Political Quotes

Chuck Schumer

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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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Jun 16, 2025

It's part of a troubling pattern, a wave of political violence that threatens the very foundation of this republic.

cbsnews.com
Jun 16, 2025

Overturning Citizens United is probably more important than any other single thing we could do to preserve this great and grand democracy.

commondreams.org
Jun 14, 2025

We must confront the toxic forces radicalizing individuals.

cbsnews.com
Jun 14, 2025

Condemning violence is important but it is not enough.

apnews.com
Jun 12, 2025

I just saw something that sickened my stomach — the manhandling of a United States senator. We need immediate answers to what the hell went on.

nbcnews.com
Jun 12, 2025

Sen. Padilla thrown to the ground, manhandled, brutally taken down, handcuffed. It’s disgusting.

truthout.org
Jun 12, 2025

To look at this video and see what happened reeks of totalitarianism. This is not what democracies do.

msnbc.com
Jun 12, 2025

They don't have the guts to buck Trump

msnbc.com
Jun 11, 2025

I just saw something that sickened my stomach, the manhandling of a United States Senator.

usatoday.com
Jun 10, 2025

I’m not debating hypotheticals.

nbcnews.com
Jun 10, 2025

It is deeply troubling that a U.S. citizen, union leader, and upstanding member of the Los Angeles community continues to be detained by the federal government for exercising his rights to observe immigration enforcement.

truthout.org
Jun 2, 2025

Hegseth should be ashamed of himself and reverse this immediately.

cbsnews.com
Jun 2, 2025

And I’m unaware of why he hasn’t been fired yet.

nbcnews.com
Jun 1, 2025

The bill would raise costs and taxes by an average of more than $800 for 40% of American families.

commondreams.org
Jun 1, 2025

11 million people, including 4 million children, could lose access to safe and affordable food.

commondreams.org
Jun 1, 2025

Antisemitism, plain and simple, has no place in America.

nbcnews.com
Jun 1, 2025

Their entire agenda can be boiled down to this: Billionaires win and families lose.

commondreams.org
Jun 1, 2025

The Republican plan is simple: Sell out working and middle-class families to pay off the rich and well-connected.

commondreams.org
Jun 1, 2025

Twenty million Americans would see their healthcare costs skyrocket, while almost 14 million would lose their health insurance all together.

commondreams.org
May 31, 2025

Working Americans—from servers, to bartenders, delivery drivers, and everything in between—work hard for every dollar they earn and are the ones who deserve tax relief, not the ultra-rich.

commondreams.org
May 31, 2025

For every blue-collar Democrat we lose in western Pennsylvania, we will pick up two moderate Republicans in the suburbs in Philadelphia, and you can repeat that in Ohio & Illinois & Wisconsin.

commondreams.org
May 25, 2025

The list of his accomplishments could take pages, but he leaves the world a much better place than he found it.

cnn.com
May 25, 2025

He was brilliant, bold, funny, fearless, all at once.

cbsnews.com
May 22, 2025

Republicans should tread carefully today.

vox.com

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