Chuck Schumer quotes - page 2

Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure. (Chuck Schumer)
Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.
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A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure.
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Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.
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When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done.
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America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.
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I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.
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It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty.
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But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.
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I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.
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We tend to talk, Democrats, as a party, in legislative terms. (Chuck Schumer)
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.
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You do have to change things as warfare changes.
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You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are willing to accept the fact, as the majority of Israelis do, that there should be two states between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, we won't have peace.
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If other cows with mad cow disease were slaughtered, we wouldn't know where to begin looking for people who might have been affected, ... With a comprehensive tracking system, we would.
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When someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private.
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When Mitt Romney says he wants to reform the tax code, hold on to your wallets. We know Mitt Romney never met a tax haven he didn't like. But his new favorite tax haven is actually not the Cayman Islands - its Paul Ryan's budget.
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Republicans always try to paint Democrats as weak on defense. This time, they can't. After all, Mitt Romney's idea of an overseas accomplishment is sending U.S. jobs there.
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There are many reasons why Mitt Romney should not become president, but perhaps the most important of all is the narrowness of his experience, perspective and vision.
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I am not saying I will vote against John Ashcroft because he is pro-life, ... But let me say if someone was nominated for attorney general who was vehemently pro choice -- who in his or her career spent decades trying to find ways to expand the law abortion at nine months would be perfectly legal -- wouldn't you be more upset and raise more of a voice than against a nominee who was simply pro-choice.
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The Tea Party is a rear guard, not a vanguard. (Chuck Schumer)
People who enter the United States without our permission are illegal aliens and illegal aliens should not be treated the same as people who enter the United States legally.
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This is an excellent program. Nobody has said it has done a bad job. It is small. There are only about 50,000 visas a year. ... As I ride my bike around New York City on the weekends, I see what immigrants do for America. This program has dramatically helped.
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Assault weapons were designed for and should be used on our battlefields, not on our streets. There is no inalienable right to own and operate 100-round clips on AR-15 assault rifles.
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President Trump turned away from not one but two bipartisan compromises. Each would have averted this shutdown.... It is something the majority could have avoided entirely, a concern the president could have obivated, if he were only willing to take yes for an answer.
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