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Schumer apologizes for remark to flight attendant

Quick ReadThe New York senator had a not-so-nice exchange with a flight attendant regarding his cell phone use on a recent trip.

Sen. Charles Schumer talks on the phone. (Dec.

Photo credit: AP | Sen. Charles Schumer talks on the phone. (Dec. 13, 2009)

Sen. Chuck Schumer's voice carried a bit farther than he might have liked on the US Airways shuttle from New York to Washington on Sunday.

According to a House Republican aide who happened to be seated nearby, the notoriously chatty New York Democrat referred to a flight attendant as a “-- --” after she ordered him to turn off his phone before takeoff.

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