We have reached a point in this chamber where Senate Republicans appear to oppose any measure no matter how common sense to protect voting rights and strengthen our democracy.

Chuck Schumer

We think this bill is so bad, there is no way to make it better, particularly compared to the good job that ACA is doing.

I have some real doubts about He has been a judge who has favored the wealthy interests over the middle class, judge Gorsuch has repeatedly sided with corporations over working people, demonstrated a hostility toward women’s rights, and most troubling, hewed to an ideological approach to jurisprudence that makes me skeptical that he can be a strong, independent Justice on the Court.

I welcome the president’s blueprint for next year’s budget, which turns the page from the last eight years, we are determined to work with the administration to shrink the size of government, grow our economy, secure our borders, and ensure our troops have the tools necessary to complete their missions. I look forward to reviewing this with the Appropriations Committee and our entire conference.

Thousands of Americans will die if this legislation is passed and we have to do everything that we can to see that is defeated. that's because people realize by losing it they are going to be in real trouble.

We hope our Republican colleagues will work with us in a bipartisan way so that the appropriations process meets the needs of the American people, if Republicans insist on inserting poison pill riders such as defunding Planned Parenthood, building a border wall, or starting a deportation force, they will be shutting down the government and delivering a severe blow to our economy.

Rather than pursuing this partisan path. by Chuck Schumer

Rather than pursuing this partisan path.

The Senate and American people deserve to know that these cabinet nominees have a plan to avoid any conflicts of interest, that they’re working on behalf of the American people and not their own bottom line, and that they plan to fully comply with the law, senate Republicans should heed the advice of this independent office and stop trying to jam through unvetted nominees.

If Republicans think Betsy DeVos can quickly jam through a whole slate of nominees without a fair hearing process, Betsy DeVos’re sorely mistaken.

If Republicans think they can quickly jam through a whole slate of nominees without a fair hearing process, they’re sorely mistaken.

For positions of such influence in our government, it’s the responsibility of The Senate to guarantee that we have all the information we need on each nominee in a timely fashion, the slate of nominations selected by President-elect Trump has made this process, standard for nominees of presidents of both parties, immensely difficult.

While Secretary Kerry mentioned Gaza in his speech, he seems to have forgotten the history of the settlements in Gaza, where the Israeli government forced settlers to withdraw from all settlements and the Palestinians responded by sending rockets into Israel.

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Reports of the CIA’s conclusion that Russia actively sought to help elect Donald Trump are simultaneously stunning and not surprising, given Russia’s disdain for democracy and admiration for autocracy, senate Democrats will join with our Republican colleagues next year to demand a congressional investigation and hearings to get to the bottom of this.

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ObamaCare, he won't be able to do it, forget about repealing or m... by Chuck Schumer

ObamaCare, he won't be able to do it, forget about repealing or modifying Dodd-Frank.

Many of those statements, they're old, but they're still troubling, there are lots of questions that have to be asked.

First time says congratulations, let's work together, second time we talked a little about infrastructure.

I think blue-collar America voted for Donald Trump more on Democratic issues than on Republican issues.

Put it all together. by Chuck Schumer

Put it all together.

He is going to meet with the NRA ... What's he going to come out saying? 'Oh the NRA and I agreed we shouldn't have terrorists have guns,' but doing nothing about it.

If the Saudi government was complicit in terrorism, and a trial so determines, it would be a real deterrent to other governments not to be complicit in terrorism.

As someone who lives in New York who has experienced the horrors of terrorism close up and personal, the idea of having someone on the Supreme Court who understands those issues, as well as their horrible human effect, is very comforting.