When a nominee doesn't get 60 votes, you shouldn't change the rules, you should change the nominee. Charles Schumer More Quotes by Charles Schumer More Quotes From Charles Schumer The Democratic Party was always there on crime, but in the past we let the ideologues on the left dominate. The Republicans may still let the ideologues on the right dominate. Charles Schumer partymaypast Crime can be a unifying argument - not an argument that people use as a code for us vs. them. Charles Schumer argumentusepeople 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 jailyearsthinking My car was broken into four times before it was stolen. That can drive you nuts - the repetition. I'd wake up every morning and put on my jeans over my pajamas to run down and see if my car was still on the street. That's not a pleasant way to live. Charles Schumer nutsrunningmorning We all agreed on the framework: Pass DACA protections and additional border security measures excluding the wall. We agreed that the president Donald Trump would support enshrining the DACA protections into law. What remains to be negotiated are the details of border security with a mutual goal of finalizing all the details as soon as possible. While both sides agreed that the wall would not be any part of this agreement, the president made clear he intends to pursue it at a later time, and we made clear that we would continue to oppose it. Charles Schumer wallsupportgoal Our job is going to be to hold Donald Trump and the Republican majority accountable. Charles Schumer majorityrepublicanjobs An economic message, an economic platform unites the factory worker in Scranton, the young woman in Los Angeles struggling to pay her college debt and the single mom in Buffalo who's on minimum wage. Charles Schumer momcollegestruggle Donald Trump, when he gives his speeches, talks like a populist. And he talks to middle class and working America and poor people. But when he governs, at least in his first 40 days, he governs like a hard-right guy. Charles Schumer classamericapeople 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 governmentsafeamerica People are angry and dispirited about government because of a failure to do something about crime. Charles Schumer crimegovernmentpeople We repeal sanctions, it tells Russia, go ahead and interfere in our elections and do bad things; it tells China, it tells Iran. That would be terrible. Charles Schumer iranrussiawould-be 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 republicancaregood-things I think there's going to be a lot of Americans who are really willing to be much more active than they were before, because they're worried about where Trump is headed. Charles Schumer trumpworriedthinking 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 presidentwould-berunning I think Donald Trump is trying to use populist rhetoric to cover up a right-wing agenda. Charles Schumer wingstryingthinking The highest priority you can have is education. Charles Schumer prioritieshighest When I started to get involved in the crime issue, people said, "it's a local issue." I said, "No, there are lots of ways the federal government can help." And the best way the federal government can help, and did in the Crime Bill, is to find programs that work around the country and help them spread. Charles Schumer issuesgovernmentcountry Jewish voters care. They want someone who's good on Israel and who's good on Jewish issues. But they also want somebody who's going to be pro-choice and pro-gun control and pro-gay rights. To the vast majority of the Jewish community, just being good on Israel or on Jewish issues is not enough. Charles Schumer issuesgaygun When the President starts talking about something, it makes a difference. Charles Schumer differencespresidenttalking What I want to do first with education is my student loan idea. Basically, if you go into teaching and teach for five years, your student loans should be forgiven. It doesn't cost that much. Charles Schumer teachingyearsideas
