Thanks to your legislation in Maryland we are going to have the historical record of a true, whole account of their records from that time.
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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.
Well, again, I thank you. We have a little bit of difference of opinion here for sure.
The Jewish Claims Conference reports in 2010 that of the 517,000 living Holocaust survivors in the world, half live in poverty. That is disgraceful.
We must ensure that we listen to those who are still with us, and at the least, the very least, it is our collective moral obligation to make sure that those whose lives were forever changed by the Holocaust are not forgotten.
Thank you particularly for holding this hearing today and for your unwavering pursuit of justice for the survivors.
I am certain that everyone in this room agrees on one thing: that we need to do everything in our collective power to make sure that these survivors, these resilient, brave people, our dear friends and family, do not fall through the…
Thank you for your ever so powerful testimony, Mr. Bretholz. Thank you for your courage as well.
I urge you please to pass the Holocaust Rail Justice Act this Congress before it is too late.
What is to stop this from happening again, maybe being a larger loss of the same type, but particularly at a weaker or less well capitalized institution?
I was a proponent in the Dodd-Frank of increasing corporate governance and fought to have included in Dodd-Frank a provision, 165(h), requiring all banks with over $10 billion in assets and all nonbank financial firms supervised by the Fed…
Is there a limit to how much the claw back is or anything else in your policy or it is discretionary?
I wish to inform all Senators that on Friday, May 25, 2012, the Committee on Rules and Administration adopted amendments to the following regulations: Senate Office Building Regulations; and Smoking Policy--Rules X, Rules for Regulation of…
I think the regulators are currently deciding which of the nonbanks are going to be part of systemic risk oversight.
That is the right place for it. We do not need a special counsel or anything else.
I agree with Senator Feinstein that appointing these two U.S. Attorneys to investigate leaks is the proper way to address our current and immediate concerns.
I rise in support of the words of the majority leader and the majority whip. Many of us have been frustrated lately by the glacial pace of activity in the House of Representatives. The Senate is supposed to be the cooling saucer, but…





