Sen. Schumer: Will Republicans Support Teachers Or Millionaires?

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged Republican Senators to support legislation that would help states employ teachers instead of focusing on the tax increase it would impose on millionaires. (0:27)

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Schumer: China Currency Bill Will Keep U.S. On Top For Decades

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he believes “in his bones” that the China currency bill will keep the U.S. number one for years to come during a press conference Wednesday. (0:37)

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Schumer Likens House GOP To Hollywood Gangsters

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) ridiculed House Republicans for using a clip from The Town, which features two men clad in hockey masks beating two other criminals with sledge hammers and shooting one in the leg, to rally their troops behind House Speaker John Boehner’s debt ceiling plan.  (0:42)

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Schumer: Markets Want Long-Term Extension Of Debt Ceiling

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) tells reporters that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) plan to raise the debt ceiling isn’t trying to push the issue past the 2012 election but, instead, aims to settle the markets with longterm stability.  (0:16)

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Schumer: The Revenue Debate Will Continue Past Debt Limit Deadline

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) defends the plan put forth by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), which does not include any revenue increases, saying that the debate on revenues will happen soon but the risk of default was too great to include the measure in this bill.  (0:51)

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Schumer Makes GOP An Offer They Can't Refuse

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) channeled the spirit of another famous New York negotiator while supporting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) plan to break the debt ceiling impasse.  (0:21)

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Schumer: Even GOP Rejected Short Term Debt Ceiling Extension

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) assailed the GOP Monday for proposing a short term solution to the debt ceiling, accusing Republicans of flip-flopping.  (0:50)

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America Deserves To Know Who Pays For Political Ads, Says Lawmaker

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) argues that all the Disclose Act would do is force CEOs and their corporations to stand by their political advertisements and show the American people who is trying to influence their vote. (0:25)

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Disclose Act Opponents Have Something To Hide, Says Sen. Schumer

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) addresses the argument that the Discloses Act would harm corporations’ rights to free speech. (0:19)

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Schumer: Disclose Act Would Be 'Huge Win' For Transparency

Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says the “real” winners of the upcoming November elections are special interest groups and emphasizes the need to pass the Disclose Act. (0:27)

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Schumer Describes Sotomayor As Inspirational

Sen. Charles Schumer says during a rally for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor that "it is time" for a Hispanic woman to be confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice. He also says that she can serve as inspiration for young Hispanics. "You can achieve the stars in America just like Sonia Sotomayor has done," says Schumer. (0:36)
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Schumer: We Need To Get Something Done With Health Care

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says Congress must overcome obstacles standing in the way of health care reform, and get something done. He says the current system isn't working, or it's just getting to the point that it won't work in the next decade. (0:19)
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Schumer: Employment Verification System Should Use Biometrics

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says that the U.S. needs an employment verification system that uses a biometric identifier in order to determine whether or not an employee is an American citizen (0:23).
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Schumer Praises Sotomayor's "Great American Story"

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) applauds Judge Sonia Sotomayor's determination and success despite the adversity she has faced. Schumer cites Sotomayor's life as an example of "great national opportunity", adding that the United States allowed a woman from lower class origins to reach such a prestigious situation. The Senator calls Sotomayor's biography a "great American story." (0:24)
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Soldier: I Was Precluded From Voting

Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) reads a letter he received from a soldier who was unable to vote in the 2008 Presidential Election because of the long distance and amount of time it took to receive his absentee ballot. The soldier felt that he should not be precluded from voting because of his military service. (0:46)
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Sen. Schumer (D-NY) disgusted by "despicable" Dept. of Justice discrimination

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on unfair employment practices at the Department of Justice, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) describes his disgust at those who discriminated against politically liberal applicants for law positions. He calls the practice "despicable" and regrets that they may go unpunished. (0:32)
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U.S. to Saudis: "If you don't help us, why should we be helping you?"

At a press conference following the vote on the Democratic proposal to stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) says that "we are saying to the Saudis that 'if you don't help us, why should we be helping you?'" He says that the relationship should be a "two-way street," and that although Saudi Arabia needs U.S. military arms, the U.S. needs Saudi Arabia to "cooperate, and not strangle American consumers." (0:25)
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Saudi Arabia needs to increase oil production to lower gas prices

At a press conference following the vote on the Democratic proposal to stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) says that Saudi Arabia is currently producing two million barrels of oil per day below its capacity. If it increased production by one million barrels, he said, prices would likely lower by 50 cents within a month or two. (0:36)


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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) asks Labor Statistics Commissioner about possible recession at Joint Economic Committee hearing on jobs

Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Keith Hall, says he does not want to speculate about the future employment outlook but says that he does not want the current trend to continue.
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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) discusses employment at Joint Economic Committee meeting

Senator Schumer, chairman of the committee, cites figures revealing a significant downturn in employment rates for January, 2008 at a hearing today to discuss jobs.
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