Chuck Schumer

I just hope that, when you look at Medicare Advantage, you will give it a careful look and not take one broad brush and say programs are all bad, because they are not.

I hope you would urge them to do so.

I am in enthusiastic support, and I predict you are going to get passed by a large bipartisan majority.

I hope you will be actively involved.

The only hope we have of stopping Palcohol from getting on the shelves--and Mothers Against Drunk Driving is very concerned with this--is the FDA.

One of the worst decisions that any governmental leader has made in the 20th century, or the 21st century.

I have introduced legislation to extend the 2015 deadline in order to provide all railroads with a realistic time-frame for full implementation.

We believe there's room for agreement here, not just on the bipartisan reforms but also on funding, too.

It would be unwise to make new promises regarding programs that have the potential to divert funding from the core mission of the Highway Trust Fund.

I am skeptical about the financing proposals the administration has put forward to fund its $302 billion plan.

I'm a firm believer that the Federal Government has a huge and critical role to play in the upgrading of our nation's infrastructure.

If we don't invest in our transportation system right now, it's easy to see a future that is full of even more crumbling roads, bridges, broken track and chokepoints.

We need to lead. We need to create a coherent and unified mission for our Federal surface transportation programs.

GROW AMERICA could fix a bridge like this and keep travelers safe.

There are hundreds of billions of dollars in private capital sitting on the American sidelines.

The Build America Bonds program had been proposed by Democrats and Republicans for years and years.

Fixing the trust fund is just the bare minimum in terms of the investment needed. It is time to aim higher.

It would be a tragic mistake to let highway funding become another stop-and-go extender like Medicare physician payments.

Are you not concerned about the competitive trade advantage that these kinds of numbers show?

There is an estimated benefit of $5,700 on every vehicle, so it is a windfall in operating profits

We have 60 Senators in a bipartisan way who have written you a letter asking that we have an inclusion of strong and enforceable currency disciplines in all future trade agreements

I hope it will be, because it matters a great deal to all of us. I regret that it has not been discussed yet, given its level of importance.

I cannot, and will not, support a TPP agreement that does not include objective criteria to define and enforce against currency manipulation.

It has been 18 years since the Treasury Department has designated any country a currency manipulator.

If we brought our bill to a vote on the floor of the Senate, it would pass again with broad bipartisan support.