Dec 30, 2012
So, in other words, all eight--at least you will have rules in place to meet all eight GAO recommendations by the December 31, 2012?
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Chuck Schumer is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New York since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held the position of Senate Majority Leader since January 2021, making him one of the most prominent figures in the U.S. Senate. Schumer previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, representing New York's 9th congressional district. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development, often advocating for policies that benefit working families and promote social justice.
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Dec 30, 2012
That is a little bit--and then you say it will take you two years to get compliance to implement those rules and regulations?
Dec 27, 2012
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:47 p.m., adjourned until Friday, December 28, 2012, at 9 a.m.
Dec 27, 2012
The first vote tomorrow will be at approximately 9:45 a.m. There will be several rollcall votes beginning at that time in order to complete action on the FISA bill and on the supplemental bill. Additional rollcall votes in relation to…
Dec 27, 2012
Let me ask unanimous consent that first, for 5 minutes, the Senators from Michigan and Oregon introduce their amendment, then the Senator from Oklahoma sums up, and then that I be given time to rebut their amendments.
Dec 27, 2012
I have a lot I want to say in reference to my good friend from Oklahoma, but I know my colleagues from Oregon and Michigan have a time commitment, so I am just going to ask unanimous consent that they be allowed to offer their amendment…
Dec 27, 2012
I thank the Senator. The Senator was gracious. There are two separate issues here, one of which I think most of us on this side would accept. The other we could not. To lump them together would have tied two issues together that were not…
Dec 19, 2012
I cannot think of a single staff person who will be more sorely missed than Russ.
Dec 19, 2012
Time magazine named Jon one of the 100 most influential people in the world for his persuasive role in the Senate.
Dec 19, 2012
I am delighted the President nominated him to serve as General Counsel, and I hope he is confirmed quickly.
Dec 18, 2012
We support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act and thank Senator Merkley for introducing it.
Dec 12, 2012
Senator Chuck Schumer recently proposed new legislation that would also aid small businesses in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Dec 5, 2012
The MTA is the lifeblood, as Senator Schumer said, of a $1.4 trillion regional economy
Dec 5, 2012
We have renewed sympathy for the people of Florida and the Gulf Coast who live with these things regularly.
Dec 5, 2012
It would be much better to put it under FTA, the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program, because they provide grants to states and public transportation systems to protect, repair, and replace equipment that has been damaged by a…
Dec 5, 2012
It is good that you are in so many important positions here in this Senate that will have a lot of say in how we deal with this.
Dec 5, 2012
We need help with mitigation. We cannot just rebuild a 108-year-old system and replace it with the parts that existed then.
Dec 5, 2012
The MTA is the largest public transportation system in the country. It is the lifeblood of New York.
Dec 5, 2012
We want to make sure that the next storm that occurs--now that we are so much the wiser, Senator Nelson, we want to make sure that we are much more flood-proof.
Dec 5, 2012
This one subway station, South Ferry, is going to cost over $500 million, nearly $600 million, to repair.
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