Charles Schumer
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) (2nd-R) speaks during a news conference as Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) listen on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sen. Reid spoke about President Obama's State Of The Union Speech he delivered last night.
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EDITORIAL: Payroll taxes: 'Holiday' proposal could mean more jobs
...And with one in 10 American workers unemployed, that's reason enough to include the bipartisan proposal from Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) in the jobs package now taking shape in the Senate .The idea is simple - which is one of its... |more
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Patchogue wastewater treatment site expansion begins
...with sewer district taxes, Pontieri said.Funding for the project became a source of controversy in May when aides to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told Pontieri he wouldn't get expected federal money this year because of earmark limitations.The state... |more
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Schumer says his tax plan will boost hiring
...Charles Schumer (D-NY) is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation aimed at temporarily suspending a federal payroll tax to encourage business to hire, he announced at a news conference in Bethpage Monday.Under the "Hire Now Tax Cut," legislation, which Schumer... |more
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Schumer: I'll block Obama plan to transfer NYC terror team
...Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday he will fight a federal budget proposal to transfer elite Coast Guard teams from four cities, including one stationed at New York Harbor since the Sept. 11 attacks.The New York senator said that besides consolidating the New... |more
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NY Senator challenged by comedian, former addict
...â U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has represented New York state for more than a decade with little serious opposition. But a funny thing happened on the way to Election Day this year: He picked up a challenge from a comedian activist.Randy Credico's race against... |more
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Gentle diplomacy with Iran will not work
...Proliferation Prevention Program at the University of Texas - as well as a former aide to such congressional liberals as Charles Schumer and Thomas Foley - called for American air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The Middle East Forum’s Daniel Pipes,... |more
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EDITORIAL: Payroll taxes: 'Holiday' proposal could mean more jobs
...And with one in 10 American workers unemployed, that's reason enough to include the bipartisan proposal from Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) in the jobs package now taking shape in the Senate .The idea is simple - which is one of its... |more
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Trying 9/11 Suspects in New York? Nah, This City Couldn't Handle It
...money. Community representatives said it would be too disruptive. Some said we don't need to "relive" the 9/11 attacks. Senator Charles Schumer pronounced it "obvious" that the trial should not be held here. Maybe they are right. Maybe we should forget about... |more
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Obama: GOP and Dems together can spur job growth
...of jobs bills may be within reach because both parties see employment as the most pressing matter for voters. Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York and GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah are advocating a tax credit for businesses that hire new workers. It... |more
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Schumer: Plan would move elite Coast Guard team out of Alaska
...N.Y. -- New York's Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer opposes the Obama administration's plan to move elite Coast Guard teams from major cities, including one from New York Harbor to Boston. Schumer planned to detail his argument Sunday that transferring the... |more
