I will tell you, I go to my State. It is a diverse State of 19 million people. It is not South Carolina. It is not Illinois. It is not Nevada. It is not California. It is not Washington State. But I will tell you, the No. 1 thing I hear is: Can't you folks each give in a little bit? Can't you folks each work with one another and get something done? That is what I hear. Yet the path my friend from South Carolina is taking is exactly the opposite because we will get good earmark reform.
Chuck Schumer: “I will tell you, I go to my State. It is a diverse State of 19 million people. It is not South Carolina. It is not…”
On the recordJune 28, 2007
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Discussing the need for cooperation and compromise in Congress.
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