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.
Jul 23, 2012
The frustration we all have is this created a national crisis, and it is 11 years later, and we are still sort of developing things.
Jul 23, 2012
These sham schools are not real institutions of learning, but rather operate solely for the purpose of manipulating immigration law.
Jul 23, 2012
Can you please give us a frank answer on this? We want to know what is wrong so we can help correct it.
Jul 23, 2012
The hearing will come to order, and I want to thank my colleagues for coming.
Jul 23, 2012
Juilliard in my home State of New York would be one of those. We certainly want to let Juilliard take some foreign students.
Jul 23, 2012
What she is saying is your focus is sort of being more friends to the schools, helping them, as opposed to compliance and enforcement.
Jul 23, 2012
Thank you, Senator Feinstein. We appreciate your long-term leadership on this issue.
Jul 23, 2012
We would rather do it the other way. If you do not have certification, you are out until you can prove you should be in.
Jul 23, 2012
We need real change here, and we will do it legislatively, but we will also do it with the letter that she suggested as well as oversight, continued oversight.
Jul 23, 2012
Will it prevent them from falsely bringing--you know, wrongly bringing people into the country who should not be here?
Jul 23, 2012
I know I speak for Senator Feinstein, who is passionate about this, as well as Senator Grassley, and I believe Senator McCaskill.
Jul 23, 2012
The last question I have, which Senator Feinstein and I discussed, is the issue of certification and not allowing non-certified--accredited, sorry, accreditation, certification of non-accredited institutions to take these students does…
Jul 23, 2012
We must balance the clear economic benefits of the Student Visa Program with the need to keep our country secure.
Jul 17, 2012
First, I would just like to make one preliminary comment, and then I would like to address what my colleague from Alaska has said and this bill. Fiscal Policy On another issue, I just heard that Vice President Cheney came to address the…
Jul 17, 2012
First, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be given 4 minutes, the Senator from Rhode Island be given 6 minutes to conclude, and we vote immediately thereafter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is…
Jul 16, 2012
first, I wish to thank all my colleagues who have been so diligent, hardworking, and prescient on this issue. Of course, Senator Whitehouse from Rhode Island, the leader of our task force, led us to this point. Senator Merkley has been…
Jul 16, 2012
the most astounding fact that has emerged since the Citizens United decision is that just 17 people have given over half the money to the Republican super PAC. There is very little disclosure, and there are huge amounts of money cascading…
Jul 16, 2012
I think so many of our biggest banks are too big to manage and too big to regulate.
Jul 16, 2012
Under current conditions, fiscal policy should be our first choice. It would be more effective.
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