Chuck Schumer lives about two miles from a shipping terminal
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And his wife, who goes by her maiden name, is a high official in the operation of something to do with New York ports. She was carefully screened from public blame in the ferry accident that killed a number of people a few years ago.
He is just a mouthpiece for unions.
Schumer's wife, Iris Weinshall, is in charge of the Staten Island Ferry as New York City's Transportation Commissioner.