The bottom line is very simple. You negotiate on this, they will up the ante for the debt ceiling.
Charles SchumerCrime can be a unifying argument - not an argument that people use as a code for us vs. them.
Charles SchumerI respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it.
Charles SchumerWhen a nominee doesn't get 60 votes, you shouldn't change the rules, you should change the nominee.
Charles Schumer