Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]

Schumer pledges support for Lyons station

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

... by SEAN McCRACKEN/smccracken@fltimes.com Friday, November 27, 2009 11:25 AM CST LYONS — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer pledged support yesterday for the proposed Lyons Amtrak station, promising future aid and pressure on CSX to sign off on the most rece

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Schumer pledges support for Lyons station

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

... by SEAN McCRACKEN/smccracken@fltimes.com Thursday, November 26, 2009 1:07 PM CST LYONS — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer pledged support yesterday for the proposed Lyons Amtrak station, promising future aid and pressure on CSX to sign off on the most rec

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Harry's Bayou Buyout: Mary's No Cheap Date

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

...Spring Hill, Fla. * For Louisiana, Landrieu gets $100 million as a thank you for her health-care vote. What did Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand get for New York? A terror trial. Thanks, guys. If this is how the game is played, you stink. Joe

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Tax break proposed for deer donations

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

...tax return, but hunters who donate deer meat can't. That would change under a measure proposed by Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, who wants to let hunters deduct the money they pay a processor for cutting the venison into meal-sized p

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Senate health bill stirs Medicaid issues

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

...and Commerce Committee. Engel expects the governor's report to confirm that judgment with more details. However, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said there are some parts of the Senate bill aside from the Medicaid reimbursement issue that are more favorable

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5 Reasons Dems Should Hope J.D. Hayworth Challenges McCain

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

..."inveighs against Americanism" for refusing to assimilate. In February, Hayworth appeared on Hardball claiming that Sen. Chuck Schumer and George Soros—"the guy in the background…manipulating all of the currency," a reference which Steve Benen says

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Wizards owner Pollin, 85, dies

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...production of NBA jerseys to a factory in Thailand. The move could cost about 100 jobs at a factory in upstate New York. Sen. Chuck Schumer said the switch would blemish more than a century of history for the marquee American sport. He called on adidas

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Senate Democrats Brace For Heavy Health Reform Work

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands." The AP reports that Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said, "'We're not going to not pass a bill,' ... With or without Republican support, Democrats will get

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Schumer pledges support for Lyons station

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

... by SEAN McCRACKEN/smccracken@fltimes.com Wednesday, November 25, 2009 1:43 PM CST LYONS — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer pledged support yesterday for the proposed Lyons Amtrak station, promising future aid and pressure on CSX to sign off on the most re

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Long-rumored AHL outdoor 'classic' comes to Syracuse

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Senator Chuck Schumer wants it to become an annual tradition, perhaps even for cities outside of upstate New York, as long as he's the reason they're ...

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Let's Make a Deal, Health Care Reform Edition

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

...hear about every deal made. Given the determination of Democratic reformers to pass this bill, no matter what the cost—Sen. Chuck Schumer told the A.P. that "we're not going to not pass a bill"—anyone standing even near the fence on this one kno

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Second, if this Senate plan is such a good bill, as people like Chuck Schumer have claimed it is, then why would they need to pay-off a member of their own ...

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Schumer: No turning back on health reform

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Congress has no choice but to pass a nearly trillion-dollar health-care reform plan, Sen. Chuck Schumer said yesterday. ...

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Afternoon Business Brief

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on sports apparel maker Adidas to reconsider a decision to stop making official uniforms for NBA players in the US ...

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Tuesday: Around the political blogosphere

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Dennis Moore's seat, US Sen. Chuck Schumer wants more information on frequent flier programs, and voters are irritated that politicians can't find common ...

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Holding People In Power Accountable: Niagara Falls

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

A few weeks ago as we were working on this story, we asked Senator Chuck Schumer, who knows Milstein personally, if he would get involved. ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

"I think he thinks if I can get something that both Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Mary Landrieu can all support, then I've found the ...

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Health Care Reform Fight Brews

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - NY) says, "You need to inject some competition into the insurance industry. The best way to do that is a public option."Sen. ...

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Sarah Palin, Worst Veep Pick Ever? Not So Fast.

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Her hapless 1998 Senate bid ended with defeat by Chuck Schumer and her career as a prosecutor, while admirable, wasn't the best Oval Office prep. 5. ...

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LIPA wins $12.5M 'smart energy' funds for Route 110

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Steve Israel (D-Huntington), and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-Brooklyn). As part of the proposal, LIPA will work with Farmingdale to expand the college's ...

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