More from Charles Schumer
When a nominee doesn’t get 60 votes, you shouldn’t change the rules, you should change the nominee.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer The Democratic Party was always there on crime, but in the past we let the ideologues on the left dominate. The Republicans may still let the ideologues on the right dominate.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer Candidates With Deeply Held Christian Beliefs Are Unfit and Disqualified From Serving As A Federal Judge.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer People are angry and dispirited about government because of a failure to do something about crime.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little tiny, yes, porky amendments – the American people really don’t care.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer I don’t think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It’s a waste of resources.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go into teaching but don’t because the economic opportunities are sometimes elsewhere.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer If 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 SchumerCharles Schumer This is government’s primary function – to keep us safe – and when large percentages in America don’t feel safe, they start asking: What am I paying my taxes for? What is government all about?
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer There are many reasons why Mitt Romney should not become president, but perhaps the most important of all is the narrowness of his experience, perspective and vision.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer Crime can be a unifying argument – not an argument that people use as a code for us vs. them.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer I’m strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer The public knows how many good things there are as part of the Affordable Care Act. The Republicans say they’re going to repeal. They don’t know what to replace it with.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer
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Forgiveness comes after understanding & understanding comes after acceptance.
Tom MetcafeTom Metcafe Someday your pen will write a revolution. Until then, write your pain.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya Time is precious. So are the people in your life. So love and be loved. Because tomorrow is never promised.
Jenny AJenny A Thank you for still being there for yourself. For being strong. For being resilient. Keep going.
Yohan AcostaYohan Acosta There will never be a day, I am not thankful for the fire you brought to my life that still warms me to the bones.
Mark AnthonyMark Anthony You could have shook my whole world luckily I became aware, and I took a turn.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers Be strong enough to bloom even in the storm.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman There is magic in the minuscule.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
John LewisJohn Lewis Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamA. P. J. Abdul Kalam Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.
Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking Breathe in, breathe out. Stay active.
Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo The stock market is designed to transfer money from the active to the patient.
Warren BuffettWarren Buffett We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives.
Les BrownLes Brown I believe governments should take a more active role around important issues like balancing expression and safety.
Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg The general definition of being muscle-bound is that you have so many muscles that you can’t move freely. I don’t know of any bodybuilder in that category; in fact, many of them are quite active in other sports.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger
