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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Let what we are doing be a beacon to the people of New Orleans. They should always know there is always hope, hope that is represented today by the rebuilding.
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I've said to the people at the White House that you say you need all the resources to fight the war overseas, but to fight the war on terror at home with no money is like saying let's fight the war in Iraq with no new money, ... It makes no sense whatsoever.
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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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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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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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It's great news, ... I wish HHS had done this a year ago when we first asked. There would be a lot less pain in the neighborhoods.
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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 FBI had its chance to do this investigation on its own, ... They clearly muffed it.
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Part of the president's job is to make sure his staff obeys the laws and he should make sure that anyone indicted in this dastardly outing of a covert operative is immediately dismissed from the White House,
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This is the right thing to do for the country. To let the Patriot Act lapse would have been a dereliction of duty.
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Certainly the attention of the 18 people who will do the questioning will not be diverted, ... One of the major, if not the major, worry many of us have about Judge Roberts is, does he believe in curtailing federal government power? And if there were ever a strong argument, a devastating argument in a very real sense, for strong federal government power, Hurricane Katrina made it.
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You've being less forthcoming with this Committee than any nominee who has ever come before us,
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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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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,