RECENT NEWS

reaction

Schumer condemns U.K. authorities after Alta Fixsler taken off life support

The New York senator had attempted to facilitate the 2-year-old Hasidic girl’s transfer to the U.S. for continued treatment

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses reporters following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon on October 05, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) condemned British authorities after 2-year-old Alta Fixsler was taken off life support and died Monday, following a protracted legal battle between Fixsler’s parents and the British government.

Fixsler was born with severe brain...

Subscribe now to
the Daily Kickoff

The politics and business news you need to stay up to date, delivered each morning in a must-read newsletter.