Chuck Schumer - Page 127

August 10, 2020

WSJ pans Trump embrace of 'Barack Obama method' of governing by executive order

President Trump utilized the "Barack Obama method" by extending federal unemployment benefits and instituting a payroll tax holiday through a series of executive orders, the Wall Street Journal editorial board lamented Monday.

August 10, 2020

Trump says Schumer, Pelosi 'want to meet to make a deal' on coronavirus relief

President Trump said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "want to meet to make a deal" on the fourth coronavirus stimulus package, after negotiations between congressional lawmakers and the White House reached a stalemate over the weekend.

August 10, 2020

Liz Peek: Trump's big win on relief orders – here's why Pelosi, Schumer are so unhappy

Furious that Democrat leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer were blocking a bill to help Americans through the COVID-19 crisis, President Trump stepped up and got the job done, all by himself. 

August 9, 2020

Schumer blasts Trump's executive orders as 'a big show' that 'won't do the job' for coronavirus relief

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday blasted President Trump’s recent executive orders as “a big show” that won’t “do anything” as lawmakers continue to voice their discontent over the president’s moves following the collapse of negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package.

August 8, 2020

Trump orders $400-per-week unemployment payments amid COVID crisis, hits Dems for stonewalling

President Trump signed four executive actions Saturday aimed at delivering relief to Americans struggling with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic while accusing Democrats of stonewalling greater aid efforts.

August 8, 2020

NY Times panned after op-ed claims it's been '36 years' since a man and woman ran together on Dem ticket

An opinion piece published in The New York Times on Saturday that incorrectly asserted it has "been 36 years since a man and woman ran together [in a presidential election] on a Democratic Party ticket" was immediately panned on Twitter, prompting The Times to delete its tweet and correct the column.

August 7, 2020

Washington impasse on coronavirus relief threatens US economy

The impasse in negotiations puts at risk potentially trillions of dollars in aid for families, businesses and the U.S. economy.

August 7, 2020

Newt Gingrich: Trump could take down Schumer and Pelosi with this Reagan tactic

The right model for President Trump is President Ronald Reagan.

August 6, 2020

Pelosi again rejects short-term $600-per-week federal unemployment extension

The top two Congressional Democrats Thursday accused Republicans of trying to "nickel and dime" struggling Americans by pushing for the smallest coronavirus relief bill possible and not understanding the gravity of the pandemic and economic fallout. 

August 5, 2020

Marc Thiessen: Standoff over coronavirus unemployment stimulus shows Dems 'think they lose' with compromise

Congressional Democrats' complaints about the expiration of federal unemployment assistance are entirely political, former George W. Bush speechwriter and Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen has charged.