I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs - and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it. Chuck Schumer americacampaigndepend Change image and share on social
The Tea Party elites gained extraordinary influence by being able to funnel millions of undisclosed dollars into campaigns with ads that distort the truth and attack government. Chuck Schumer attackcampaigndistort Change image and share on social
Wall Street excesses helped lead to the Great Recession. Chuck Schumer excessgreathelp Change image and share on social
The bottom line is there are lots of problems that were not created by government. The biggest one is loss of middle class incomes, loss of good-paying jobs which was created by technology and globalization. Above all, when you can move a job to China or India, it reduces wages. Chuck Schumer bigbottomchina share on social
Working with the media remains an effective and essential way to raise issues, educate the public, and prod policy-makers and corporate leaders to change for the better. Chuck Schumer changecorporateeducate Change image and share on social
Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all. Chuck Schumer greatinactionmistake Change image and share on social
You do have to change things as warfare changes. Chuck Schumer changethingwarfare Change image and share on social
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. Chuck Schumer attackbravehomeland share on social
The Tea Party people are ideologues. They are right, and no one can change their minds. There is no reason for compromise. Chuck Schumer changecompromiseideologue Change image and share on social
On foreign policy, President Obama has kept our nation safe from terrorism and restored our standing in the world. When it comes to one of our closest allies - Israel - President Obama has been resolute. Chuck Schumer allycloseforeign share on social