Chuck Schumer actually said...

"We would be robbing Peter to pay Paul. We would be making ourselves less safe against Ebola to make us safer with zika."

"We all know it will come here if it is there."

"I hope that you and the FOMC will look at growth in wages--it may not be the only issue, for sure, but it is a very important issue."

"I am concerned that further movement by the Fed to raise rates in the near term could snuff out the embers of real wage growth before they are even given a chance to catch fire."