Chuck Schumer

But sometimes he has occasional lapses in his very fine judgment. And this is obviously one of those.

Well, this is a good interjection by my friend from Virginia. Why is it that a successful filibuster is wrong but an unsuccessful filibuster is OK? Because we have had them before, and many on your side participated in them. We did not…

I say to my colleague, most definitely, because, first, not only do these people have a job, but they shouldn't be on the bench.

I said, we have had some misstatements repeatedly by the Senator from Virginia and the Senator from Minnesota about how many have been filibustered. There have been a bunch who have been filibustered, it is just that we happened to…

It is ridiculous, when 168 of 172 judges have been approved, to call the minority "obstructionists" given the record they have. I am hearing from many people in New York that we are letting too many judges through.

I once again thank my colleague from Arizona for helping us with this list and his commitment in terms of keeping this in the conference and then making sure the FTC moves forward with this in every technological way possible. I very much…

It is utterly germane to the debate we are now involved in about supporting our troops overseas. As I mentioned, Valerie Plame was just as much a soldier in the war on terrorism. She was an expert on weapons of mass destruction, which is…

In answer to my colleague's question, I believe this certainly calls into question the effectiveness of this investigation, perhaps the desire to get to the bottom of it, how strong that is and how full that is. In a letter, which I, along…

The bottom line is the CIA has asked for it. This is a very sensitive matter. He is the head of the CIA, so I think it is a pretty good assumption that he asked for it. I think another assumption, that he realized this would ruffle a whole…

I don't know for a fact. But my guess is there was great debate in the CIA because it was a tough thing to do given that ``high administration sources'' were implicated. But the anger among the Agency is red hot, as I understand it, and…

Even the White House saying, ``We will fire whoever did it,'' is not sufficient. If you have a company and someone is suspected of murder and they say, ``If we find out they are convicted of murder, we will fire them,'' would that be a…

I know my colleague is aware the high-threat areas were not just New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania when the last round of money was given out. I know my colleague is aware that 30 cities got special money because the cities had…

Our good friend from Alaska said we have needs on a per capita basis. But is my colleague aware that on a per capita basis the high-need States get less money? It is not the same. This is not evenly distributed on a per capita basis…

I plead with you; this is not a political issue for me at all; this is about the safety of America. Let us find some way to find some money. I can assure every one of my colleagues that the money could be well spent. Every expert says it…

Second, I ask my colleague if we were not to violate the Budget Act but, say, allocate $70 million or some sum within the $130 million for research that should specifically go for nuclear detection devices, would my friend from Mississippi…

I first make a point. Yes, there is $55 million for this, but none of that has to be used for nuclear security devices. There is no allocation for any research to be done for this very important part of research. I have to say, with all…

The likelihood is much greater than somebody who is given the money who has a large income.

It is so unfair to say there were other things more important in the bill than helping struggling families. Before my friend from Nevada came in, I was talking about an article in the New York Times about working families, about the income…

I believe that equitable tax relief can be very good short-term and long-term policy. If we can find the means to afford it, hard-working families and successful entrepreneurs should keep more of what they earn. And at this time of low…

I rise in reluctant, but considered, opposition to the amendment of my good friend from California. This is a good debate because in our brave new post-9/11 world, we have to balance liberty and security and, obviously, some adjustments…

I am happy to have the debate, and I want to clear the record. They were not sitting for 12 years and not disposed of at the end of Congress and not renominated by a new President.

I thank my colleague. But I say my good friend from Utah had another method even more effective in bottling up judges, and that was never bringing them up for a vote. I think it is hard to see how keeping someone from a vote in the…

So, if my good friend from Utah would have the same patience, and sort of maybe we can come to an agreement 2 or 3 years from now--maybe after 2004--then we would be being fair; we would be judging one side and the other with the same…

I am rising in opposition to Priscilla Owen, and I have a whole bunch of points I would like to make. But I would like to just answer my good friend from Utah on two. He constantly is using the word right now, ``obstruction.'' It would…

I will; 119 judges approved, 3 held up. That has been done with greater speed than in any time that anyone has heard of, in terms of the period of time. So I just ask my colleague, is the only way we can fail to be obstructionist by…