Schumer: Congress Should Look To Bush Sr., Clinton For Budget Blueprint

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) invokes the budget plans of former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton as standards for developing the nation’s budget. (0:48)

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Schumer Salutes 9 GOP'ers Who Voted To Confirm Sotomayor

Sen Chuck Schumer (D- N.Y.) says he salutes the "courage" of the 9 Republican Senators who voted for Sotomayor despite of immense pressure from their party to vote no. (0:20)
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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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You Can't Expect Congress To Snap Fingers And Create a Bill Says Schumer

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says people can't expect members of Congress to just snap their fingers and produce a health care reform bill. He says it will take time. (0:31)
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Sen. Schumer: Sotomayor's Record Shows Judicial Modesty

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) explains that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's record shows her judicial modesty. He says it is the judicial record, more than speeches, statements and backgrounds, that measures judicial modesty. Sotomayor "more than measures up," in Schumer's opinion. (0:31)
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Schumer: "Something's out of wack with Executive compensation"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee met for the second time to discuss “Enhancing Investor Protection and the Regulation of Securities Markets.”
At the hearing, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said, “We all believe people should be rewarded for good performance, that’s not the problem, but what we’ve seen in many instances that has enraged Americans is a heads-eye wind tail you lose system. In which executives are rewarded for flashing the pan short term gains, or even worse, rewarded richly when the company does poorly and the shareholders have been hammered.”
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Sen. Schumer: Iraq and Bush tax cuts weren't "generational theft"?

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) points out that Republican Senators are now complaining that the stimulus spending is "generational theft," but none of them complained about "generational theft" when they were discussing the Bush tax cuts or funding the Iraq war. (1:05)
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Obama's handling of recovery package inspired bipartisan support

Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) noted during a press conference that Obama's handling of the economic recovery package, wherein he gave a broad outline and let Congress fill in the details, inspired support across the aisle.
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Schumer: There is no debate over need for recovery package

During a press conference Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) commented that the desire for an economic recovery package is supported by both parties (0:41)
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