Chuck Schumer

It would not change the reduction and the estimates of reduction in growth if we just did all cuts?

It is not just in New York, but in many areas with tall buildings that might be targets of terrorism.

As you know, unless Congress acts before March 1, sequestration will roughly impose $85 billion of across-the-board cuts.

Jack was heavily involved in that, and continues to be a bipartisan person who wants to, and is successful at, working with both parties.

This strikes me as a little bit like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic rather than steering away from the iceberg.

There is no straighter shooter than Jack Lew.

Jack is uniquely qualified to take the helm of Treasury in these precarious economic times.

I am delighted to endorse Jack's nomination to serve as the next Secretary of Treasury.

But all of us believe that it is going to be much easier to accomplish these things after we account for all of the people who are currently here without lawful status and allow those individuals living here peacefully and productively to…

We need to reform the immigration system, and we need reform that fixes all aspects of our broken immigration system.

At the request actually or the importuning of Senator McCain, in 2010 we had--you asked for and we in Congress gave you 1,500 additional border personnel to the southern border.

The President is handling this just right, so I thank you and him for that.

What I know is that apprehensions are at a low because attempts are at a low.

Both sides know they have to give, and they are.

I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., to conduct its organizational meeting for the 113th Congress. For further information regarding this meeting…

I know Senator Kerry will be speaking tomorrow, so I will be brief. I think I speak on behalf of every one of us here that we so admire the job Senator Kerry has done in the many different phases of his past life. We are excited he will be…

We cannot simply replay the usual zero sum political game on guns, or the moment will pass us by.

It will not create any gun registry. That is already illegal, and it will be repeated as illegal in our law.

Wouldn't we rather stop them from having a gun than after they shoot somebody?

Progressives need not to accept this decision, but to endorse it.

It is a simple, straightforward solution. It is one the American people support.

I am hopeful that we are close to having legislation we can introduce.

Not including guns when discussing mass killings is like not including cigarettes when discussing lung cancer.

But when we discuss ways to stop violence, guns must be included in that discussion.

Assault weapons were designed for and should be used on our battlefields, not on our streets.