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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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Mar 14, 2007

Chuck Schumer is calling for Rove to testify before Congress, and give details on his involvement with the firings.

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Feb 4, 2007

Senator Durbin mentioned one political party, the mugwumps. I would say the Republicans in the Senate today resembled another as well, the know-nothings. Hear no evil. See no evil. Do no evil. Put your head in the sand. Ignore what's going…

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Mar 27, 2006

Bolten replacing Card -- is simply rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. If the White House is looking to change course, they picked the wrong person to toss overboard.

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Feb 22, 2006

A simple 30-day cooling off period without the full 45-day review that should have been done from the beginning is not adequate. If the president were to voluntarily institute the review and delay the contract, that would obviate the need…

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Jan 9, 2006

Larry King is next, his guest Senator Sam Brownback and Chuck Schumer on the Alito hearings.

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Oct 16, 2005

She said no, she had not. She said, Nobody knows my views on Roe v. Wade. She said, No one can speak for me on Roe v. Wade.

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Sep 8, 2005

The bottom line is that his removal from the scene is a good thing. But given the allegations that he padded his resume in a serious way, I don't think he should stay as head of FEMA.

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Jul 19, 2005

Supreme Court justices have enormous power. With the flick of a pen, they can change our lives on issues like civil rights, and women's rights, and environment, and workers' rights, and what corporations can and cannot do.

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Jun 30, 2005

We would expect the president to maintain the critical balance of the court that Justice O'Connor fought so long and hard for by nominating a consensus, mainstream nominee.

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Mar 4, 2004

As you know, I have been pushing the administration. Governor Pataki has asked for an elimination or a waiver of the oxygenate requirement.

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Mar 4, 2004

Would you want to take a stab at what you think the average will be?

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Mar 4, 2004

That is a pretty good bet you will raise it.

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Mar 4, 2004

I ride a bicycle when I am in New York.

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Mar 4, 2004

The possibility of significant price spikes like we saw in California is very real.

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Mar 4, 2004

Are you saying it is possible that the national average which is now what? Getting close to $1.80, is it?

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Mar 4, 2004

So where does that lead the price in terms of the practical question that I get asked all the time?

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Dec 29, 2003

New York Senator Chuck Schumer today reiterated his call for such a system.

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Mar 28, 2000

The $1,000 individual contribution limit... makes it virtually impossible for anyone except the front runner or a remarkably rich person to have enough money to run a serious campaign.

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Mar 18, 1994

I wanted to talk about the U.N. Resolution that is coming before us today just for 1 minute, and that is, as we all know, for more than 2,000 years Jerusalem has been the focal point of Jewish religious devotion. Yet, in a matter of hours…

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