Political Quotes

Chuck Schumer

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Chuck Schumer is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New York since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held the position of Senate Majority Leader since January 2021, making him one of the most prominent figures in the U.S. Senate. Schumer previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, representing New York's 9th congressional district. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development, often advocating for policies that benefit working families and promote social justice.

Quotes by year · 1995–20265,221 total · peak 2009 (726)
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  1. It's a disgrace that the highest court in the nation is allowing Trump to put a dagger into the heart of our democracy.32 sources2026iowacapitaldispatch.com
  2. “It’s an absolute violation of what democracy is supposed to look like. Americans sat down to watch football, not to be force fed Trump’s propaganda on their own dime,”25 sources2026rhodeislandcurrent.com
  3. Senate Republicans have handed Trump an excuse on a silver platter to keep up his pervasive, breathtaking corruption.20 sources2026westvirginiawatch.com
  4. Despite Trump’s best efforts to bully them, the Supreme Court just reaffirmed that if you are born in America, you belong in America.19 sources2026oklahomavoice.com
  5. Now he’s coming back for more. Trump’s chaotic tariff taxes have made life harder and more expensive for the American people.19 sources2026alabamareflector.com
  6. If you want to wipe out corruption, you can’t have the president’s personal attorney as the attorney general.19 sources2026theguardian.com
Oct 9, 2026

As I’ve been warning for years, we cannot let the CCP get its hands on our advanced chips and the manufacturing equipment needed to produce them.

schumer.senate.gov
Oct 9, 2026

I’ve been advocating for years for the federal investment needed for Wolfspeed to scale domestic production of silicon carbide chips, which this $1.5 billion DoD investment would supercharge.

schumer.senate.gov
Oct 9, 2026

Today, we reaffirm our commitment to the security of the Israeli people, to the aid and wellbeing of the Palestinian people and the recovery of the devastation in Gaza that the ensuing conflict brought, and to doubling down on efforts for…

foxnews.com
Oct 9, 2026

I am running for re-election for leader.

foxnews.com
Oct 7, 2026

I sum up the election in this sentence: Can a massive Republican advantage in money beat a massive Democratic advantage in better candidates and political climate? I bet it can.

abcnews.com
Oct 6, 2026

Donald Trump is vying to become the most corrupt person to ever walk the face of the earth.

theguardian.com
Oct 5, 2026

We cannot allow this company to continue to operate in the shadows. No one in New York or anywhere in America should give up their privacy just by stepping outside.

dailycaller.com
Oct 5, 2026

Most Americans just want to get to work and get home to their families without a private company keeping a file on where they go.

dailycaller.com
Oct 5, 2026

Let me be clear. Any federal agency using this network to track Americans exercising their rights in our own state is unacceptable.

dailycaller.com
Oct 5, 2026

A company can’t just come in and collect personal information about our entire lives and not answer any questions about it.

dailycaller.com
Oct 2, 2026

The fact that the biggest Republican Senate Super PAC took its money out of North Carolina today and put it into Kansas says all you need to know about which direction the Senate Majority is headed.

dailycaller.com
Oct 2, 2026

No amount of toxic lead exposure is safe for children. Today, I am proud to deliver more than $4 million for communities in Rensselaer County to remove lead paint from homes to protect our children and public health.

schumer.senate.gov
Oct 2, 2026

Look, I have focused totally, like the North Star, on taking back the Senate, and I think people recognize that we have had a lot of success, and we’re getting very close.

washingtonexaminer.com
Oct 1, 2026

Our caucus is totally unified. We’re in great shape. Everyone is really very, very pleased with where we are today compared to where we were 20 months ago, under our leadership.

alabamareflector.com
Oct 1, 2026

We do not want to be overconfident, but what we’re seeing in state after state after state is that people are sick of Trump.

alabamareflector.com
Oct 1, 2026

Look, the bottom line is, one of the reasons that we want to do everything we can to take back the Senate is not let Trump put such horrible justices, MAGA justices, on the Supreme Court and the lower courts.

alabamareflector.com
Oct 1, 2026

It's really trickery. Skullduggery.

foxnews.com
Oct 1, 2026

They don't want this bill to become law.

foxnews.com
Oct 1, 2026

We need real action on data centers. And what do Republicans decide all of a sudden to push force forward a bill that is totally optional?

foxnews.com
Oct 1, 2026

The Ratepayer Protection Act is a fraud. It does not require any protections at all.

foxnews.com
Oct 1, 2026

The bill is a fraud, plain and simple.

abcnews.com
Oct 1, 2026

They want it optional, which means zero.

cbsnews.com
Oct 1, 2026

Not a single company has to comply with it.

cbsnews.com
Oct 1, 2026

While Americans are demanding real guardrails on AI and data centers, Republicans are offering a toothless messaging bill.

cbsnews.com

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