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12/13/2022 TRANSCRIPT: Majority Leader Schumer Remarks At The White House Signing Ceremony For The Respect For Marriage Act
12/08/2022 Tweet - "We passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the Senate. It passed the House today. And now it's on its way to @POTUS to become law. No matter who you are or who you love, you deserve dignity and equal treatment under the law."
11/29/2022 Tweet - "The Respect for Marriage Act is deeply personal for so many of us. My daughter and her wife are expecting a baby next spring. This bill would ensure their rights--and the rights of millions of LGBTQ+ Americans--won't be trampled upon simply because they're in a same-sex marriage."
11/14/2022 Tweet - "With the Respect for Marriage Act: I just took steps on the Senate floor to set up a first procedural vote for Wednesday on legislation to codify marriage equality into law. No American should ever be discriminated against because of who they love."
09/14/2022 Tweet - "Justice Thomas has been very clear that the Supreme Court decision protecting marriage equality should be reconsidered. We have a responsibility to act, and this Senate will vote on protecting marriage equality."
09/12/2022 Tweet - "Justice Thomas has opened the door to this MAGA Supreme Court going even further saying that cases like Obergefell--which protects marriage equality for now--should be revisited. We have a responsibility to act. This Senate will vote on protecting marriage equality."
09/08/2022 Tweet - "While MAGA Republicans escalate their rhetoric against marriage equality, we've heard Senate Republicans suggest that a vote isn't necessary. With the threat from the MAGA Supreme Court, we have a responsibility to act. This Senate will vote on the Respect For Marriage Act."
07/21/2022 Tweet - "Fox News has taken no action to address Tucker Carlson's conduct. They're giving him a free pass to amplify racist lies, the same racist lies that motivated a white supremacist to kill ten Black Americans in Buffalo. It is dangerous and un-American."
07/20/2022 Tweet - "Tucker Carlson began his Fox News show last night with another appalling rant on the racist lie of replacement theory. This same lie motivated a white supremacist to gun down ten Black Americans in Buffalo. Carlson is stoking racial resentment. It is deranged. It is dangerous."
07/08/2022 Schumer: With East Buffalo Still Isolated From Downtown, Schumer Launches Major Push for $25+ Million to Reconnect Buffalo Neighborhoods, Break Down Segregating Barriers Increase Walkability, Making Queen City More Accessible for All
06/26/2022 Tweet - "On this 7th anniversary of marriage equality as we march for #Pride in NY: We know that LGBTQ+ rights and women's rights and so much more are under attack by MAGA Republicans and a MAGA extremist Supreme Court. We will keep fighting. We will keep working. We will keep marching."
06/22/2022 Tweet - "I just took the first step on the Senate floor to move forward on the nomination of Jessica Clarke to serve on the SDNY District Court. She's a civil rights expert with experience in fair housing and equal access to education, and I was so proud to recommend her to @POTUS ."
06/19/2022 Tweet - "157 years ago today, the news reached some of the last formerly enslaved people in our nation that they were free Last year, we passed into law a bill finally declaring #Juneteenth a federal holiday Today and every day, we must continue the work to achieve true equality for all"
06/13/2022 Tweet - "It was incredible to march alongside New Yorkers in Brooklyn and Queens to celebrate #PrideMonth! Today we march; tomorrow we continue to fight for equality for all Americans."
06/01/2022 Tweet - "This #PrideMonth 53 years after the Stonewall Uprising: We celebrate LGBTQ+ people in NY, across the US, around the world We continue the fight for full equality, against the forces of bigotry & hate, for everyone to be able to live their truth LGBTQ+ rights are human rights!"
04/21/2022 Tweet - "I was so glad to be at @LIFEDofLABOR with the union workers who power New York. I will keep standing by your side every day in the Senate."
03/08/2022 Tweet - "Generations of civil rights leaders have worked to get Congress to recognize lynching as an intolerable injustice inflicted primarily on Black Americans. At last, Congress has finally declared lynching a federal crime, and the bill is heading for @POTUS 's desk."
03/08/2022 Tweet - "On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate and honor women in New York, across America, and the world. As Senate Majority Leader, I will continue to work for the rights of women and girls today and every day. #WomensHistoryMonth"
03/07/2022 Tweet - "57 years ago today, more than 600 people were met with violence as they marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma for the right to vote. Today, the march for voting rights is not over. @SenateDems will not stop working to protect voting rights for every single American."
03/07/2022 Tweet - "Tonight--the Senate acted to make lynching a federal crime. After 100+ years & 200+ failed attempts to outlaw lynching, the Senate took long-overdue action by passing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act. This is an important step, but that it's taken so long is a stain on America."
03/01/2022 Schumer, Gillibrand announce the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act passes the Senate; when signed into law, proceeds will benefit the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, NY to preserve Tubman's legacy and fund education initiatives of the historic site
02/28/2022 Tweet - "Rev. Dr. W Franklyn Richardson leads Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, NY. A preacher for 4 decades. A civil rights leader. He was the youngest person ever elected General Secretary of the National Baptist Convention. He chairs the @NationalAction Board. #BlackHistoryMonth"
02/26/2022 Tweet - "Peter Pryor was the 1st Black graduate of @AlbanyLaw He became a civil rights attorney, served as President & General Counsel of Albany NAACP, founded the Urban League of Albany We mourn his passing this January and pray for his family Rest in power, Peter #BlackHistoryMonth"
02/22/2022 Tweet - "Stephen Myers was a leader of Albany's Underground Railroad, chair of his local Vigilance Committee & publisher of multiple abolitionist newspapers Born into slavery--he dedicated his life to abolition & improving living conditions for Albany's Black community #BlackHistoryMonth"
01/27/2022 Majority Leader Schumer Statement On Co-Sponsoring S.J. Res. 1 And The Senate's Continued Push To Ratify The ERA As The 28th Amendment To The Constitution
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