The career of Chuck Schumer: See photos of senator's time in office

Hillary Clinton, U.S. Virgin Island Del. Donna Christian-Christensen and Schumer pose for a photograph on Sept. 6, 2002, during a joint meeting of Congress in Federal Hall on Wall Street in remembrance of the victims and heroes of Sept. 11, 2001.

Schumer and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speak about China's unfair trade practices during a press conference on Capitol Hill on March 28, 2005.

Schumer meets with Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers on Capitol Hill on Oct. 17, 2005.

Schumer celebrates with fellow Democratic leaders at the Hyatt Regency hotel on Capitol Hill on Nov. 7, 2006, as Democrats took control of Congress in the midterm elections.

Reid speaks about funding for the Iraq War on April 24, 2007, as Schumer looks on.

Schumer makes a motion that Barack Obama be chosen by acclamation as the Democratic Party's nominee for president during the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Aug. 27, 2008.

Schumer speaks with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on the first day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 13, 2009.

Schumer speaks with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., after a vote on a 9/11 health care bill on Capitol Hill on Dec. 9, 2010.

Schumer speaks during President Obama's second inauguration on Jan. 21, 2013.

Schumer answers questions alongside Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid during a news conference at the Capitol on March 17, 2015.

Schumer talks with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25, 2016.

Schumer speaks at a rally in front of the Stonewall Inn on Feb. 4, 2017, in New York.

Schumer boards an elevator on Capitol Hill on April 7, 2017.

Schumer talks on his phone after arriving on Capitol Hill on May 17, 2017.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, (D-NY) speaks during a during a news conference after a GOP caucus meeting on Dec. 18, 2018 in Washington, DC.

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to the press prior to attending a meeting to discuss a potential economic bill in response to the coronavirus, COVID-19, in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2019.

Rob Carter, one of 325 people across New York state who were laid off by Friendly's earlier in April, speaks with Sen. Chuck Schumer in front of a shuttered Friendly's restaurant in Gates on Monday, April 22, 2019.

Sen. Chuck Schumer answers questions after meeting with Mets COO Jeff Wilpon and MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem at NYSEG Stadium to discuss future of Minor League Baseball in Binghamton on. Feb. 24, 2020.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) shares an elbow bump with a guest following ceremonies honoring late Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the U.S. Capitol, where Ginsburg will lie in state in Statuary Hall on Sept. 25, 2020 in Washington, DC.

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks at a Memorial for former New York Mayor David Dinkins at the National Action Network in New York, on Nov. 28, 2020.

US President Joe Biden hosts a meeting with Senate Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, right, about a COVID-19 relief bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, Feb. 3, 2021.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference about student debt outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 4, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) join fellow members of Congress to observe a moment of silence on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, on Feb. 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congressional leaders held a candlelight ceremony to mark the more than 500,000 U.S. deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leading a leadership press conference on Sept. 12, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, with Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), right, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), left, as Zelenskyy walks to meet with Senators on Dec. 12, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) collecting his notes during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, IL on Aug. 20, 2024.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks on the Trump Administration's federal air freeze during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, DC. The Trump Administration announced it would freeze federal grant funding and loans, halting payments for state and local programs like SNAP food aid, housing assistance, education, healthcare, and climate initiatives. Schumer was joined by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) (L) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI).

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), speaks during the We Choose To Fight: Nobody Elected Elon rally at the U.S. Department Of The Treasury on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listens as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on the early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda.

(L-R) U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) speak to press in the U.S. Capitol on March 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senators addressed Trump's plans to close the Department of Education.