Charles Schumer Bill Quotations

We stand on the precipice of a constitutional crisis, ... Bill Pryor is the last of the four most controversial nominees.

When you put together a prescription drug bill that puts the pharmaceutical and insurance industry first, and the recipients way down at the bottom, of course you're going to get one big mess. And we have it.

Sen. Graham and I do not think it would be appropriate to vote on this bill while the president is there, so we have agreed to delay the vote,

If the gun lobby is really serious about enforcing tough gun laws, then the NRA should endorse this bill and put their muscle into passing it.

We need that bill passed, ... New York City is doing a great job on homeland security, but their resources are stretched as far as they can be stretched, and we're not getting the help from Washington that we need.

Two of the biggest problems that upstate New York faced in this bill were LIHEAP and the MILC program, and now both are in the bill with almost everything we wanted.

The SEC desperately needs someone who both has a deep knowledge of how the markets function and at the same time possesses a rock-ribbed integrity. Bill Donaldson is such a man. I salute the administration for appointing him and appointing him quickly.

This bill is a full-scale retreat when it comes to environmental protection for America, ... To walk away from basic environmental protection in the name of promoting energy is a bad deal for America's future.

And I think a Barack Obama, a Bill Clinton, people who had success in these elections are Democrats who can talk in terms of values.