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Schumer rips Chamber of Commerce By J. Taylor Rushing Posted: 10/08/08 01:17 PM [ET] DSCC Chairman Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) came out swinging Wednesday against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, saying the business lobby was no longer nonpartisan and “has turned into a wing” of the GOP. In a press conference at Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) headquarters, Schumer said the path and pattern of the contributions indicate that the Chamber is afraid of the Democrats winning the critical Senate threshold of 60 seats — a goal he said is within reach now more than ever. Democrats already have 51 seats...

New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer, a powerful member of the Democratic leadership, said Friday the Senate should not confirm another U.S. Supreme Court nominee under President Bush “except in extraordinary circumstances.” “We should reverse the presumption of confirmation,” Schumer told the American Constitution Society convention in Washington. “The Supreme Court is dangerously out of balance. We cannot afford to see Justice Stevens replaced by another Roberts, or Justice Ginsburg by another Alito.” Schumer’s assertion comes as Democrats and liberal advocacy groups are increasingly complaining that the Supreme Court with Bush’s nominees – Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice...

March 13, 2007 Schumer's amnesia Clarice Feldman Macsmind notes the utter hypocrisy of Schumer's criticism of Republicans for making inquiries of US Attorneys about ongoing investigations First to the microphone, Senator (never been to Walter Reed but if you hum a few bars I'll fake it) Schumer is ranting about the firing of US prosecutors, and especially expressing shock about Republican Senators contacting prosecutors to inquire about prosecutions. You mean like this Chucky? January 22, 2004 The Honorable James Comey United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Deputy Attorney General Comey: I write to...

Associated Press No-swipe credit cards that use radio waves to relay their data put consumers at increased risk of identity theft, Sen. Charles Schumer (news, bio, voting record) said Sunday. "These cards may be convenient, but they're a double-edged sword," said Schumer, D-N.Y. Tens of millions of no-swipe credit cards have been issued in the past year. When a customer uses the credit card to make a purchase, the card is processed by a radio frequency identification reader operated by the retailer. Schumer said thieves can equip themselves with the radio frequency readers to steal information from the credit cards,...

A week after Democratic candidates deposed six sitting Republican senators to give the Dems control of the upper house of Congress, a ferocious battle is shaping up over nominations to federal courts. Fortunately, the man in the center of the coming storm will be Sen. Chuck Schumer. Come January, Schumer, who masterminded his party's victories as chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, becomes chairman of the powerful subcommittee on administrative oversight and the courts, the first stop for all nominations to the federal bench, including the Supreme Court. That will put a feisty and much-needed roadblock in the path...

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  VTGOP CANDIDATE WIRESeptember 12, 2003http://www.vtgop.org Taking A Page From The Racine Playbook… DEAN BEGINS "ENDLESS FLIP-FLOP TOUR" "'YOU CAN'T BE ON BOTH SIDES OF AN ISSUE,' DEAN SAID. 'THAT KILLS US.'" --Howard Dean quoted in the Washington Post, "Past Votes Dog Some Presidential Candidates," 9/12/03 "Democratic 2004 front-runner Howard Dean is starting to get a reputation for talking out of both sides of his mouth - and not just on Israel. That could become a big problem for a guy who's running on a ‘tell it like it is’ platform - it may be the first hint of an Achilles...