The bottom line is very simple. You negotiate on this, they will up the ante for the debt ceiling.
CHARLES SCHUMERThe bottom line is very simple. You negotiate on this, they will up the ante for the debt ceiling.
CHARLES SCHUMERI think there’s going to be a lot of Americans who are really willing to be much more active than they were before, because they’re worried about where Trump is headed.
CHARLES SCHUMEROur job is going to be to hold Donald Trump and the Republican majority accountable.
CHARLES SCHUMERIf you have a sharp bold economic message, you can unite everybody.
CHARLES SCHUMERWe’re going to hammer guns on the anvil of relentless legislative strategy! We’re going to beat guns into submission!
CHARLES SCHUMERI’m not sure we will have every single Democrat, but we want a large number of Republicans to be able to vote for this bill because we think that will encourage the House not only to move forward but to pass a bill.
CHARLES SCHUMERDemocrats don’t relate to middle-class people.
CHARLES SCHUMERWhen one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done.
CHARLES SCHUMERI feel very strongly that we need to change the way we do trade because it has been one of the major factors that lead to decline of middle class incomes.
CHARLES SCHUMERBut I don’t think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.
CHARLES SCHUMERWhen you run for president you have certain obligations. One of them would be to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.
CHARLES SCHUMERAs long as the Palestinians send terrorists onto school buses and to nightclubs to blow up people, Israel has no choice but to build the fence.
CHARLES SCHUMERNo one believed [the 1986 amnesty for illegal aliens] was tough enough on illegal immigration, and it didn’t give enough flexibility on future legal immigration.
CHARLES SCHUMERI’m still basically an idealist, which translates into getting real things done to make people’s lives better.
CHARLES SCHUMERIn today’s competitive economy, to stand still is to die.
CHARLES SCHUMERIt is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty.
CHARLES SCHUMER