I feel very strongly that we need to change the way we do trade because it has been one of the major factors that lead to decline of middle class incomes.
Charles SchumerThis bill [Immigration Reform and Control act of 1986] is a gamble, a riverboat gamble. There is no guarantee that employer sanctions will work or that amnesty will work. We are headed into uncharted waters.
Charles SchumerAn economic message, an economic platform unites the factory worker in Scranton, the young woman in Los Angeles struggling to pay her college debt and the single mom in Buffalo who's on minimum wage.
Charles SchumerWhen you run for president you have certain obligations. One of them would be to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.
Charles SchumerThe export market is based, on high-paying jobs. I`ve seen statistics that show that people make over 88 a year generally benefit from this because these are export jobs.
Charles SchumerI think on this issue more than any other we're going to see sort of a bipartisan longing to get something done, and hopefully you're not going to find the fisticuffs that you would find on lots of other issues. I think you'll be able to glean a sense of progress without us revealing the specifics.
Charles Schumer