When a nominee doesn't get 60 votes, you shouldn't change the rules, you should change the nominee.
Charles SchumerDonald Trump, when he gives his speeches, talks like a populist. And he talks to middle class and working America and poor people. But when he governs, at least in his first 40 days, he governs like a hard-right guy.
Charles SchumerI'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company.
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 Schumer