US EditionChuck Schumer says he's taking the fight over federal spending to Trump country
- The Social Security Administration plans to close 47 offices in 2025, impacting services for many seniors who rely on these locations for assistance.
- U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer criticized the initiative, saying it could lead to major delays and missing checks.
- More than 4 million New Yorkers rely on Social Security benefits, which average to over $7 billion paid each month, according to the Social Security Administration.
- Schumer argued that closing offices is indirectly cutting benefits, stating that access to services will worsen for residents seeking in-person help, which most beneficiaries prefer.
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'No going back now': Senate Republicans are reportedly 'going nuclear' in latest move
The Republican majority in the U.S. Senate is now apparently poised to circumvent the body's primary interpreter of rules in order to ram through its agenda, according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)Huffpost reporter Igor Bobic tweeted Tuesday that during Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) record-breaking speech on the Senate floor, Schumer interrupted him to announce that Senate Republicans are aiming to ignore the Senate parliamentar…
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Chuck Schumer says he's taking the fight over federal spending to Trump country
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is taking the fight over Medicaid cuts deep into Republican territory, visiting nursing homes in GOP-held districts to warn of what Democrats call devastating consequences if proposed federal rollbacks go through.
'Breaking point': Ex-staffer pens brutal takedown of former boss Chuck Schumer
Leah Juliett, a former staffer for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), is trashing their one-time boss with an editorial in Teen Vogue that argues he's killing the party's reputation among young voters.In fact, Juliett believes that they're hardly alone among people in her age bracket in feeling completely i...
New York Senator Chuck Schumer sounds alarm on Social Security during floor speech
By Peter Katz Click here for updates on this story Washington DC (westfaironline.com) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York sounded an alarm bell about Social Security during a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate on March 27. He urged his Republican colleagues in the Senate to join in opposing what appear to be efforts by Donald Trump and Elon Musk to shut down the Social Security system. He warned people not to be fooled by …
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