Key transportation priorities have remained sidelined with lawmakers deadlocked in a funding standoff over the Department of 91ÊÓÆµland Security.
March 31, 2026Chuck Schumer News Updates
Beef Prices Spur Senate Drive to Split Meat Giants
The U.S. meatpacking industry faces a new wave of scrutiny, this time from Senate Democrats seeking to allow companies to process only one type of meat and set stricter limits on the beef market.
March 5, 2026Shutdown Nears End as Senate Passes Deal, House Preps Vote
A record-setting 42-day U.S. government shutdown is on a path to end as soon as Nov. 12 after the Senate passed a temporary funding measure backed by a group of eight centrist Democrats.
November 11, 2025Johnson Calls House to Return for Shutdown Vote
“We have to do this as quickly as possible," said House Speaker Mike Johnson. He's kept the House out of session since mid-September, when it passed a bill to continue federal funding.
November 10, 2025Democrats Blink on Health Care, Move to End Long Shutdown
A group of eight Democrats broke with the rest of their party — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — to vote with Republicans to advance a bill to reopen the government.
November 10, 2025Trucking Industry Waits With Congress Stuck in Neutral
Bills meant to expand access to truck parking as well as enhance the safety of the nation’s pipeline system await consideration in the transportation policy and funding panels.
October 30, 2025Congress Gridlocked With Shutdown Deadline Days Away
Senior senators continue to negotiate terms of fiscal 2026 funding legislation on the heels of a House-passed short-term measure that would keep agencies operating through mid-November.
September 25, 2025Senate GOP Seeks to Revoke California Emissions Powers
Senate Republicans are developing a strategy to formally push back on certain Biden-era emissions waivers granted to the state of California.
May 12, 2025Congress Adopts Trump Tax, Budget Blueprint
President Donald Trump’s tax and budget agenda is one step closer toward realization after the House of Representatives agreed on a partisan legislative blueprint.
April 10, 2025Shutdown Looms as Congress Debates Transportation Funding
Congress is working to clear for President Joe Biden fiscal 2025 legislation prior to this month’s deadline. A new session of Congress is scheduled to start in early January.
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