many years to come.

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Biden faces watershed over end to “Title 42”

Washington Post

23-05-11 16:04

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Joe Biden faces a major policy challenge as expulsions of illegal immigrants under the Title 42 border policy come to a close. This measure has been in place during the pandemic and allows the federal government to quickly deport high numbers of undocumented border-crossers. An estimated 2.6 million individuals have been expelled under the policy since its implementation. The Washington Post notes that this could be a potentially watershed moment for the presidency, given the implications for border policies, the political fallout for the government, and interactions with Mexico - all of which were disrupted or suspended under Donald Trump. Reports suggest that holding facilities and detention cells are already beyond capacity, so it is likely that the current situation could significantly add to the challenges that Biden’s administration faces. Given that the administration has already faced opposition to their immigration policies, this could have damaging implications for the administration. The Washington Post has offered detailed coverage that outlines what’s at stake, who is affected, likely policies for the future, and political dimensions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/11/biden-faces-watershed-over-end-title-42/

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US Senate confirms Biden nominee as DC Circuit's 1st Latino judge

Reuters

23-05-15 23:07

Bradley Garcia has become the first Latino to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, following his confirmation by the Senate. Garcia, a former lawyer at O'Melveny & Myers and current member of the US Justice Department, was nominated by President Joe Biden and approved by a vote of 53-40. Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who are Republicans, voted in his favor. The DC Circuit court is considered the second most important federal court in the US, after the US Supreme Court.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-senate-confirms-biden-nominee-dc-circuits-1st-latino-judge-2023-05-15/

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Biden and congressional leaders to meet as McCarthy pushes for faster deal on debt ceiling

The Globe and Mail

23-05-16 11:20

US President Joe Biden is set to discuss the debt ceiling with congressional leaders at the White House as early outlines of a possible deal emerge. The Tuesday meeting comes as the US Treasury prepares to run out of cash to pay bills as early as June 1, heightening the need for a budget agreement between Democrats and Republicans. Among the ideas being discussed is clawing back some $30bn in unused COVID-19 funds and tweaking work requirements for recipients of government aid. White House and congressional staff have held days of closed-doors discussions to try to thrash out the agreement.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-biden-and-congressional-leaders-to-meet-as-mccarthy-pushes-for-faster/

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Biden, McCarthy to meet as US debt-ceiling talks come down to wire

Reuters

23-05-16 10:04

US President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy will hold talks to avoid a default triggered by a failure to raise the US’ $31.4tn debt ceiling. The US Treasury has warned it could lack money to pay bills from 1 June. Republicans have linked any increase of the cap to spending cuts. However, both sides have discussed spending caps, energy permitting changes and other issues. The Democrats want to reach an agreement to prevent economic turmoil akin to the credit rating downgrade caused by the 2011 standoff.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/biden-mccarthy-meet-us-debt-ceiling-talks-come-down-wire-2023-05-16/

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Biden criticised for planning to attend G7 while debt ceiling is unresolved

South China Morning Post

23-05-16 16:36

The US government's showdown with Republicans over the country's debt ceiling threatens the global economy and raises concerns among policymakers over the US' efforts to counter China. Republicans are seeking spending cuts over a decade whereas Democrats prefer smaller spending cuts in defense and social programs over a shorter period. Senior White House economics adviser Shalanda Young said the debt ceiling situation was a "test of what works in this world" and has raised concerns that the US would default on its US$31.4tn borrowing limit.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3220792/us-house-speaker-criticises-bidens-plan-attend-g7-summit-while-debt-ceiling-issue-unresolved

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China not 'solely a military threat,' U.S. senator warns

Nikkei Asia

23-05-16 18:13

Republican Senator Todd Young has warned that Beijing's attempts at economic coercison will be addressed in new legislation proposed to boost US competitiveness against China. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced plans to create the China Competition Bill 2.0, which will combine a variety of proposals aimed at discouraging US investment and technological transfers to China. Young predicts that the G7 nations will also address the issue at a leaders summit starting today in Japan.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/China-not-solely-a-military-threat-U.S.-senator-warns

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McCarthy’s big breakthrough

Washington Post

23-05-17 10:08

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Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is stretched between negotiating the debt limit deal with President Joe Biden and satisfying Republican party members' demands. McCarthy has secured direct negotiations with the president and his senior staff, while framing discussions around key points from the Republican bill. Spending cuts, work requirements, and permitting reform particularly interest McCarthy. However, he continues to face challenges with policy, as his proposed spending cuts may be too high for Democrat negotiators to accept. Additionally, Republicans have rebuffed the idea of closing some tax loopholes. McCarthy's second challenge is persuading enough of his party to back any compromises he can forge successfully in the negotiations. The speaker remains optimistic. Meanwhile, House Democrats will start collecting the 218 signatures needed to move the discharge petition forward, which aims to lift the debt limit, if the talks’ progress stalls.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/17/early-202-mccarthys-big-breakthrough/

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Biden says he’s ‘confident’ US won’t default on debt

The Independent

23-05-17 15:45

US President Joe Biden is confident that leaders on Capitol Hill will be able to come to an agreement to stop the US government from defaulting on its sovereign debt. The president has led talks between leaders in both the House and Senate to iron out the details of the forthcoming budget negotiations, rather than averting the potential crisis if the US were to default on its debts by lifting the statutory debt ceiling. Biden is now currently in Japan for the G7 summit, while representatives from the White House and the Republican-led House of Representatives continue to work on budget details.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-debt-ceiling-default-mccarthy-b2340720.html

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Biden declares ‘America will not default,’ says he’s confident of budget deal with GOP lawmakers

Associated Press

23-05-17 15:24

President Joe Biden is optimistic that the US will avoid a catastrophic debt default. A select group of negotiators has begun meeting to work out the final details of a budget spending agreement allowing for the raising of the debt limit by 1 June. This is when the Treasury Department says that the US could begin defaulting on its obligations and trigger financial chaos. An increase in the debt limit would not authorise new federal spending; it would only allow for borrowing to pay for what Congress has already approved.

https://apnews.com/article/debt-limit-joe-biden-kevin-mccarthy-default-c0abf8c6d13ac382e9922e3a8a9aaea0

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US House Democrats pursue 'discharge petition' maneuver on debt limit

Reuters

23-05-17 13:47

Democrats in the US House of Representatives are preparing to file a discharge petition to raise the country's debt limit if necessary, according to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The move is designed to bypass regular procedures. Jeffries said he was hopeful a bipartisan deal to avoid a default could still be reached, but that "all legislative options" needed to be explored. A discharge petition requires signatures from a majority of House members.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-democrats-filing-discharge-petition-debt-limit-case-needed-jeffries-says-2023-05-17/

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New work requirements for federal aid? GOP pushes proposals in debt talks

The Independent

23-05-17 20:57

Negotiations over raising the US debt ceiling have been held up by the introduction of work requirements for federal aid. The bill, passed by the House in April, would bring in new work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Medicaid assistance for adults without dependents. Legislators are now debating the proposal, with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy insisting that the work requirements be part of negotiations with Joe Biden over raising the debt limit to avoid a national default. While the President has signalled his openness to a possible compromise, many in his party are concerned over the harm the changes could have to vulnerable Americans. Anti-hunger groups have highlighted that new work requirements could cause needy families to lose out on benefits, without significantly reducing the government's spending in these areas, with over 1 million older adults at risk of losing their food assistance.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-ap-kevin-mccarthy-medicaid-gop-b2340938.html

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Biden declares US ‘will not default’, confident of debt deal with Republicans

South China Morning Post

23-05-17 19:15

US President Joe Biden has expressed confidence that the nation will avoid defaulting on its debt obligations. Speaking from the White House’s Roosevelt Room before heading to Japan for a G7 summit, Biden said that recent talks with Republican congressional leaders had been constructive. While he said that the separate budget talks were still separate from debt limit discussions, he expressed confidence that both sides would work together constructively to ensure that America did not default. Negotiators have been working to reach an agreement on budget spending that will make it possible to raise the debt limit as soon as 1 June, the date that the Treasury Department suggests could be the trigger point for such an event. Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was also upbeat after the discussions. However, an agreement between negotiators would still need to receive approval from both Democrat-majority Senate and Republican-majority House.

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3220933/joe-biden-declares-us-will-not-default-confident-debt-ceiling-deal-republicans

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Democrats fear they’re walking into a permitting trap

Washington Post

23-05-18 09:58

US House Republicans have proposed a permitting overhaul as part of negotiations with President Biden on raising the debt limit. The permitting reforms would cover energy projects, but Democrats are reluctant to support them, at least in part because they suspect Republicans would not honour a pledge to revisit the reforms later and add in Democrats’ priorities. There is bipartisan enthusiasm for permitting reform, which Republicans included in the bill they recently passed to lift the debt limit. However, some Democrats want the priority to be building new transmission lines for clean energy projects financed under the Biden administration’s climate law. Changes to the permitting process for energy projects is a high-stakes issue in the negotiations to raise the debt limit before the federal government runs out of money to pay its bills on 1 June. It is unclear whether Congress could regulate artificial intelligence, another thorny issue, which has prompted calls for the creation of an independent regulator, although legislation introduced by Democratic Senator Michael Bennet has failed to make it through Congress.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/18/democrats-fear-theyre-walking-into-permitting-trap/

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Debt ceiling negotiators rushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

Associated Press

23-05-18 18:19

White House negotiators have had two days of talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his emissaries over finding a budget-cutting deal that Democrats and Republicans can agree on to raise the US debt limit of $31tn, with a deadline as soon as 1 June drawing closer. In exchange for the limit rise, Republicans want steep spending reductions, devastating cuts inflicting hardships on many Americans, Democrats argued. The parties are racing to devise a budget-cutting deal to avert a looming economic crisis. The contours of a deal that includes some budget cuts, rescinding COVID-19 money that went unused, and a way to discuss new permitting rules for swift energy project developments are taking shape. Republicans want to roll back spending to fiscal 2022 levels and cap annual increases at just 1% over the next decade, leaving out Defense and Veterans accounts. One area both sides agree on is to claw back some $30bn in unspent COVID-19 funds, while Republicans want to attach policy priorities to any deal.

https://apnews.com/article/debt-limit-default-biden-mccarthy-budget-4eff7dd8ad54e0b754dbfbc7c711e3e9

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US House hardliners could try to block debt-ceiling deal without 'robust' cuts

Reuters

23-05-18 22:23

Republican members of the House Freedom Caucus have warned they will try to block any debt-ceiling deal that doesn't contain "robust" spending cuts. The potential opposition from the group may slow down passage of the bill, with the Treasury Department warning that the US government could be unable to pay all its bills as soon as June 1. Reuters reported that while a bipartisan deal could still pass despite Trump supporters' opposition, a split within the Democratic Party over the right approach could give the caucus greater sway in a vote.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-house-hardliners-could-try-block-debt-ceiling-deal-without-robust-cuts-2023-05-18/

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The Left’s Plan for Hostile Takeover of Supreme Court

Heritage

23-05-19 02:57

Democrats in Congress are trying to take control of the US Supreme Court by showcasing politically oriented judges and vilifying older conservative justices in their attempt to push a staunchly liberal agenda, suggests The Washington Times. The goal is to alter the court to support a new, leftist interpretation of the Constitution that subverts "separation of powers, federalism, a written Constitution, and a judiciary that will follow - rather than control," the US Constitution, says the editorial. Recent tactics include impugning the ethical standards of some Supreme Court judges, attacking individual justices and positioning them as politically motivated. Despite such squabbles, SCOTUS has begun hearing arguably its most significant docket in years, with decisions due over the legality of the Texas abortion ban, gun rights, healthcare, and voting laws in the mid-term elections.

https://www.heritage.org/courts/commentary/the-lefts-plan-hostile-takeover-supreme-court

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Time for Biden and Schumer to Stop Demagoguing and Take Debt, Spending Talks ...

Heritage

23-05-19 02:46

Republican House members have delivered a package of measures intended to deal with rising inflation and interest rates resulting from federal spending. However, leading Democrats have rejected Republican proprieties on the grounds that spending cuts should not accompany increased debt limits. Republicans claim that federal spending is driving inflation across America, including damaging cuts to programmes such as Social Security, whilst calling for reforms to reduce debt and inflation.

https://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/commentary/time-biden-and-schumer-stop-demagoguing-and-take-debt-spending-talks

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Debt ceiling negotiators pushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

The Globe and Mail

23-05-19 10:52

Negotiators from the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office are attempting to forge a budget deal to avoid a looming economic crisis. With a deadline as soon as 1 June, negotiators are racing to develop a budget-cutting arrangement that Republicans and Democrats can agree on, as McCarthy's newly empowered House Republicans try to introduce steep spending reductions in exchange for GOP votes to raise the debt limit, which currently stands at $31tn, to keep paying the USA's already-due bills. President Biden has cut short the rest of his trip to Papua New Guinea and Australia to return to Washington in an effort to make them agree on the deal.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/article-debt-ceiling-negotiators-pushing-for-weekend-deal-but-much-work/