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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Our measure is an anti-spiking device, ... What it does is, it says -- at times when there's an immediate shortage because of a natural disaster or a man-made disaster -- the federal government has an ace in the hole to keep prices from sky-rocketing out of control.
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That's the question that we on the committee will have to grapple with this week.
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We hope that whoever the administration chooses to succeed him will be given the tools needed to really do the job.
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I put too much blood, sweat and tears into passing the Brady law, ... This does not sacrifice Brady... it extends Brady and it does it very, very well.
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Campaigns more often than not must focus on things that divide us, ... But government and public service must focus more on the causes that unite us.
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In a sense, we have seen maybe 10 percent of you -- just the visible tip of the iceberg, not the 90 percent that is still submerged, ... And we all know that it is the ice beneath the surface that can sink the ship.
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