Washington Times · Jul 11, 2022
Senate majority leader tests positive for COVID-19
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., takes a question during a news conference following a closed-door policy lunch, at the Capitol in Washington, on May 24, 2022. The Biden administration foresees unnecessary deaths if lawmakers don’t approve billions of dollars ...Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not return to the Capitol this week when lawmakers reconvene following a two-week recess.
The New York Democrat is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” according to spokesman Justin Goodman, and plans to work remotely this week.