Senate Leadership Fund

SLF Announces August Advertising Surge to Defend Senate Majority

The Senate Leadership Fund announced it is diving headfirst into five key Senate races in August, investing $21.3 million in new spending. The details of the new television and radio reservations were first reported exclusively by Politico, and can be found below:  Arizona (through Defend Arizona): $1.9 million beginning 8/18 Georgia: $6.6 million beginning 8/12 Iowa: $4.1 million beginning 8/12 […]

SLF Statement on Kansas Primary Results

The Senate Leadership Fund released the following statement after Roger Marshall won the Kansas Republican Senate primary: “The first skirmish to stop Chuck Schumer’s brazen Senate power grab was fought tonight in Kansas. Kansas Republicans saw right through Schumer’s six-million-dollar man Kris Kobach, which shows they’re on a war footing to keep Pat Roberts’ seat in Republican hands. If Schumer couldn’t pull […]

Do Senate Democrats Stand With Schumer or Sinema on Small Business Aid?

Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema is siding with congressional Republicans over Chuck Schumer and her own party, saying this morning that the Senate should pass more small business aid by unanimous consent “ASAP.” Yesterday, Bloomberg News reported the $350 billion in small business aid designed to keep workers on payroll was running out. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell […]

Aid for Workers Runs Out Today Thanks to Senate Democrats

Senate Democrats will officially cause small business aid for keeping workers on payroll to run out this afternoon, as the U.S. Small Business Administration reports the previously-approved relief money is set to run dry. Last week, Senate Republicans attempted to approve an emergency $250 billion in new funding authority for the program, which was blocked by Chuck Schumer […]

Senate Democrats Block Aid for Workers (Again)

Senate Democrats blocked $250 billion of small business aid designed to keep workers on payrolls – merely hours after learning 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total to over 17 million unemployment claims during the pandemic. Only a few weeks prior, Schumer and Pelosi were roundly criticized for a similar maneuver, tanking a […]