I’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 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 SCHUMERWhen a nominee doesn’t get 60 votes, you shouldn’t change the rules, you should change the nominee.
CHARLES SCHUMERThe only people who use them [so-called assault weapons] are mass murderers.
CHARLES SCHUMERI am deeply skeptical of trade deals in general.But the only way they can get a number of Democrats is by doing a strong real currency bill that goes after the worst of the trading partners, the one that`s stealing our high-end jobs.
CHARLES SCHUMERYou do have to change things as warfare changes.
CHARLES SCHUMERAnyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.
CHARLES SCHUMERThe only way we’re gonna work with Donald Trump is if he moves completely in our direction and abandons his Republican colleagues.
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 SCHUMERIdeological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that’s not what any of us should want from our judges.
CHARLES SCHUMERI’m still basically an idealist, which translates into getting real things done to make people’s lives better.
CHARLES SCHUMERWhen someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private.
CHARLES SCHUMERPeople are angry and dispirited about government because of a failure to do something about crime.
CHARLES SCHUMERWe’re going to hammer guns on the anvil of relentless legislative strategy! We’re going to beat guns into submission!
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 SCHUMERSubstantively Democrats are much closer to where the American people are than Republicans are.
CHARLES SCHUMERBut 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 SCHUMER