"I will take the fight to senator Schumer in every city, town and village in this great state. This vote of confidence from my fellow Republicans proves that this Party is not afraid of Chuck Schumer, his bloated war chest, his Washington contacts or his crony special interests." by Eric Dondero A poll came out late last week showing the Republican contender against Democrat Senator Barbara Mikulski in Maryland has moved up 15 points, and is now only 12 points behind. Republican Linda McMahon...Read Full Story
Trains have been dominating the headlines - with warnings of terror attacks against the Amtrak system, announcements of funding for new rail construction projects, plus a plethora of recent derailments and other mishaps, the public is suddenly hyper-aware of the nation's rail service. Data recovered from Osama bin Laden's Pakistan hideout indicated the Al-Qaeda leader had been mulling the possibility of attacking the nation's railways, whenever he could tear himself away from watching his own...Read Full Story
::: !STORM! ::: CAPITAL REGION ::: NYC Where I was today... Senator Chuck Schumer is joined outside Albany City Hall by Congressman Paul Tonko, Albany County Executive Mike Breslin, Mayor of Albany Jerry Jennings, Mayor of Schenectady Brian Stratton, Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino and Albany County Legislator Brian Scavo. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer stopped by Albany City Hall on a freezing cold Tuesday morning to call on the Department of Homeland Security to provide the Capital...Read Full Story
If you want to see some angry women, check out this next video. I feel sorry for these womens' husbands and boyfriends (if they have them) as they advocate for slutty, irresponsible women. They will try to sell this as overall womens' health, but isn't Obamacare supposed to take care of their needs? Yeah, Senator Schumer, tell me why Planned Parenthood needs to exist when Obamacare is supposed to ensure womens' breasts get examined. Notice after the really angry woman (Nancy Keenan) who talks...Read Full Story
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It sounded like a great idea in theory. Have "Jersey Shore's" Snooki judge a look-alike contest at the Washington Auto Show as part of her appearance there. But sadly not many area girls got the memo. Only nine " Snookis " appeared on stage with the starlet, and some of the girls were simply grabbed from the audience because they were petite and brunette. The winner, Mallory Biazzo of Ashburn , was crowned because she brought blinged -out...Read Full Story
New York Senator Chuck Schumer appeared on Thursday’s Morning Joe to discuss his efforts in reining in the amount of corporate money spent on political campaigns. Host Mika Brzezinski started things off by noting that Schumer’s colleagues in the ...
And according to HuffPo, NY Senator Chuck Schumer couldn't help but make light of the situation: "I can't help but note the fact that we had a healthy attendance in committee this morning," Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. "That strikes me as a good thing ...
Chuck Schumer at a campaign event for Lew Fidler
Senator Chuck Schumer had some fun the other day when he "mistakenly" confused the "Buffett Rule," President Barack Obama's tax proposal that the wealthy pay at least the same tax rate as the middle clas...
But the Democrats' charges went beyond the STOCK Act, to the extension of the payroll tax credit, unemployment benefits and enhanced Medicare payments to doctors, all of which nearly ran out in a pre-Christmas showdown and are now set to expire ...
In New York City, 357 drivers were arrested in 2011 for being under the influence of drugs -- up from 81 ten years prior. That's more than a 300 percent increase. That's why Sen. Chuck Schumer is making a funding push to crackdown on "drugged driving ...
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior U.S. Senator from the State of New York, serving since 1999. A Democrat, in 2005, he became chairman of the ...
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He's everywhere. Moments after he accompanied Hillary Clinton onto the floor here for her big roll call moment, he went up on stage to deliver the big rah-rah speech for the Democratic Senate candidates. Here's a slightly blurry version of what it ...