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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If we can pick up two or three we'd be very happy.
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I have been pleasantly surprised by some of your answers today,
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I'd like to know why the poverty number moved up more in New York than in other places, ... Even in other comparable cities the increase was less, and that's something every New Yorker should want to answer.
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I don't know of a single senator, Democrat or Republican, who walked away from their meetings saying she belongs on the Supreme Court,
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Gun shows, simply put, have become a paradise for illegal firearms sales because felons frequent gun shows to avoid having to go through a background check.
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Here, unfortunately, the memo itself creates the perception of bias and it will be crucial for this nominee to address the issue head on,
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He was afraid of losing. I told him, 'Go back there.' This was three years before he ran. He said, 'But there is nothing open.' But I told him there are always openings that come up.
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He knows that to feed red meat to his base undermines his standing with the American people. He may have to do it, but it would not be an act of strength.
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has an obligation to answer tough questions from the committee about whether his views have changed and whether he would advance a particular ideological position that is contrary to decades of legal precedent.
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If the gun lobby is really serious about enforcing tough gun laws, then the NRA should endorse this bill and put their muscle into passing it.
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He will be the kind of president that our country deserves and our times demand. He will be the principled fighter for all the American people.
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He has been one of the most outspoken anti-choice crusaders in the country. He has worked to totally eliminate even in (cases of) rape and incest a woman's right to choose.
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I for one wake up in the middle of the night thinking about it and have been unsure how to vote.
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I, for one, have woken up in the middle of the night thinking about it, being unsure how to vote.