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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This controversial nominee, who would make the court less diverse and far more conservative, will get very careful scrutiny from the Senate.
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This decision is a testament to the business leadership of Lockheed Martin, but more importantly to the great labor force we have in upstate New York, ... I hope this is the first of many contract victories for New York.
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This bill is a full-scale retreat when it comes to environmental protection for America, ... To walk away from basic environmental protection in the name of promoting energy is a bad deal for America's future.
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This administration has been far too close for far too long to the Saudi ruling family, a family that has supported terrorism for over a decade.
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Now more than ever we need a consensus nominee,
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of course, want to do business with gun manufacturers who are doing more to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
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The one place where we can all come together is increasing enforcement,
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I think you should do one nomination at a time, even though it would be nice to know who the president is thinking of,
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I think you have concern on these three areas -- qualification, independence, judicial philosophy -- by people of both parties and all political stripes,
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It is clear that we're not doing close to enough and must do more.
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I think what the president is trying to do here is thread the needle.
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I think what it shows is that there is a White House that has run out of steam, whether it's ethical issues or Katrina or Iraq or the budget deficit, high gas prices. They are at a real turning point. Thus far, they've admitted no mistakes at all. And That's not a good sign or a good attitude.
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I think there will be a compromise on the Patriot Act.
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Just when you think our campaign system couldn't possibly get any worse, along comes the discovery of this new loophole, ... Section 527 is the largest, most disturbing, pernicious loophole in a system rife with backdoor ways to influence government.