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Charles Schumer is an American politician currently serving as the senior United States Senator from New York. He has been in office since 1999 and is a member of the Democratic Party. Schumer has been a prominent figure in the Senate, serving as the Majority Leader from 2007 to 2017 and as the Minority Leader from 2017 to 2021.

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“I think Donald Trump is trying to use populist rhetoric to cover up a right-wing agenda.”

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“I think there's going to be a lot of Americans who are really willing to be much more active than they were before, because they're worried about where Trump is headed.”

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“I think, the left makes a mistake. If you look particularly at the state levels, violent repeat criminals are not punished enough. The average murderer is sentenced to 17 1/2 years but serves six. The average rapist is sentenced to 10 years but serves about three and a half. The average mugger is sentenced to five years and serves little more than one.”

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“I don't think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It's a waste of resources.”

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“I support the death penalty for the kingpin, the guy at the top, but I don't think you should throw a drug offender in jail for five years, and let a mugger out after a year.”

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“I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.”

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“Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.”

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“But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.”

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“So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a better education overall.”

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“I think on this issue more than any other we're going to see sort of a bipartisan longing to get something done, and hopefully you're not going to find the fisticuffs that you would find on lots of other issues. I think you'll be able to glean a sense of progress without us revealing the specifics.”

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“I'm not sure we will have every single Democrat ... but we want a large number of Republicans to be able to vote for this bill because we think that will encourage the House not only to move forward but to pass a bill.”

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“I think we could be at a tipping point”

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“Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.”

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“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.”

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Born: November 23, 1950
Known for: United States Senator
Quotes: 114

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