Charles E. Schumer
Senator for New York · Democratic · United States
“There has already been some reporting from anonymous sources that Trump was personally involved in pushing these campaign ads on the taxpayers' dime. Let's be clear, these ads were anything but public service announcements. They were pure propaganda.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“When Trump meets with various AI industry leaders at the White House today, he ought to stop resisting the growing consensus that we need real guardrails to mitigate AI's risk.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“Instead of trying to score cheap political points with hollow proposals, Senate Republicans need to work with us to take meaningful action that will actually contain these existential risks. They are not doing that, and the American people are in real danger because of their failure to act. Stock Trading Mr.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“President, on Trump propaganda, Donald Trump continues to cram his taxpayer-funded propaganda down the throats of the American people. In less than a single week, Trump has aired three campaign ads, costing at least $1.5 million, all paid for by--guess who--the American taxpayer.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“I can sum up the shortcomings of the Republican data center bill with one word: optional. The bill is optional. America, do you hear that? Here, we need some real action on data centers. And what does the Republican Senator from Ohio come up with? Something that is optional. It is up to the companies to decide.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, well, Donald Trump is asleep at the wheel when it comes to reining in unchecked AI. Right after news came out over the weekend about rogue AI agents infiltrating government websites in the United States, Australia, and at the U.N., do you know what Trump told FOX News?”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
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“As Trump's economy bleeds the American people dry, Trump isn't trying to lower costs but, rather, kill the Affordable Care Act with a death by a thousand cuts. So my Republican colleagues ought to join us on this resolution to protect the care their constituents rely on or they will continue to own every lost healthcare policy, every closed hospital, and every skyrocketing premium that follows. I yield the floor.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“There has already been some reporting from anonymous sources that Trump was personally involved in pushing these campaign ads on the taxpayers' dime. Let's be clear, these ads were anything but public service announcements. They were pure propaganda. After fawning over foreign authoritarians like Putin and Kim Jong Un for so long, Trump must have gotten jealous of their control over state TV. Trump needs to answer for this corruption and for all of his other efforts to rob the American people to fund his extravagant vanity projects. It is time for Republicans to either call the President out for this corruption or to call it quits in November. Affordable Care Act Mr. President, finally, on the Affordable Care Act CRA, well, today Senate Democrats will force consideration of a resolution to stop Trump from further sabotaging the ACA.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“President, on Trump propaganda, Donald Trump continues to cram his taxpayer-funded propaganda down the throats of the American people. In less than a single week, Trump has aired three campaign ads, costing at least $1.5 million, all paid for by--guess who--the American taxpayer. Trump is getting you, American taxpayer, to use your dollars to pay for his political ads. Have you ever heard anything so egregious in terms of how our system is supposed to work? I am calling on the White House to explain this great, blatantly corrupt, and egregious abuse of taxpayer dollars immediately. The Trump administration has a lot of questions it needs to answer: Who is responsible for these ads? Which Agency? Where were the funds diverted to pay for Trump's propaganda? Was Trump involved personally?”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“The Republican bill also explicitly allows Members to trade stocks in privately held companies to profit off their insider knowledge. So the bill makes things worse than present law because it would simply hide insider trading. It would not stop it. And if Senate Republicans cared about reining in stock trading, they would advance a bill that prohibits the President from trading stocks. We know that Trump has traded more stocks than all of Congress combined, but this bill does no such thing. The worst part of this bill is that Republicans know it will never pass. They designed it that way. They don't want this bill to become law. So they put a poison pill in that they knew would tank it. It is really trickery. It is skulduggery.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“Instead of trying to score cheap political points with hollow proposals, Senate Republicans need to work with us to take meaningful action that will actually contain these existential risks. They are not doing that, and the American people are in real danger because of their failure to act. Stock Trading Mr. President, on stock trading and voter ID, Senate Republicans continue to show the country they care more about playing partisan political games than stopping corruption. The Senate GOP has bucked a longstanding bipartisan effort to ban stock trading in Congress, which is what Congress should do. Last July--July--the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced a strong, commonsense, bipartisan bill to ban congressional stock trading, but Senate Republicans abandoned this effort.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“I can sum up the shortcomings of the Republican data center bill with one word: optional. The bill is optional. America, do you hear that? Here, we need some real action on data centers. And what does the Republican Senator from Ohio come up with? Something that is optional. It is up to the companies to decide. Well, they are the ones that need the guardrails: optional--optional requirements in his bill on data center development, optional standards for safety against catastrophic risks, optional enforcement to protect the American people. A guardrail that is optional isn't a guardrail at all. At a time when Americans are calling out for real guardrails on AI, Senate Republicans are trying to secure an ineffectual participation trophy before they skip town.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“When Trump meets with various AI industry leaders at the White House today, he ought to stop resisting the growing consensus that we need real guardrails to mitigate AI's risk. Trump's meeting at the White House will be a flop, a failure, an utter failure if they don't propose and start talking about and start to come to an agreement about some real guardrails that need to be done. And, of course, he should consult with those of us in Congress who believe we need stronger guardrails. Dismissing the potential dangers of AI as a hoax, as Trump has done over and over and over again, won't protect the American people. The Senate GOP's response to AI risk has been almost as meek as Trump's. Americans are demanding real guardrails on AI and data centers, but all the Republicans offer is a toothless messaging bill. The bill is a fraud.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, well, Donald Trump is asleep at the wheel when it comes to reining in unchecked AI. Right after news came out over the weekend about rogue AI agents infiltrating government websites in the United States, Australia, and at the U.N., do you know what Trump told FOX News? ``I don't worry about it.'' Well, he is about the only one. Trump doesn't worry about rogue AI, but the American people certainly do, so do cyber security experts and even many of the people who are building this technology. Everybody who knows anything about it worries about rogue AI--not Donald Trump. He keeps his head in the sand like an ostrich. He doesn't pay any attention to the facts and just says whatever pops into his head, no matter how harmful it is.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“Instead, Senate Republicans chose to leave Americans waiting and voted for Trump's war to continue. Every American ought to ask these Senators whether appeasing the President is truly worth the cost of this horrible war. I yield the floor.”
Senate28 September 2026Source ↗
“The American people are out billions of dollars out of their pockets already. Nobody wants to wait any longer. Whatever timeline Trump thinks is ``very soon,'' isn't soon enough for the American people. We are getting crushed by the cost of this war every time we go to the gas station. Trump shows no signs of ending this war, not when he just launched a pledge for new strikes on Iran after the midterms. How much longer is Trump going to continue his failed war? another month? another 7 months? another year? Trump's costly war with Iran will end whenever Trump Republicans find the courage to listen to the American people instead of the hysteria from the President. Republicans could have shown that courage last week by supporting our War Powers Resolution to stop the fighting in Iran and bring costs down.”
Senate28 September 2026Source ↗
“Here is an idea, Donald: Instead of burning billions of taxpayer dollars on the arch or the reflecting pool or the ballroom or any of your hundred vanity projects, Trump, you ought to invest that money in American families and keep these programs intact. Trump cut funding that Congress approved--Democrats and Republicans. Every Senate Republican who voted for any of the bills providing this funding ought to be up in arms. Senate Democrats are going to challenge Trump's illegal cuts every chance we get. Unless Senate Republicans want to remain nothing more than a rubberstamp for Donald Trump and his grim reaper Russell Vought, they need to join us to stop the Trump administration from robbing the American people blind.”
Senate28 September 2026Source ↗
“It sends the message that Trump and the Republicans are scared; they are desperate; and they know the American people are done buying what they are selling. Rescissions Madam President, on the Trump rescissions, Trump has no problem wasting billions of American taxpayers on his vanity projects but suddenly gets stingy when there is an opportunity to support American families. Over the weekend, Trump illegally cut nearly a billion dollars from programs designed to help American families and communities to get ahead. Trump's rescissions package eviscerated funding that supports kids, K through 12 students, small businesses, health, and clean air research. These cuts are just another slap in the face to the American people as they struggle to afford the skyrocketing costs of Trump's never- ending war and spiraling economy.”
Senate28 September 2026Source ↗
“Only Trump would have the audacity to force Americans not only to watch his propaganda, but to pay for it. We can add these campaign ads to the list of vanity projects that Trump has egregiously charged to the American taxpayer: his arch, his ballroom, upgrades to his luxury foreign jet, his MAGA slush fund, and so much more. The corruption goes on and on; it is endless in this administration. Every week, Trump thinks of a new corrupt measure so he can rip off the American taxpayer and enrich himself. I am calling on the administration to reveal which Agency aired this illegal propaganda, on whose orders, and exactly at what cost to the American taxpayer. These ads send a clear message, just not the one Trump intended.”
Senate28 September 2026Source ↗
“Madam President, this is on the taxpayer-funded Trump political ads. Every day--every day--Trump comes up with a new corruption scheme to abuse American taxpayers for his own benefit. That is why corruption is a hallmark of this administration. Yesterday, Trump aired another partisan campaign ad on multiple channels during prime time. And if you can believe it, who paid for it? The U.S. Government. The U.S. taxpayers paid for a political ad by Trump. These ads are virtually indistinguishable from those made for Trump's 2024 campaign, and yet you the taxpayer is funding them. It is an absolute violation of what democracy is supposed to look like. Americans sat down to watch football, not to be force-fed Trump's propaganda on their own dime.”
Senate28 September 2026Source ↗
“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate28 September 2026Source ↗
“I want to salute Sheldon Whitehouse, who had a strong hand in putting together this report. He has been steadfast, brilliant, and hard-nosed on fighting this corruption, and I salute him again. Americans--all Americans--should salute him for his efforts. Trump may think he can hide his corruption in the shadows, but we, Democrats in the Senate, will continue turning over every rock to expose how his greed is costing the American people. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“I knew we were headed for trouble when I saw it back then in the papers, because in 2024 Trump invited Harold Hamm and all those Big Oil guys down to Mar-a-Lago and asked them for a $1 billion--$1 billion--for his campaign in exchange for political favors to boost their bottom line. It was appalling then--pay-to-play--and openly done, bragging boldly. I mean, that shows these people have no shame. They have no worries about the strictures of democracy, of morality, of what America has always been all about. No, they brag about it: We will give you $1 billion. Help our oil companies, ho ho ho. But the American people paid the price. Big Oil paid up and, boy, did Donald Trump deliver. Trump blocked clean energy projects that would have brought down families' energy costs and powered millions of homes.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“Well, Senate Democrats will force a vote on another War Powers Resolution to end Trump's disastrous war and bring our troops home, at last, very soon. Americans will remember who votes to end Trump's war today just as they will remember who voted for the war to continue, time and time and time again, for 7 long months. Big Oil Mr. President, and on the Trump Big Oil corruption report, Donald Trump's flagrant corruption costs the American people dearly every single day. We all know that. Just this morning, I joined Senator Whitehouse to unveil our Anti- corruption Working Group's staggering new report on how Trump's corrupt dealings with Big Oil billionaires are costing the American people a fortune. It is a tale as old as time in Trump's America. In 2024, this then was brazen.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“That is just what we know, since this administration keeps withholding information from Congress and the American people about the true number of casualties in this war. All the while, Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz and other key chokepoints has grown tighter, and the entire situation in the Middle East has gotten worse. Trump's war has been one of the biggest foreign policy catastrophes in the history of this country. And, of course, as I said, the price of gasoline and the price of diesel keep going up. From the start, I have said this war is bigger than politics, and Senate Republicans--if they knew what was good for them--would have joined us in pushing for an end to Trump's war 7 months ago.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“Standing up to them at the negotiating table is the hard part. So far, Trump hasn't managed it. Iran Mr. President, on the Iran war, as Trump tries to tread water as his disastrous war with Iran gets worse by the day, the American people are drowning in costs. Gas is nearly $4.50 a gallon, and diesel is still breaking highs at $6.51 a gallon because of Trump's war. It is madness. Americans are getting crushed at the gas pumps. Working families are getting cleaned out at the grocery store counters. And family farms are going under because Trump took this country to war without authorization, without a plan, without a second thought to the consequences. We have lost at least 19 brave servicemembers. Hundreds are wounded or maimed, and tens of thousands remain in harm's way.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“If you are foreign or authoritarian, Trump just won't invite you to America; he will greet you planeside. That is what Trump did, sort of as a supplicant for Xi yesterday. That is what Trump did for Putin in Alaska last year. This man has an atavistic attraction to dictators, to bad people. Something is so wrong up there with him. And now Trump and Rubio want to roll out the red carpet for Putin again at the G20 in Florida this year. Trump needs to finally show some backbone. America can't afford for Trump to roll over on blocking China's access to our advanced AI tech, stopping the flow of fentanyl, protecting oil workers, strengthening American innovation, and holding the CCP accountable for aiding our adversaries or any of the other pressing issues we face with the PRC. Meeting an authoritarian at the bottom of the stairs is easy.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“And since Trump can't clean up his mess, he tries to sweep it under the rug, and he failed miserably. Trump can't outrun the press, and he can't outrun his record. You hear that, Donald? You can't outrun the press, and you can't outrun your miserable record. China Mr. President, on the Xi Jinping visit, Trump's soft-handed treatment of the Chinese Communist Party is on full display this week during Xi Jinping's visit. No sooner had Xi landed yesterday, than the Trump administration announced it is extending its trade relief to China for another 2 months. Really? Trump ought to take that trade war truce up north to Canada, instead of giving it to China and Xi and his authoritarian regime. As usual, Trump acts based solely on who flatters him at the moment, where the nearest photo-op is, and what headline he covers.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“Trump himself told the real truth when he said he was trying to protect his reputation with this ban. To protect his reputation--can you believe it? The chutzpah of a President to say, ``I am going to shut down the media because I don't like what they are saying,'' when he knows that 250 grand years of freedom of speech has been the hallmark of this country. Of course, his statements were so out of line--and even his supporters criticized it--that Trump had to backtrack by trying to label these news outlets a so-called ``national security risk.'' No one bought that excuse for a second. The only thing Trump was trying to defend was himself. Trump knows he is in rough shape. He knows the American people are furious with him and his party. He knows just how much of a disaster his record is.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, on the Trump media ban, you can tell Trump's desperate, repressive media ban is flagrantly unconstitutional when it gets blocked by a judge he appointed. Trump can attack the First Amendment all he wants, but the roots of our democracy run deeper than he could ever fathom. No President should be able to use censorship to escape accountability, to deprive Americans of the truth, and to take our country down the path to authoritarianism. Is Trump so fragile, so thin-skinned, so desperate that he can't handle reporting that reflects the truth that he doesn't want to hear? If Trump's Presidency and economy are going as well as he claims they are, then he should have nothing to fear from the cameras. We all know what this media ban was about.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“Many farmers were already struggling to get by, and now 70 percent of them say they haven't been able to afford the fertilizer they need, all because of Trump's Iran war. Our bill directs the USDA to explore creating a strategic fertilizer reserve to help American farmers weather supply chain shocks by Trump's Iran war. Farmers already have to deal with enough uncertainty as it is: unpredictable weather, inconsistent crop yields, unforeseen blights. They shouldn't have to factor in the chaos coming out of Trump's White House, on top of it all. Soaring fertilizer costs squeeze farmers first, but it doesn't take long for that pain to hit American families at the grocery store.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, on the fertilizing bill, Trump's terrible economy has been anything but fertile ground for American farmers.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“Many farmers were already struggling to get by, and now 70 percent of them say they haven't been able to afford the fertilizer they need, all because of Trump's Iran war. Our bill directs the USDA to explore creating a strategic fertilizer reserve to help American farmers weather supply chain shocks by Trump's Iran war. Farmers already have to deal with enough uncertainty as it is: unpredictable weather, inconsistent crop yields, unforeseen blights. They shouldn't have to factor in the chaos coming out of Trump's White House, on top of it all. Soaring fertilizer costs squeeze farmers first, but it doesn't take long for that pain to hit American families at the grocery store.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“Crucially, there is real risk that Trump could let Xi off the hook for helping Russia and Iran evade sanctions, even helping Iran target American troops in the Middle East. All of this and Trump has the gall to call Xi Jinping ``a great gentleman.'' Trump, stop fawning over strongmen like Xi, and put your foot down. Put your American foot down, and defend our country and our workers. Standing up for the American people means standing up to Xi. (The remarks of Mr. SCHUMER pertaining to the introduction of S. 5461 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“I told President Xi that he ought to stop the flow of these precursor chemicals to the United States. Well, Trump must push the PRC to do more to crack down on these synthetic opioid precursors. Our first discussions with Xi got some action but not close to enough. Trump ought to take legal action against those opioid precursors that have already been scheduled to come in here and crack down on illicit financing schemes keeping this deadly trade going. As I said, after our meeting with Xi, China made some steps in the right direction, but it needs to do more. Trump also needs to explain why on Earth he continued providing tariff relief to China, our main competitor, while escalating his costly trade war with Canada, one of our closest allies. Square that circle for us, Donald.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“He gets these stupid bugs in his head that research is bad, that science is bad, that they are all a big bunch of liberals or something. He is so hurting America--Trump is--and strengthening China. Decades from now, historians will look back and say this may have been a turning point because we had such bad, stupid, ignorant leadership. Let's not forgot the implications Trump's meetings with Xi could have for American autoworkers. If Trump lets China flood the market with Chinese EVs--an idea he has flirted with before--he will put even more manufacturing workers out of a job than he already has. China also needs to stem the flow of fentanyl to the United States that is devastating our communities. I met with Xi on this very issue face to face 3 years ago.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“We will be closely watching what Trump does across the spectrum of challenges that the United States faces with the PRC. Trump has already undermined America's competitiveness by gutting Federal R&D and technical training and making it harder for American companies to recruit top talent from abroad. His actions have forced much of our best talent to flee this country and go to Europe and go to China--the best talent who come here to work and prosper, and he cuts off their grants, and they leave. What does that do for America? It certainly makes us weaker in scientific endeavor and makes our rivals-- even friendly rivals--stronger. It is almost like China is trying to sabotage American industry for decades to come.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“As I have been warning not only for weeks but actually for years, Trump cannot let the Chinese Communist Party get its hands on our most advanced AI chips and manufacturing equipment. If Trump truly wants to preserve America's lead in the AI race, the answer is to prohibit the sale of this cutting-edge technology to China, not to let AI develop and continue without guardrails. We all ought to be concerned by Trump handing over this tech to China, which is why Senator Warren and I, along with Senators Slotkin and Kim, will be holding a press conference today on the urgent need to tighten export controls and cut off the flow of AI technology to the CCP. AI is just one area where there is a risk of Trump selling out America.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“Lee was always rising to meet the moment, unafraid to take on the hardest fights, and Lee's example will continue to inspire future efforts to support American workers. Lee, you lit an eternal flame in the heart of the labor movement, and it will long endure no matter how hard corporate interests and union busters try to stamp it out. I wish this great American the very best in his retirement and congratulate him on such a historic career. China Mr. President, now on the Xi Jinping visit, as Donald Trump hunts for a headline and photo-op with Xi Jinping today, he is at risk of losing sight of what is at stake for the American people. Trump risks giving China a leg up on a variety of issues if he bends the knee to Xi.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“Together, we continue to fight for the PRO Act so that workers can better organize and bargain for fair wages and benefits, and we have applied that PRO Act in companion legislation for public workers. I couldn't have asked for a better partner in the trenches, and AFSCME's members couldn't have elected a better president to stand up for their rights in the face of some of the greatest challenges to organized labor for generations. In my own city of New York, city workers get paid a much better wage than they used to, better benefits, better pensions--all because of the AFSCME and fight Lee Saunders led. It is nice to see that hard-working public servants are actually being paid a decent wage, although obviously many of us think it should be greater.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“As Lee steered this mighty union, I have had the privilege of standing shoulder to shoulder with him on issue after issue after issue. Together, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we fought hard to secure $350 billion for frontline workers and State and local governments, keeping communities afloat with public servants on the payroll. Many, if not most, of these workers would have lost their jobs had it not been for these dollars. We had real opposition from many on the other side of the aisle, but we fought hard and prevailed. Together, we worked tirelessly to ensure that over 2 million public servants received their hard-earned Social Security benefits.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate23 September 2026Source ↗
“Every Republican who votes against ending the war this week is choosing to pander to the President instead of protecting our troops and our country. I yield the floor.”
Senate22 September 2026Source ↗
“That means higher prices on everything that is transported by truck. Worst of all, Trump continues to try to cover up the human costs of this failed war. Anonymous Pentagon officials just revealed that the Trump administration has refused to disclose the deaths of at least 4 servicemembers bringing the sad total up to 22 at least. The administration's refusal to recognize these fallen servicemen ought to make everybody's skin crawl. I hope their families know how much we appreciate their loved ones' service and sacrifice. This week, Senate Democrats will force another vote on our War Powers Resolution to end this war and get our troops out of harm's way. Trump, stop bragging about the fake number of wars you have supposedly ended and end the real one right in front of you.”
Senate22 September 2026Source ↗
“Donald, nothing you have done has worked; end the damn war. And hey, Donald, you made another big decision 7 months ago; you decided to take our country to war without a second thought. Trump had no idea what he was doing when he got our country into this mess. Seven months later, he has no clue how to get us out, even though everyone told him the first thing to do is block the Strait of Hormuz, secure the Strait of Hormuz. He didn't do it. He doesn't listen. Whatever pops into his own head seems to be what America does, and it almost always works out very badly for America and the American people. Trump needs to reckon with the cost of his catastrophic blunder in Iran. Over the weekend, we learned that the Pentagon has spent at least $45 billion on the war. Trump's war led diesel prices to hit another record high today at $6.52 a gallon.”
Senate22 September 2026Source ↗
“Iran Mr. President, on Iran and the war, only Trump could try to present himself as a peacemaker and then threaten to ``annihilate'' an entire country in the same breath, but that is just what he did at the U.N. this morning. Trump said he had to make a ``big decision'' either to cut a deal with Iran or to ``drive them into hell with no chance of survival.'' What a sickening statement from a wannabe Nobel laureate for peace. He thinks he is being smart by threatening them. His threats over the last several months haven't worked.”
Senate22 September 2026Source ↗
“Prohibiting China from accessing these chips and equipment they desperately want is our best tool to keep China's AI ambitions at bay, and Trump wants to just hand it over to them. It doesn't make any sense. Trump needs to make clear to Xi that our cutting-edge AI technology is not up for negotiation; it is off the table, period--no ands, no ifs, no buts. Trump can block these sales before Xi's plane even hits the tarmac tomorrow. We have put forward bipartisan bills to ban the sale of these advanced chips to China, cut off access to chipmaking equipment, and prevent smuggling of this technology. Just get on board, Donald. Don't stand in the way. Sadly, we all know what Trump's goal is with summits like this. He is chasing a headline, chasing a photo op, not a victory for the American people.”
Senate22 September 2026Source ↗
“China Mr. President, on the Xi Jinping visit, I urge Trump not to sell out America for a headline when he meets with Xi Jinping tomorrow. Trump keeps talking a big game about winning the AI race against China, but he is forfeiting our lead every day by refusing to block the sale of our most advanced chips and manufacturing equipment to China. Just today, Trump was bragging to the U.N. about how America's technology is the best in the world. Well, then don't give that tech to the Chinese Communist Party.”
Senate22 September 2026Source ↗
“This week, Democrats will continue to push Congress and the administration to act on AI. Republicans have to join us in reining in an unchecked AI before it is too late. Please, please, Trump, wake up. The world is changing rapidly, and if we don't change and adapt to it and protect ourselves from the excesses of it, we are all going to be in big trouble.”
Senate22 September 2026Source ↗
“Talk about a formula for disaster. Let's be absolutely clear, stepping away from the table on AI governance, at the same time the administration has defunded and withdrawn from countless international organizations, is a massive gift to China, who would be thrilled to fill the gap Trump is creating. China is already doubling down on maximizing its influence at the U.N. and creating its own international organizations on AI so it can set the rules of the road for this new technology. That is what America should be doing, Donald Trump. You are creating vacuums, letting the Chinese fill them, and then ranting against them. Even industry leaders building AI are calling for guardrails. Everybody seems to recognize the potential dangers of unchecked AI development except Donald Trump. What does Trump know that we don't?”
Senate22 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, let me talk about Trump's AI comments at the U.N. Trump continued to downplay the dangers of AI during his speech at the General Assembly today, completely ignoring the concerns of the American people and the people of the world. After rambling on about how he wants to rename artificial intelligence ``superintelligence,'' Trump said he will oppose--oppose--any global effort to regulate AI. Trump said: We will only encourage superintelligence. We're going to encourage it, not rein it in. Seriously?”
Senate22 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate22 September 2026Source ↗
“Senate Republicans have a choice: Keep forcing Americans to pay the cost of Trump's forever war or stop kissing the ring and join us in it. I yield the floor.”
Senate17 September 2026Source ↗
“What exactly does Trump think this cost has gotten the American people? Is it the Iranian regime in Tehran that is even more radical than before the war? Is it Iran's tightening grip on the Strait of Hormuz and other key shipping choke points. How about the 18 brave U.S. servicemembers killed, hundreds more wounded, tens of thousands kept in harm's way for months and months on end? The only thing Trump has done in Iran is make everything worse. How can my Republican colleagues go along with this? Senate Democrats--make no mistake about it--Senate Democrats will push for another vote on a War Powers Resolution next week to bring our troops home and will continue to force votes until Trump ends his Iranian blunder.”
Senate17 September 2026Source ↗