Chuck Schumer
Chuck 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%...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 November 1950
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Middle class people, I think they realize that Romney is not for them because of his narrowness, but they want to make sure that Barack Obama is focused on them with things that will make a difference. They know he tried, but they also know that it didn't do as well as they would have liked.
You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President.
Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over to the right, just as the Democratic primary is further over to the left than the average voter in each party.
The Tea Party people are ideologues. They are right, and no one can change their minds. There is no reason for compromise.
The Tea Party elites gained extraordinary influence by being able to funnel millions of undisclosed dollars into campaigns with ads that distort the truth and attack government.
The Tea Party elites believe government is evil. Everything about government is bad, and they blame all problems, even non-economic problems, problems that were caused by the private sector, on government.
Any party that writes off 25, 30, 35 percent of the American people is not going to be a winner.
Wall Street excesses helped lead to the Great Recession.
Skyrocketing gas prices have tipped consumers upside down this summer and to protect our economy, the President should act immediately to tap the SPR.
The federal government has a responsibility to make sure that these companies continue to innovate instead of just profiting from the status quo.
I know that a location has already been chosen for every Super Bowl until 2007, but New York has suffered the devastating economic impact of September 11, both on behalf of the entire nation and worse than any other city in the nation.
if need be, take the vice president to the wood shed.
When Republicans say, 'The first thing you do when you do deficit reduction is reduce rates,' it would be like Democrats saying, 'The first thing you do when you do deficit reduction is provide free Medicare at age 55.' We'd like to do that! But it won't bring the deficit down. That's for sure.
The administration's lack of action today hurts all Americans by refusing to acknowledge the obvious - that China manipulates its currency.