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 you held the vote today, she would not get a majority either in the Judiciary Committee or the floor, ... there are one or two who said they'd support her as of now.
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If the President were to voluntarily institute the review and delay the contract, that would obviate the need for our legislation, but a simple cooling-off period will not allay our concerns.
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This decision is a testament to the business leadership of Lockheed Martin, but more importantly to the great labor force we have in upstate New York, ... I hope this is the first of many contract victories for New York.
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My first reaction is a simple one: It could have been a lot worst. ... The president has not sent us a nominee that we've rejected already.
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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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That's the question that we on the committee will have to grapple with this week.
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I need to sort of bone up on this a little more.
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Nothing gets New Yorkers more angry then when diplomats think they can live by different rules than the rest of us.
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The jury's out. We're going to make a decision next week, we're not saying yes, we're not saying no.
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served his country with honor, dignity and distinction for over 30 years. He was grounded in his beliefs and was a staunch defender of an independent judiciary. People of all philosophies and viewpoints greatly respected Justice Rehnquist and will miss him.
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This portends really well for the future. Unless George Bush reverses his policies and reaches to the middle you're going to see many more victories like this.
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This is the biggest shot in the arm for downtown in a very long time. Hopefully, it is a harbinger of things to come. Businesses have been on hold waiting to see what Goldman would do. The only regret is that it took so long.
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I'm prepared to do everything I can to stop the nomination of Justice Pickering. We can do a lot better.
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I know that I will be looking up to the heavens for inspiration,