When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done. Charles Schumer More Quotes by Charles Schumer More Quotes From Charles Schumer A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure. Charles Schumer infrastructure iraq war Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do. Charles Schumer serious-things things-to-do giving-up Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all. Charles Schumer inaction mistake 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. Charles Schumer amnesty immigration giving We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don't starve. Those are values, too. Charles Schumer class people needs The dome of the U.S. Capitol has fallen into severe disrepair... As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, which oversees matters of the Capitol's physical plant, I have serious concerns about the consequences of omitting this funding from the stopgap spending measure. Charles Schumer domes administration matter We've come to a basic agreement, which is that first, people will be legalized. In other words, not citizens, but they’ll be allowed to work, come out of the shadows, travel. Then, we will make sure the border is secure. And we have specific metrics that are in the bill. I’m not going to get into what they are... Charles Schumer shadow agreement people What we are going to do as Democrats is put together a really strong platform that focuses on jobs and economic issues. Charles Schumer issues strong jobs 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 way world thinking Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations. Charles Schumer no-excuses poison america 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. Charles Schumer warrior judging law In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain mistakes. The mistakes that have been made on homeland security, on protecting our Nation from another terrorist attack, are mistakes of omission. We are simply not doing enough. Charles Schumer brave-new-world omission mistake You do have to change things as warfare changes. Charles Schumer warfare things-change If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say? Charles Schumer conventions obsolete soldier I think, the left makes a mistake. If you look particularly at the state levels, violent repeat criminals are not punished enough. The average murderer is sentenced to 17 1/2 years but serves six. The average rapist is sentenced to 10 years but serves about three and a half. The average mugger is sentenced to five years and serves little more than one. Charles Schumer mistake average thinking This bill [Immigration Reform and Control act of 1986] is a gamble, a riverboat gamble. There is no guarantee that employer sanctions will work or that amnesty will work. We are headed into uncharted waters. Charles Schumer uncharted-waters guarantees-that immigration I think on this issue more than any other we're going to see sort of a bipartisan longing to get something done, and hopefully you're not going to find the fisticuffs that you would find on lots of other issues. I think you'll be able to glean a sense of progress without us revealing the specifics. Charles Schumer progress issues thinking If the Saudis were culpable, they should be held accountable. If they had nothing to do with 9/11, they have nothing to fear. Charles Schumer saudis ifs should The thing I'd want people to say about me is that, in some way, I helped bring the Senate and the Congress back to what it used to be, the people's branch of government, doing things that made a difference in people's lives. I have devoted my life to government. Charles Schumer differences government people I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants. Charles Schumer doctors decision rights
