I think, the left makes a mistake. If you look particularly at the state levels, violent repeat criminals are not punished enough. The average murderer is sentenced to 17 1/2 years but serves six. The average rapist is sentenced to 10 years but serves about three and a half. The average mugger is sentenced to five years and serves little more than one.
Charles SchumerI'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company.
Charles SchumerI believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.
Charles SchumerSoft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it, unless we plug every hole.
Charles SchumerThe currency bill we have would finally do something for China`s rapacious policies.
Charles SchumerThe dome of the U.S. Capitol has fallen into severe disrepair... As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, which oversees matters of the Capitol's physical plant, I have serious concerns about the consequences of omitting this funding from the stopgap spending measure.
Charles Schumer