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Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is a U.S. Senator from the state of New York. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is a U.S. Senator from the state of New York. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Schumer proposes tax break for homeowners
tom.brune@newsday.comWASHINGTON - New Yorkers staggering under high property taxes would get a break on their federal income taxes next year under a $3.2-billion measure proposed Wednesday by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). Under the legislation, about 280,000 homeowners on...Tags: National Government, Long Island, Property Tax, Evan Bayh, Government
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Sen. Schumer hails Rep. Israel -- for taking a powder
Spin CycleU.S. Sen. Charles Schumer issued this statement on Rep. Steve Israel's agreeing not to run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: ???Steve Israel has once again proven what many of us who have worked with him already knew: that he is a......Tags: Steve Israel, Kirsten Gillibrand
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In ethics drama, lush kudos means 'thanks for going'
Spin CycleThe controversy-driven resignation of Herbert Teitelbaum as the executive director of the Spitzer-created state Commission on Public Integrity demonstrates for the second time in as many workdays that political (and bureaucratic) players gush the most...Tags: Employees, David Paterson, Values, Ethics, Civil and Public Service
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Paterson: Fed stimulus could cancel tax/fee hikes
Spin CycleAppearing at a joint press conference in Albany today, Sen. Schumer said the stimulus could include more than $6 billion in aid for New York schools, and Gov. Paterson said the federal stimulus package could cancel out the need for......Tags: New York
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Video: Obama blasting Wall Street bonuses
Spin CycleHere's Obama blasting Wall Street's bonuses earlier today. We wondered in a previous item whether Sen. Schumer would be heard from on this. So far -- no. From MSNBC: .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999;...Tags: Barack Obama
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Chuck TV: What's wrong with a little pork?
Spin CycleOur Sen. Schumer, defending the stimulus bill on the ground that a few billion of pork here and a few billion of pork there doesn't really matter in the big picture: In the full quote, Schumer says people care more......Tags: Celebrities and "Bad Behavior"
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NYC budget: Mike's cynical disappearing $$$ game
Spin CycleLess than a week ago, Mayor Bloomberg appeared with Sen. Schumer and House Ways and Means Chairman Rangel to announce that New York City would be getting at least $3.4 billion from the federal stimulus package, including $1.6 billion......Tags: National Government, Regional Authority, Government, Budgets and Budgeting
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Schumer, undoing Schumer: Wall Street crackdown!
Spin CycleIn 2001, Chuck Schumer was a co-sponsor with Phil Gramm of a bill (the Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act of 2001) that cut Wall Street fees designed to finance SEC oversight operations that had been diverted to......Tags: Phil Gramm, SEC, Alabama, FBI, Disasters
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Citibank: Chuck's Fourth Branch of government?
Spin CycleSen. Schumer, when he was not deciding for the governor who should get NY's share of stimulus money yesterday, was busy negotiating with Citibank on a plan to give bankruptcy judges the power to give homeowners relief from foreclosure......Tags: Financial and Business Services, Barack Obama, Christopher J. Dodd, Citigroup Incorporated, Government
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Chuck: Medicaid grandstanding?
Spin CycleToday, Schumer issues multiple press releases and convenes a conference call announcing that he is coming to the rescue of New York's beleaguered localities with a provision in the stimulus package giving them more money for Medicaid -- $100......Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Government, North Carolina, Budgets and Budgeting
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Stimulus money for NY: All the numbers
Spin CycleSchumer now has a release out on money for New York. It's after the jump, with all the numbers. It says LI gets $262 million in Medicaid money, not the $292 million Schumer mentioned on the phone. But that's still......Tags: Law Enforcement, Transportation, Regional Authority, Home Heating, Road Transportation
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Rep. Israel decides against Senate run
tom.brune@newsday.comWASHINGTON - Bowing to the wishes of President Barack Obama to preserve party unity, Rep. Steve Israel announced Friday he will not challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the 2010 Democratic primary. After a 15-minute phone call from Obama at around 3 p.m....Tags: Carolyn McCarthy, Parliament, Barack Obama, Steve Israel, Government
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