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 SCHUMERThe only people who use them [so-called assault weapons] are mass murderers.
More Charles Schumer Quotes
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Republicans always try to paint Democrats as weak on defense. This time, they can’t. After all, Mitt Romney’s idea of an overseas accomplishment is sending U.S. jobs there.
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Candidates With Deeply Held Christian Beliefs Are Unfit and Disqualified From Serving As A Federal Judge.
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Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.
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When the President starts talking about something, it makes a difference.
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No 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.
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In today’s competitive economy, to stand still is to die.
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The greatest problem America faces is the decline of middle class incomes.
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People are angry and dispirited about government because of a failure to do something about crime.
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Obviously, there are conservatives who are in the mainstream and conservatives who would take people’s rights away.
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Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.
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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.
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Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.
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When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done.
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Ideological 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.
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So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it’s a better education overall.
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