Chuck Schumer

Wealthy individuals and special interests are buying our elections.

I look forward to working with our new Ranking Member, Senator Alexander.

He has been a great member of this Committee.

These hearings were suggested by Senator Udall, who has been a true leader on this subject.

Their opinion was that they were 'not yet persuaded' that these positions need to remain Senate confirmable.

I do truly look forward to working with you.

I would like to thank the distinguished Chairman, Senator Rockefeller, for holding this hearing.

On February 10, 2011, I, along with some of my colleagues, sent Secretary Napolitano a letter asking that DHS deploy sophisticated military radar technology along the northern border to catch low-flying aircraft that would otherwise not be…

I want to salute the leaders, as well as Senator Klobuchar, Senator Franken, Senator Lautenberg, and so many others, who have been so involved in our discussion and for the work they have done. I also want to say to my colleagues this is…

Please don't stop this bill. We all know what it is and what it stands for. And we all know, if it doesn't happen now, it is very unlikely to ever happen again.

I would plead with my colleague from Oklahoma, Tom Coburn. He's a friend. He's a good man. He is very meticulous about legislation. Please don't stop this bill.

This is not fooling around. These men and the thousands of others who rushed to the towers on 9/11 and in the days thereafter were not fooling around. They, just like my colleague from Arizona, were risking their lives. To call that…

I would just say the answer doesn't deal with deficit reduction. If you care about deficit reduction, the two should be treated equally. Mr. President, $1 of tax break per millionaire and $1 of increased unemployment benefits increases the…

I understand we have a different point of view. We both care about deficit reduction. Could he please explain to me why it is OK to take $300 billion of tax cuts for those at the highest income levels--above $1 million--and not pay for it…

My question is very simple. The Senator said he wanted to prevent a tax hike on every American. Hypothetically, if we prevented a tax hike on every American except the small number whose income was over $1 million last year, would my…

Let me pose a hypothetical. Let's say we gave a tax break to every American whose income was below $1 million but not to people above $1 million. Would he and his colleagues continue to block things, such as the unemployment insurance, the…

The bottom line is very simple: The tax cuts for the wealthy did not work. The tax cuts for the wealthy did not work. They may have their ideological reasons to give them, but I would rather see that money go not only for unemployment…

I am so sick of hearing on every TV show in America, well, if you give a 3-percent tax differential to the wealthiest people in America, they are going to create all these jobs. Well, I am trying to figure out where the jobs are that this…

The most stimulative thing we can do is to extend unemployment benefits. Those folks will spend every dollar in our stores, in our restaurants, and it will create jobs. If we give a tax break to multimillionaires, oh, yeah, they will rush…

The Nation's unemployment level, stuck near 10 percent, is unacceptable to Americans. I just want to clarify what my colleague is saying. It is more important to the people on the other side of the aisle to get tax breaks for millionaires…

I rise to speak about what many of us consider the biggest sticking point in U.S.-Chinese relations: Chinese overt and continuous manipulation of its currency to gain a trade advantage over its trading partners. The Economic Policy…

The Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers, or the ALERT Drivers Act, of 2009, S. 1536, introduced by Sen. Schumer (D-NY)

Well, thank you, Senator Bennet, and as the Acting Chair, I recognize Mr. Schumer.

So you support the legislation?

Many on Wall Street have argued that there is no criminality in this financial crisis, merely a collective delirium brought about by soaring profits and mistaken assumptions about risks.