Schumer: Gay Marriage Will Happen

Sen. Chuck Schumer  (D-N.Y.) told reporters Thursday that the question of whether or not marriage equality for all passes is not “if, but when.”(0:13)

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Schumer Calls Senate Budget Votes A Breakthrough

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) highlights the positive impact that two failed budget votes in the Senate would have on deficit reduction at the Center for American Progress Wednesday. (0:27)

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Schumer Calls GOP Budget Plan "Trojan Horse"

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) discusses what he believes to be the real aim of the Republican party in deficit reduction at the Center for American Progress Wednesday. (0:13)

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Schumer: 9/11 First Responders Should Be Taken Care Of Like War Veterans

Senate Rules and Administration Chairman Charles Schumer (D-NY) feels there is no difference between heroism of veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that of first responders on September 11th, 2001 so there should be no difference in how their health care should be treated.  (0:31)

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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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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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