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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That's the question that we on the committee will have to grapple with this week.
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Michael Brown is a nice man, but was clearly not up to this crucial and important job. The White House was absolutely correct in replacing him.
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Why this room should be some kind of cone of silence is beyond me, ... It seems to me this is something of an argument of convenience. Senator Specter said it well, you can answer as many questions as you can to get confirmed ... that's not the right thing to do.
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I think, if you were to hold the vote today, she would not get a majority, either in the Judiciary Committee or on the floor,
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I think my constituents' view is very simple -- no rush to judgment, don't be hasty, don't do anything too quick.
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When Sonny came to Congress, I looked at him as just another Hollywood politician, ... Working together on the Judiciary Committee, I came to admire and respect him.
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You'll answer only as many questions as necessary to get confirmed. It's not the right thing to do.
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We are beginning to sniff the possibility of real results. But the Chinese Government has convinced us that moving to a free floating currency has been a complicated matter.
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We hope that whoever the administration chooses to succeed him will be given the tools needed to really do the job.
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We hope and pray that the Chinese will move. We don't want to dictate anything to the Chinese. We don't want to tell them how quickly they should move or to what degree, but we do need to see some more movement on something that just about everyone agrees ought to happen,
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judicial philosophy and his commitment to civil rights, workers' rights, women's rights.
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Judge Roberts should explain as soon as possible why he thought it was appropriate for him to continue hearing this case,
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Judge Roberts has a clear obligation to make his views known fully and completely at the hearings and we look forward to them.
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It is clear that you have long understood the ethical issues raised by continuing to work on a case in which a party is considering you for another position.