Chuck Schumer

I want to say first, I think the budget the President proposed is a very good budget on both the tax side and the spending side.

I am happy to see he is fulfilling his duties as first Director of this historic new Bureau, one that I and several Members of the Committee fought hard for and will be one of the lasting legacies of Dodd-Frank with a real chance to…

Reclaiming my time, I would accept the modification of my argument made by the Senator from Missouri. The point, of course, we both agree on is we ought to vote. We ought to do it to show the world, whether it is the House, Senate…

Agreed. The Senator from Missouri is exactly correct. If we voted, it would move the process of both funding the government-- very important--and getting middle-class tax relief--also very important--forward. Mrs. McCASKILL. Well, I would…

One of the theories is that there is dissention even on that bill among the Republican side, as there was on the previous bill that had middle-class tax relief in it. Mrs. McCASKILL. That is why we vote, to determine whether there is…

So are we all. Mrs. McCASKILL. Why would the Republicans not let us vote on their bill?

I would be happy to yield to my colleague. Mrs. McCASKILL. I am confused. The House passed a bill last night and has sent it to the Senate. Correct?

I think he may have some good ideas on doing that, including requiring more reporting by the centers.

I would like to work with Chairman Leahy on ways to strengthen the oversight over the program.

Would you support any of these proposals or at least agree to work with my colleagues and me on the Committee to develop an on-ramp that will help companies access public markets while protecting investors?

We have introduced a bill that would accelerate that job creation by creating an on-ramp for small- and medium-sized businesses to go public.

Would you choose our bill as the one that would do the most?

I applaud your leadership on this issue and applaud the efforts to actually create legislation that addresses the biggest problem that has the potential to have the greatest impact on job creation.

In your view, does our bill strike a good balance between easing the burdens on small-company IPOs and protecting investors?

These proposals should be given very serious consideration.

In their VISIT-USA Act, Senators Schumer and Lee have made several proposals to provide long term visas to Chinese tourists...

Under the provisions of the law, they have to be--and we worked this out with Senator Coburn.

I want to thank Ms. Maisch for her powerful testimony, and I thank Professor Kopel for coming as well.

We may have to look at a little more flexibility here because what the States have on file is not necessarily--we drafted our legislation one way, and the States have things on file in different ways.

There is a right to bear arms, but there is also a balancing test.

We believe that States ought to have the ability to regulate who gets a concealed-carry permit in their State and that there should be respect for States' rights.

I tend to be a tough-on-crime guy, and I think one of the great things that has happened to New York is crime rates are way, way down.

They still have to be adjudicated mentally ill.

Yes, but there has to be--they cannot just willy-nilly order someone into counseling.

It is very important that each State gets to determine how to keep their citizens safe.