When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done.
CHARLES SCHUMERSubstantively Democrats are much closer to where the American people are than Republicans are.
More Charles Schumer Quotes
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I’m still basically an idealist, which translates into getting real things done to make people’s lives better.
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People are angry and dispirited about government because of a failure to do something about crime.
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I don’t think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It’s a waste of resources.
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When the President starts talking about something, it makes a difference.
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But I don’t think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.
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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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What we are going to do as Democrats is put together a really strong platform that focuses on jobs and economic issues.
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The only people who use them [so-called assault weapons] are mass murderers.
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It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty.
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When someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private.
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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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The bottom line is very simple. You negotiate on this, they will up the ante for the debt ceiling.
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In today’s competitive economy, to stand still is to die.
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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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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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