He did this to "address fears that a public program would drive private insurers from the market". He and Mitch McConnell joined Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer in an undisclosed location. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes. [164], Schumer was the first senator to call for U.S. support for Kurdish independence after the 2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum, releasing a resolution calling for the U.S. government to change its policy to "support a political process that addresses the aspirations of the Kurds for an independent state". [187] Later that month, he introduced legislation to limit executive action on Russian sanctions. [260], In March 2012, Schumer and Senator Richard Blumenthal gained national attention after they called upon Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice to investigate practices by employers to require Facebook passwords for employee applicants and workers. A resolution recognizing the 202nd anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States. [201], In 2009, Schumer proposed that any new government-run health insurance programs follow all the standards applicable to private insurance. The bill would make it legal for U.S. states to refuse to do business with contractors that engage in boycotts against Israel. [82], In March 2017, at the end of Senate hearings for Trump Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Schumer said he would vote against confirmation and called on Democrats to join him in blocking an up-or-down vote on Gorsuch. [239][240] On July 21, 2022, he formally introduced the bill. [172], In May 2018, Schumer praised Trump for opening the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, saying, "I sponsored legislation to do this two decades ago, and I applaud President Trump for doing it. Fax: 720-544-4761, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE), List of Contacts Addresses and Phone Numbers, Missouri Basin and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf Regions, Columbia-Pacific Northwest Regional Office, Don Bader, [267], Like other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee from both parties, Schumer was angered during Gonzales's testimony on April 19, 2007; Gonzales answered many times that he didn't know or couldn't recall details about the controversy. Schumer also said he believed the federal government had the authority to order the immediate production of generic ciproflaxin to expand the government stockpile of the drug. [161], In April 2002, during a Senate speech, Schumer called the Bush administration's Middle East policy "muddled, confused and inconsistent" and said the planned meeting between Secretary of State Colin Powell and Yasser Arafat would contradict Bush's stated stand against terrorists and those harboring them. The endorsements arent a Schumer WebFaculty and Staff Directory. [257] On January 18, 2012, the NY Tech Meetup and other cybertech organizations held a demonstration with 2,000 protesters in front of the offices of Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, who also supported the bill.