Chuck Schumer

It is important to them, but more important to the districts they serve, which need them desperately.

It can take 5 years--5 years for a case to go to trial. Imagine how long you would have to wait for justice.

Does anyone doubt the need for stronger legislation on this, aside from all the good efforts that you are doing?

Wow. Does every--so, I know you mentioned a big Middle East country, which I would assume is Iran, and you do not have to comment.

I hope this will yield next year an ability to pass some real legislation here. We need legislation.

I think those days are over. I think that the business community, broadly put, understands the danger here.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to personally say how much you will be missed.

Because, that was frightening. I think it was frightening to people, the specter that it might have been North Korea that did this, and said, Lord knows, anyone can do this.

So, this is becoming more and more of a problem, and I imagine, and this is Dr. Schneck more than anything else, it is a geopolitical problem as well as an economic problem.

Today, more than 5 million families remain in a home with a mortgage that is 'underwater.'

Extending the income tax exemption on mortgage debt forgiven in a short sale or a workout for principal residences provides homeowners with certainty.

Unfortunately, the expiration of the tax provision that exempts this income from taxation encourages families to simply walk away and accept a foreclosure on their home.

This has been a sort of dirty little secret for a long time on college campuses, that women were abused and then afraid to come forward.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, at the urging of Senator Charles Schumer, began discussion of exercising Sec. 1498 authority.

I want to express my appreciation to Chairman Wyden for his interest in pursuing a package of permanent tax policy to help taxpayers facing the challenges associated with natural disasters like hurricane Sandy.

There was no voice that was stronger or more effective than Jay Rockefeller's on behalf of kids and all of the voiceless in this country.

Somebody who came from a background of plenty could care so much for the people who had nothing and then accomplish so much.

When CHIP was enacted, New York had over 800,000 uninsured children. Today that number has decreased by 90 percent.

Investment-grade municipal bonds not only serve as the mechanism through which we are able to create bonds and finance critical infrastructure, but the securities service high-quality assets that adequately cover liquidity outflows in…

Yes. We have loads of our mayors and our finance directors, as well as Governors, are howling about this.

The Administration's effort to promote greater investment in infrastructure fly in the face of rulemaking finalized last week by the Fed, the OCC, and the FDIC.

I hope you will go ahead and do it, because it is really important.

I have not yet heard a convincing argument why, for instance, corporate debt can be considered a high-quality asset but investment-grade municipal securities cannot.

I want to raise these concerns to your attention and consider what can be done to spare homeowners from the grips of overly litigious attorneys.

I have learned that for each day a homeowner in New York waits to settle their claim, there are attorneys benefiting from dragging these cases out.