Quotes By Charles Schumer

Mitt Romney's only bottom line is the one at the end of his own bank statement. The problem is that he confuses his own narrow, self-interest - and that of people like him - with the national interest. He thinks as long as we do right by the Mitt Romneys of the world, America will be just fine.

We tend to talk, Democrats, as a party, in legislative terms.

I 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.

I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company.

Mitt Romney would move the Court even further right, putting landmark decisions like Roe v. Wade at risk. Some say Romney would repeat the past. I disagree - he'd be worse.

You have to show Israel that it's not going to be forced to do things it doesn't want to do and can't do.

So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a better education overall.

I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail.

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.

When someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private.

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

My father, Abe, was a small businessman. For 32 years, he ran an exterminating company. That may explain why our family always associated the smell of roach spray with love.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don't starve. Those are values, too.

But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go into teaching but don't because the economic opportunities are sometimes elsewhere.

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

On foreign policy, President Obama has kept our nation safe from terrorism and restored our standing in the world. When it comes to one of our closest allies - Israel - President Obama has been resolute.

A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure.

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say?

I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.

Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.

I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs - and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it.

When Mitt Romney says he wants to reform the tax code, hold on to your wallets. We know Mitt Romney never met a tax haven he didn't like. But his new favorite tax haven is actually not the Cayman Islands - its Paul Ryan's budget.

I 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.

In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain mistakes. The mistakes that have been made on homeland security, on protecting our Nation from another terrorist attack, are mistakes of omission. We are simply not doing enough.

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.

It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty.

You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President.