Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer has announced that he will vote against Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson, making it unlikely that the former Exxon Mobil chief executive will receive bipartisan support for his appointment. Schumer blasted his record on a host of issues. “Mr. Tillerson’s refusal to back new sanctions on Russia, and his…
Progressive activists want Chuck Schumer to get serious about standing up to President Trump — and they want your help. They’ve set up a toungue-in-cheek Amazon.com wedding registry to encourage members of the Democratic Party grassroots to buy gifts that might stiffen the Senate Majority Leader’s resolve. “He’s the Democratic Senate leader, but he keeps…
Chuck Schumer has been called many things in his life. “Leftist” was never one of them. But in the post-election era with his new role as Senate Minority Leader, the Jewish New York senator is now proudly carrying the title, as described in a recent article in The Hill which explained how Schumer is emerging…
The U.S. Senate’s top Democrat on Tuesday vowed to oppose any infrastructure plan by President Donald Trump that would rely on “tax credits for developers” to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges, airports and other such structures. Senator Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer made the comments in a press conference to unveil a $1 trillion infrastructure plan…
At times, looking for the Jewish angle in a major public event can feel small, parochial and petty. Not this time. The contrast between the two Jews on the podium, Senator Chuck Schumer and Rabbi Marvin Hier, and everyone else who spoke was quite striking. Consider: Trump’s inaugural address. It offered a stark, angry picture…
In a series of early morning tweets on Thursday, Senator Chuck Schumer announced that he would vote against the confirmation of Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions. Schumer, the new leader of the Senate Democrats, made conciliatory gestures towards Trump in late December. But in recent days, he has pushed back hard…
Chuck Schumer, the new leader of the Senate Democrats, wants the Republicans to ease up on their aggressive calendar for confirming Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. To make his point, he’s sending the Senate Republicans a letter that might look a bit familiar. This afternoon, Schumer posted on Twitter a letter that Senate Majority Leader Mitch…
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, decried what he called undue haste to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations for various top posts, saying on Monday they needed more thorough vetting. Hearings start on Tuesday for the Republican president-elect’s choices for senior administration posts, beginning with U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, nominated to be…
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