When this chamber confronts a question this important... you don't slide it off the table and say, ‘nevermind,’ win, lose or draw members of this chamber were elected to debate and to vote... And the public is entitled to know where each senator stands on an issue as sacrosanct as defending our democracy.

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Our primary is on the merits, people are discussing issues, not c... by Chuck Schumer

Our primary is on the merits, people are discussing issues, not calling names at each other.

It’s not just a risky strategy, it's the wrong strategy and it's... by Chuck Schumer

It’s not just a risky strategy, it's the wrong strategy and it's going to fail.

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The fact that he abandoned the bill so quickly because a bunch of right-wing commentators came out against it will not serve him well in his presidential campaign primary or general if he ever got there.

This is going to be a huge issue in the 2016 campaign. by Chuck Schumer

This is going to be a huge issue in the 2016 campaign.

My colleagues -- and many of them have called me in the last few days -- everyone believes this is a vote of conscience. They respect my vote of conscience and I'll respect theirs, whichever way they come out.

I told the president the day before and I don't think he leaked it, but maybe somebody in the White House did, maybe somebody else did. I'm not pointing fingers.

Advocates on both sides have strong cases for their point of view that cannot simply be dismissed. This has made evaluating the agreement a difficult and deliberate endeavor, and after deep study, careful thought and considerable soul-searching, I have decided I must oppose the agreement and will vote yes on a motion of disapproval.

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There are some who believe that I can force my colleagues to vote my way, while I will certainly share my view and try to persuade them that the vote to disapprove is the right one, in my experience with matters of conscience and great consequence like this, each member ultimately comes to their own conclusion.

While inspectors would likely be able to detect radioactive isotopes at a site after 24 days, that delay would enable Iran to escape detection of any illicit building and improving of possible military dimensions( PMD) - the tools that go into building a bomb but don't emit radioactivity.

These shootings have got to stop. I don't know how else to say it... by Chuck Schumer

These shootings have got to stop. I don't know how else to say it.

Where's Chuck? Senator hides from Post's Iran questions. by Chuck Schumer

Where's Chuck? Senator hides from Post's Iran questions.

It's a serious issue and I'm studying it carefully, giving it wha... by Chuck Schumer

It's a serious issue and I'm studying it carefully, giving it what it deserves.

Experts have made clear that Positive Train Control could have prevented the tragedy in Philadelphia, it is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation of PTC, and to deny a connection between the accident and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality.

We’re facing a situation where anyone—a felon, a terrorist—can open a gun factory in their garage and the weapons they make will be undetectable. It’s stomach-churning.

We made that clear to the Chairman of the Rules Committee and we hope we can work something out to get that done.

Republicans should be warned right here, right now, Democrats are not going to help you pass appropriations bills that lock in senseless, automatically triggered cuts that hurt the middle class, instead, we'll be eager to work with our Republican colleagues to prevent those cuts from taking effect and restoring both defense spending and vital middle class funding in an even way; $1 for defense, $1 for the middle class.

I'm disappointed in the efforts by President Obama. by Chuck Schumer

I'm disappointed in the efforts by President Obama.

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The differences among Democrats are small compared to the huge ch... by Chuck Schumer

The differences among Democrats are small compared to the huge chasm of Republicans.

There are two tests in life, more important than any other test. On Monday morning, when you wake up, do you feel in the pit of your stomach you can't wait to go to work? And when you're ready to go home Friday afternoon, do you say, 'I can't wait to go home?'

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To introduce a whole new tax regime, that would be modern tax ref... by Chuck Schumer

To introduce a whole new tax regime, that would be modern tax reform. But that's too big a task.

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