Chuck Schumer

Schumer Wants FDA To Investigate Phthalates

By • Jul 31, 2017
Jacquelyn Martin / AP

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wants the Food and Drug Administration to investigate a chemical found in fast food containers. He says they have already banned it from toys and childcare products.

Schumer: No To Smaller Seats On Amtrak

By • Jul 18, 2017
Mike Groll / AP

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling on Amtrak to scrap a plan that would create “economy” style seating on-board its Acela and Northeast Regional Train service.    

Schumer Urges FCC To Ban Ringless Robocalls

By Cosette Nunez-Valarezo • Jun 27, 2017
Carolyn Kaster / AP

U.S Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wants the FCC to reject a new method of robocalls that allows telemarketers to deliver a message directly to voicemail and bypass any ringing.

Sen. Schumer Calls Paris Accord Withdrawal ‘Monumental Mistake’

By • Jun 1, 2017
Carolyn Kaster / AP

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says President Trump’s removal of the United States from the Paris climate accord is a “devastating failure of historic proportions,” which will go down as one of the worst things to happen in the 21st century.  

Sen. Schumer Calls For Joint Law Enforcement At Penn Station

By Demi Guo • Apr 24, 2017
Mark Lennihan / AP

After the panic and stampede over false reports of shots fired at New York’s Penn Station earlier this month, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wants better communication and coordination at the transit hub.

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