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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law careers voice
I am not saying I will vote against John Ashcroft because he is pro-life, .. But let me say if someone was nominated for attorney general who was vehemently pro choice -- who in his or her career spent decades trying to find ways to expand the law abortion at nine months would be perfectly legal -- wouldn't you be more upset and raise more of a voice than against a nominee who was simply pro-choice?.
decision care insurance-companies
I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company.
class people care
Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little tiny, yes, porky amendments - the American people really don't care.
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This questionnaire should have been completed with care and candor, but it seems to be a bit rushed and not as carefully prepared as one would hope.
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It should come as no surprise that career prosecutors are taking issue with the ad hoc way this investigation is proceeding,
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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.
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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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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.
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We need to be careful here. This is a nominee who could shift the balance of the court, and thus the laws of the nation, for decades to come.
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Tom Ridge is a decent man and a fine public servant, but unfortunately was not given the leeway or resources to tighten up homeland security in the way it should be done,
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We have to get the feeling that they are on a path, in a reasonable period of time, to stop manipulating the currency, to let it float freely. It's a delicate game, it's a delicate gambit, because the Chinese are very sensitive about being pressured into things.
information
We want to see how much information is forthcoming between now and the 7th.
guarantees-that uncharted-waters immigration
This bill [Immigration Reform and Control act of 1986] is a gamble, a riverboat gamble. There is no guarantee that employer sanctions will work or that amnesty will work. We are headed into uncharted waters.
perspective vision president
There are many reasons why Mitt Romney should not become president, but perhaps the most important of all is the narrowness of his experience, perspective and vision.