Chuck Schumer

Schumer Asks Airlines To Drop Extra Fee

AP | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 05.27.2012

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NEW YORK -- Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat...

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Chuck Schumer Hammers Defenders Of Facebook Founder Who Dumped America

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- After being compared to the Nazis for targeting people like the Facebook co-founder who renounced his U.S. citizenship and thereby avoid...

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Boehner Goes After Eduardo Saverin, Backs Bill Banning Him From U.S.

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Eduardo Saverin's decision to renounce his United States citizenship in order to avoid paying taxes on his Facebook stock was "absolutel...

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Top Dems Suspect Political Sabotage By GOP Leaders

Posted 05.19.2012

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By CHARLES BABINGTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack ...

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Senator Asks Homeland Security To Bar Facebook Co-Founder From U.S.

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A Democratic senator has asked the Obama administration to immediately bar Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin from re-entering the U.S....

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Senators Go After Facebook Co-Founder For Renouncing Citizenship

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Populist anger at Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's decision to renounce his U.S. citizenship -- a move that could save him hundreds...

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John Boehner: President Obama's College Tour Is 'Pathetic'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's travels around the country to promote a student loan bill are "pathetic," House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) c...

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Schumer's Plan To Help Political Reporters

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.25.2012

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Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) are renewing a push to make the lives of reporters and others interested in tracking political f...

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Chuck Schumer Announces Plan B For Killing Arizona Immigration Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats announced a game plan on Tuesday for dealing with immigration law SB 1070, should the Supreme Court rule in Arizona's f...

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Arizona's "Show Me Your Papers" Law Gets Its Day in Court -- and Congress

Elizabeth B. Wydra | Posted 04.24.2012

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The Supreme Court shouldn't buy S.B. 1070 supporters' claims when it hears arguments tomorrow. The Constitution doesn't allow states to set immigration and foreign policy, and it certainly doesn't allow them to do so in a manner that discriminates against people of color.

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Declaration for Democracy

Sean Siperstein | Posted 04.20.2012

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The grassroots movement for a constitutional amendment to return control over our democracy to We the People just got a big endorsement from more than a dozen members of the United States Congress.

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Grassroots Effort To Overturn Citizens United Comes To Capitol

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday morning, dozens of activists and more than a dozen members of Congress gathered in a Capitol Visitor Center hearing room to...

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Buffett Rule Battle Begins With Vote Expected To Fail

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Both sides drew sharp partisan lines Monday over the Buffett Rule tax for millionaires, setting up what is almost certainly going to be ...

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Bill Passed Banning Employers From Asking For Facebook, Twitter Passwords

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- In a victory for privacy hawks and worker advocates, Maryland legislators passed a bill Wednesday that would ban employers from asking j...

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Officials Make Big Agreement On Cellphone Security

Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Officials from the Federal Communications Commission and the wireless industry joined District of Columbia officials, New York City Poli...

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Romney Will Be 'Buffet Rule' Ally, Dems Predict

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats predicted on Thursday that the GOP would cave on the so-called Buffett Rule and pass a tax hike targeted at people who earn mo...

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Billion-Dollar Bill Heads For Another Shutdown Showdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Senate leaders pleaded Wednesday for the House to pass a transportation bill before funding for thousands of projects across the country...

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2013 Inauguration Planners Want To Avoid 'Tunnel Of Doom'

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 03.29.2012

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WASHINGTON — The presidential election may be seven months off, but congressional leaders have already begun planning for the winner's inaugurat...

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Bloomberg Calls Trayvon Martin Tragedy A 'Disgrace'

Posted 03.26.2012

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg weighed in on the Trayvon Martin tragedy Monday, once again putting the blame for gun violence on lawmakers in Washington. ...

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Dems: We've Got A Better Tax Cut Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- In the battle to claim the mantle of responsible tax-cutters, Senate Democrats offered a plan Monday that competes with a House Republic...

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Chuck Schumer: DOJ Should Investigate 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants the federal government to take a closer look at the "Stand Your Ground" laws that are at the center of...

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Friday Talking Points -- Seamus, That's the Dog, Was Outside

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2012

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Sometimes I'm just astonished at the inability of political campaigns to do a simple Web search. Case in point: the story about Mitt Romney's dog Seamus.

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Law Would Require Buses To Show Just How Dangerous They Actually Are

Posted 03.16.2012

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Because in the future everything will be graded, Senator Chuck Schumer pushed a bill through the Senate Wednesday requiring all curbside buses like Me...

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Chuck Schumer Says Senate Will Vote On Violence Against Women Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.15.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats are set to try renewing the Violence Against Women Act as early as next week, opening a new and more literal front in w...

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Chuck Schumer Tries To Shame Jan Brewer

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Schumer is trying to shame Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer into testifying before his subcommittee on immigration. The Republican ...

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