On May 7, , the Senate voted to approve HR - A bill to provide for congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes, by a vote of The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review.
Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. All 43 Democratic senators who voted, including Schumer, approved the bill. Hire More Heroes Act of On September 10, , the Senate voted to filibuster the measure to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal by a vote of Schumer voted with three Democrats and 54 Republicans to proceed to the measure of disapproval.
Hire More Heroes Act of follow up votes On September 15, , the Senate voted for a second time to filibuster the measure to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal by a vote of Schumer voted with three Democrats and 52 Republicans to proceed to the measure of disapproval. The amendment proposed prohibiting "the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran.
It became law on June 2, Schumer voted with 29 Democrats , 43 Republicans and one independent in favor of the bill. The bill proposed withholding federal funding from "sanctuary jurisdictions" that violate the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of and other federal immigration laws.
In addition, the bill proposed increasing "penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed" and providing "liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement. The second session of the th Congress enacted into law out of the introduced bills 7 percent. Comparatively, the th Congress had 4.
The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 7, , with a vote of 63 - Most Democrats supported the nomination, while Republicans were somewhat divided with roughly one-third supporting the nomination. Schumer voted for H. The bill passed the Senate on January 31, , with a vote of 64 - The purpose of the bill was to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and withhold the pay of members of Congress until a budget could be passed.
The vote largely followed party lines with Democrats overwhelmingly supporting it and many Republicans in opposition to the bill. During the shutdown in October , the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act.
A deal was reached late on October 16, , just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period.
The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies. Schumer voted with the Democratic Party for the bill. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, , with a vote of 39 - The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted.
It would also require miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines. Schumer voted for S. The bill was passed by the Senate on February 12, , with a vote of 78 - The purpose of the bill was to combat violence against women, from domestic violence to international trafficking in persons.
All 22 dissenting votes were cast by Republicans. Schumer voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in and while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels.
The bill was passed in the Senate by an 89 - 8 vote on January 1, Schumer also supported the stimulus bill. Thirty-eight percent believed the stimulus helped the economy. In addition, Schumer voted for the health care reform bill.
Thirty-five percent of likely voters opposed repeal. Fifty-one percent of likely voters believed the health care reform bill would be bad for the country, while 36 percent believed it would be beneficial. Finally, Schumer voted against an amendment that would have defunded the Obama Administration's lawsuit against Arizona over its new immigration law.
Schumer is a member of the group of senators deemed the " Gang of Eight. Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated New York's U. Senate race as safely Democratic. No candidate faced a primary opponent in June. Credico Anti-Prohibition, Libertarian. O'Grady Conservative , David E. Schumer supported Joe Biden D in the presidential election.
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Schumer won re-election to the U. Senate in Senate winners in Schumer spent both time and money fighting against various alcohol products that he viewed as unsafe, including the caffeinated "Four Loko" drinks, the powdered "Palcohol" and the alcoholic slushies called "Phrosties. Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the elections season.
Schumer was re-elected to the U. Senate for a third term in The Personal Gain Index U. Congress is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants. It consists of two different metrics:. Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.
Schumer ranked as the 73rd most wealthy senator in Between and , the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate.
Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets. From , Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Schumer was a far-left Democratic leader as of July The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often.
The results include a member from each party. According to the website GovTrack, Schumer missed 58 of 5, roll call votes from January to September This amounts to 1. The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. He ranked fourth on the list of the lowest paid Democratic senatorial staff salaries and ranked fifth overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in Overall, New York ranked fourth in average salary for senatorial staff.
The average U. Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress. Schumer ranked first in the liberal rankings in Schumer ranked 21st in the liberal rankings in Schumer ranked 15th in the liberal rankings in The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.
Schumer voted with the Democratic Party Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Schumer and his wife, Iris Weinshall, were married September 21, The Schumers have two children, Jessica and Alison, and they live in Brooklyn. On January 13, , Schumer tweeted: "Seeking roomate.
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The bill proposed providing exceptions for an abortion: 1 that was necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or 2 when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. Voted Nay on: An amendment to repeal the requirements for individuals to enroll in health insurance and for employers to offer it—"Skinny bill" S Amdt to S Amdt to HR the American Health Care Act of Amendment Rejected on July 28, The amendment proposed repealing the requirements for individuals to enroll in health insurance and for employers to offer it.
Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—second vote to end debate and move to a vote on Gorsuch's nomination under the new precedent requiring only a simple majority to pass.
Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—a vote to keep the Senate precedent of requiring 60 votes to close debate on Supreme Court nominations.
Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—initial vote to end debate and move to a vote on Gorsuch's nomination. Voted Nay on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act HR 1 Motion Agreed to on December 20, Proposed providing for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year and proposed changes to the tax code. H Con Res 71 Concurrent Resolution Agreed to on October 19, Proposed establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years through Voted Yea on: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government HR Motion Agreed to on September 7, Proposed suspending the debt ceiling and funding the government until December 8, , and providing funding for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts.
Voted Yea on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year HR Bill Passed on September 18, Proposed authorizing appropriations for fiscal year for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
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Workplace verification; and 4. Learn More. His ascension to the top spot comes after Democrats won Georgia's two Senate seats in a runoff election earlier this month. The closely watched victories of Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in Georgia secured the Democratic majority with the chamber split along party lines. Vice President Harris is in the position to cast the tie-breaking vote. And after the three newly-elected senators were sworn in on Wednesday afternoon, Schumer officially became majority leader.
Schumer is the first Jewish person to hold the position. The U. Schumer reacted on the Senate floor a little while ago.
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