Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumeris an American politician, the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in 1998, he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato by a margin of 55%–44%. Schumer was re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24% and in 2010 by a margin of 66%–33%...
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The states have a total of $80 billion in deficit spending. What are they going to have to do? Well, they are either going to have to cut programs, which will drag the economy down, or they are going to have to raise taxes, which will drag the economy down.
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The silver lining to the Dubai Ports World fiasco is that we are finally focused on the vulnerability of our ports.
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The signal to President Bush, whether you voted no or yes: Please send us a moderate, but if you send someone who is very ideological there'll be a much bigger fight than on Roberts because this is for the O'Connor seat and that's the swing vote on the court.
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The Supreme Court's verdicts show that, contrary to what the administration believes, we can have both security and liberty. Congress should now enact legislation that reflects the court's carefully balanced decisions on liberty and security. The Judiciary Committee ought to hold hearings immediately to begin the process of enacting legislation.
I don't really know what I'm going to do.
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George Bush, say whatever else you want about him, does not back away from a fight. If he were to withdraw the nomination, it would be a stunning defeat.
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Anyone who thinks that this nomination is a foregone conclusion is sadly mistaken.
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I hope he is not a Thomas. But the risk is too great to bear, ... The court's balance may for decades be tipped radically in one direction.
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I hope and pray that the president chooses to unite rather than divide; that he chooses consensus over confrontation.
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I just want to check out a few things.
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I hope we rise to the occasion. To have Wyoming get $38.31 per capita, while New York gets only $5.47 per capita, doesn't look like a formula based on threat, but looks like a formula based on politics, to me.
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I hope the board will reinstate Mr. Gunn until all the legal issues are resolved. There is no legal consensus that the board had the power to fire Mr. Gunn.
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I need to sort of bone up on this a little more.
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In a sense, we have seen maybe 10 percent of you -- just the visible tip of the iceberg, not the 90 percent that is still submerged, ... And we all know that it is the ice beneath the surface that can sink the ship.