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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New York has been the springboard from which the last two successful Democratic candidates for president won the White House, ... There is no doubt in my mind that New York's good fortune can launch a Democrat into the White House for the third time in 30 years.
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If we do nothing and OPEC continues to constrict the supply of oil the average American will pay $1,000 more this year than they did last year out of their pockets,
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When was the last time that a covert agent's name was leaked, jeopardizing that agent's life, the life of that agent's network, of informants and the security of this country? ... This is not just another ordinary leak.
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We stand on the precipice of a constitutional crisis, ... Bill Pryor is the last of the four most controversial nominees.
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The president called for a bipartisan commission on Social Security in his State of the Union address, which I recommended he do last year -- but if he were serious about it, he would have left Social Security privatization out of his budget.
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At long last builders and insurers of major projects in large cities, particularly New York, can breathe a sigh of relief.
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The echoes of then-Judge Thomas's empty reassurances that he was a mainstream jurist are ringing in the ears of every senator who listened to many nearly identical statements from Judge Roberts last week,
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What kind of justice will John Roberts be?
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There has been much furor over these ad campaigns, but I believe that television advertisements are not the point, and should not be the focus of debate or discussion.
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There is a clear conflict of interest for the Justice Department,
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We thought it was the right time to figure out where the Chinese are headed on this issue and other issues, like intellectual property and port security.