“ I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants. Charles Schumer
“ I told the President, I told Rahm Emanuel and others in the administration that I thought the policy they took to try to bring about negotiations is counter-productive, because when you give the Pales… Charles Schumer
“ I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company. Charles Schumer
“ We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances, which have been at the core of this Republic, are about to be evaporated by the nuclear option. The checks and ba… Charles Schumer
“ A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure. Charles Schumer
“ When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done. Charles Schumer
“ Barack Obama knows that to create an economy built to last, we need to focus on middle-class families. Families who stay up on Sunday nights pacing the floor, like my dad did, while their children, tu… Charles Schumer
“ Voters did say 'repeal health care,' they did say 'reduce the size of government.' But not a single one of them from the tea party or anywhere said 'give tax breaks to the wealthiest.' Charles Schumer
“ So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a better education overall. Charles Schumer
“ 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, b… Charles Schumer
“ If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now. Charles Schumer
“ 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. Charles Schumer
“ I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the b… Charles Schumer
“ We certainly want those at the top to do well, but if you base your entire presidency and your entire economic platform on helping them do even better, you're missing what makes the economy tick. Beca… Charles Schumer
“ 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 Jorda… Charles Schumer
