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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While this nomination did not warrant an attempt to block the nominee on the floor of the Senate, the next one might.
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There are too many questions still to be answered, too many doubts still to be alleviated to say that this nomination is a slam dunk,
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This nomination certainly raises the stakes in making sure that the American people and the Senate know Judge Roberts' views fully before he assumes perhaps the second most powerful position in the United States.
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Anyone who thinks that this nomination is a foregone conclusion is sadly mistaken.
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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 think you should do one nomination at a time, even though it would be nice to know who the president is thinking of,
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I think what the president is trying to do here is thread the needle.
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I think what it shows is that there is a White House that has run out of steam, whether it's ethical issues or Katrina or Iraq or the budget deficit, high gas prices. They are at a real turning point. Thus far, they've admitted no mistakes at all. And That's not a good sign or a good attitude.
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I think it's the best news that's come out of this proceeding in a long, long time,
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I think there will be a compromise on the Patriot Act.
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We have a little more clout than they do, but we need the White House to weigh in,
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Parents risk seeing their children left behind in this modern economy,
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Roberts set an awfully high bar in terms of intellect and ability to answer questions, which is going to be awfully hard for the next nominee to match,
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Roche has graciously stepped up to the plate, and has essentially agreed to share its technology and the rights to manufacture this drug with other companies who are willing to help out.