Democrat from New York
Charles Schumer is a senator from New York.
Recent statements involving Charles Schumer
"Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it."
"No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream."
"With a stroke of a pen, the (U.S. Supreme Court) decided to overrule the 100-year-old ban on corporate expenditures."
Recent stories featuring Charles Schumer
(Fill in the Blank) to Nowhere still possible:
Sen. Charles Schumer says Bridge to Nowhere, the poster child for earmark waste, could not happen in today's system. We say it could.
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