I’m still basically an idealist, which translates into getting real things done to make people’s lives better.
CHARLES SCHUMERI’m still basically an idealist, which translates into getting real things done to make people’s lives better.
CHARLES SCHUMERI don’t think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It’s a waste of resources.
CHARLES SCHUMERWhen the President starts talking about something, it makes a difference.
CHARLES SCHUMERWhen one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done.
CHARLES SCHUMERInaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.
CHARLES SCHUMERWe need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don’t starve. Those are values, too.
CHARLES SCHUMERBut I don’t think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.
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 SCHUMERWhen you run for president you have certain obligations. One of them would be to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.
CHARLES SCHUMERI made education the highest priority of my campaign – actually education and jobs – and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it.
CHARLES SCHUMERI’m strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.
CHARLES SCHUMERSo I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it’s a better education overall.
CHARLES SCHUMERIf we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.
CHARLES SCHUMERDemocrats don’t relate to middle-class people.
CHARLES SCHUMERI support the death penalty for the kingpin, the guy at the top, but I don’t think you should throw a drug offender in jail for five years, and let a mugger out after a year.
CHARLES SCHUMERWhat we are going to do as Democrats is put together a really strong platform that focuses on jobs and economic issues.
CHARLES SCHUMER