Chuck Schumer

I certainly want to thank my friend and colleague and just a fine man and outstanding senator, Senator Bennett, for being here as well.

I want to thank Senator Pryor for chairing the hearing.

Okay. Now if it is in China's interest to do it, why don't they do it?

Deficit countries like the U.S. need to rely less on consumption, but surplus countries like China must increase their domestic demand, if the global economy is going to thrive.

Well, you know it is about time we put jobs and American wealth first, and we're not.

I understand why some advocates would want to have a purely independent agency that would have this as the top priority.

Isn't it a large contributing factor?

Yes, but to just exempt small, nonfinancial companies does not make any sense, right?

What do you suggest we do? What do I tell all those workers who have lost their jobs?

I appreciate your agreement to either you or a high official expert in this to come and help us.

I think we need all levels. The U.S. Attorney obviously, I have been--you know, our office has been in touch with his. But we need some Washington presence as well.

I am just saying they need additional help.

The overwhelming consensus in New York, as you know, is that it should not be there, and I just strongly urge you to make sure that that does not happen and to find a better alternative.

First, I wish to salute my colleague from Virginia. There has been no one in this body who has stood more firmly and more intelligently and more successfully for veterans than the junior Senator from Virginia, and I thank him. I hope the…

In November, this bill will be a positive--a strong positive for those who supported it. Those who were in favor of it will benefit. Those who opposed it will come to regret their opposition as America learns about what is in and what is…

I am concerned that we will discover that China is the one who is getting the U.S. stimulus dollars for this project.

We need to be trading on an economically beneficial basis with partners like China.

Most of the so-called good, high quality, new manufacturing jobs are going to Asia where labor costs are a fraction of the U.S. salaries.

I think it is important that the American people know that the so-called stimulus funds to stimulate jobs in America... are actually stimulating jobs here.

I will introduce legislation known as the Disclose Act to place new restrictions on some political activity by corporations and force more public disclosure of contributions to 501(c)(4) organizations.

How is the process going there with educating voters, voters adapting, et cetera?

It is not a secret ballot, a vote by mail.

I applaud Oregon for doing lots of things to stop that, and I don't think we should get rid of absentee ballots.

It would be a pretty fragile marriage.

There is an extra opportunity for fraud that does not exist at the polling place.