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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 Schumer

A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Comment Infrastructure Money War
Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.
CHARLES SCHUMER

See Thinking Trouble Truth Way World
It 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

Defense Live Ourselves Protection Remember Respect Time
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 SCHUMER

Goodness Government Replacement Yourself
The only people who use them [so-called assault weapons] are mass murderers.
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Murder People Weapon
I don’t think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It’s a waste of resources.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Myself Resource Thinking Time Wasted
As 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 SCHUMER

Build Choice People School Terrorism
We’re going to hammer guns on the anvil of relentless legislative strategy! We’re going to beat guns into submission!
CHARLES SCHUMER

Legislative Submission Weapon
Crime can be a unifying argument – not an argument that people use as a code for us vs. them.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Argument Crime People
Unfortunately, the administration’s plan is an ounce of cure for a pound of problems.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Administration Planning Problem
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 SCHUMER

Experience Important Perspective President Reason Vision
I 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 SCHUMER

Death Myself Offense Support Thinking
I’m strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Accountant Doctor Right Strong
I 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 SCHUMER

Change Factor Feeling Leadership Strong Way
People are angry and dispirited about government because of a failure to do something about crime.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Angry Crime Government People
When you run for president you have certain obligations. One of them would be to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.
CHARLES SCHUMER

Appearance Avoid Conflict Interest Obligation President Run Yourself

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?

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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?

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