Card image cap

Chuck Schumer's Public Statements on Issue: Campaign Finance

Office:
Page 1 of 2

Date Title
03/02/2022 Tweet - "During the State of the Union #SOTU, President Biden called for the Senate to pass the DISCLOSE Act so Americans can know who is funding our elections. And he's absolutely right. I'm working for the Senate to pass the DISCLOSE Act to fight the scourge of dark money in politics."
05/10/2021 Business Before the Senate
03/17/2021 For the People Act of 2021
10/26/2020 Tweet - "A warming planet. Workers falling behind. Dark money flooding politics. The curtailing of the right to choose. The limiting of voting rights. Those are the consequences of this nomination. We will never not stop fighting for the health care, lives, and freedoms of Americans."
10/24/2020 Tweet - "Senator Whitehouse took to the floor to demand the Senate pass a resolution condemning how the courts have been captured by dark money efforts. Senate Republicans objected."
07/30/2019 Cortez Masto cosponsors Constitutional Amendment to reverse Citizens United, get big money out of public elections
07/30/2019 Udall, Shaheen & All Senate Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
07/30/2019 Tweet - ""Drain the swamp" was little more than a campaign slogan for President @realDonaldTrump. Because if he cared really about draining the swamp, he'd be adamant about overturning Citizens United. That's why today we're unveiling a constitutional amendment to overturn it."
01/07/2016 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America - Concerning Campaign Contributions
11/10/2015 Letter to Speaker Ryan - Consideration of DISCLOSE Act
06/23/2015 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Executive Order Requiring Disclosure of Political Spending by Government Contractors
01/21/2015 Senators Reintroduce DISCLOSE Act on Anniversary of Citizens United Decision
09/11/2014 Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
07/23/2014 Senate Rules Committee Holds Hearing on the Disclose Act of 2014
06/24/2014 Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Secret Spending in Elections
06/24/2014 Leahy, Other Senate Democrats Introduce Bill To Crack Down On Secret Spending In Elections
02/27/2014 Letter to Jacob Lew, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury and John Koskinen, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - End Unlimited Secret Spending in Elections by Tax-Exempt Groups
02/27/2014 Letter to Jacob Lew, Secretary of the Treasury and John Koskinen, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Guidance for Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations on Candidate-Related Political Activities
06/02/2013 MSNBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript - IRS Targeting and Immigration Reform
07/17/2012 Disclose Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed--Continued
07/16/2012 Senate Democrats to Hold "Midnight Vigil" on DISCLOSE Act
05/23/2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act--Motion to Proceed--Resumed
04/25/2012 Schumer Calls for Quick Passage of E-Filing Legislation that Would Increase Transparency of Campaign Finance Reports
03/29/2012 Hearing of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee - S. 2219, the "Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012"
03/21/2012 Senators Announce New Legislation to Shine Light on Anonymous Campaign Spending

Page 1 of 2
arrow_upward