Political Quotes

Chuck Schumer: “I liken it to football, if you are a football fan. Imagine if all of a sudden there was 8 times the number of teams but…”

On the recordMay 21, 2012
I liken it to football, if you are a football fan. Imagine if all of a sudden there was 8 times the number of teams but no more referees, and then instead of having seven refs on the field you had one on the field.
Said by
Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer compares CFTC funding to football referees to illustrate market regulation needs.

Share

More from Chuck Schumer

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

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 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

Other voices in this conversation