Charles Schumer Commit Quotations

With all the rhetoric on America's dependence on foreign oil, we ought to be making a commitment to energy-efficient technologies, just as we made a commitment to land a man on the moon.

If you held the vote today, she would not get a majority either in the Judiciary Committee or the floor, ... there are one or two who said they'd support her as of now.

Congress should now enact legislation that reflects the court's carefully balanced decisions on liberty and security. The Judiciary Committee ought to hold hearings immediately to begin the process of enacting legislation.

the only mark where there has been a waiver in the commitment made to New York.

I, for one, believe a judge can be pro-life yet be fair, balanced, and uphold a woman's right to choose. But for a judge to set aside his or her own personal views, the commitment to the rule of law must clearly supersede his or her personal agenda. That's a trick some can pull off, but not everyone can.

has an obligation to answer tough questions from the committee about whether his views have changed and whether he would advance a particular ideological position that is contrary to decades of legal precedent.

The Supreme Court's verdicts show that, contrary to what the administration believes, we can have both security and liberty. Congress should now enact legislation that reflects the court's carefully balanced decisions on liberty and security. The Judiciary Committee ought to hold hearings immediately to begin the process of enacting legislation.

That's the question that we on the committee will have to grapple with this week.

You've being less forthcoming with this Committee than any nominee who has ever come before us,

I think, if you were to hold the vote today, she would not get a majority, either in the Judiciary Committee or on the floor,

judicial philosophy and his commitment to civil rights, workers' rights, women's rights.

If the president sends us a nominee who is committed to an agenda of turning back the clock on civil rights, workers' rights, individual autonomy or other vital constitutional protections, there will likely be a fight.

When you add it all up you are being less forthcoming ... with this committee than just about any other person who has come before us.