Chuck Schumer offers up $15 million to bolster Democratic Senate campaigns
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Chuck Schumer injected $15 million into Democratic senatorial campaigns across the country Tuesday. The Senate is split 50-50 and Republicans are now only slightly favored.
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Schumer's campaign will donate $5 million to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, in addition to $1 million each to the victory funds of Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Mark Kelly of Arizona, with $500,000 apiece to Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado and Patty Murray of Washington State.
He will also give $1 million each to five other Democratic candidates, including Rep. Val Demings of Florida, Cheri Beasley of North Carolina, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes of Wisconsin, Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio and Fetterman.
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