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Charles Schumer

State:New York
Current Office:U.S. Senator
Party:Democratic Party

 

Senator Charles Schumer was born in Brooklyn, and grew up in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood. Schumer graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Schumer became the youngest member of the State Legislature at age 23, as an assembly member. Then in 1980, he was elected to U.S. Congress. In 1998, Schumer was elected to the U.S. Senate. Chuck still resides in Brooklyn with his wife, Iris Weinshall, and their daughters Jessica and Alison.

 

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Recent Bills

Charles Schumer is listed as a sponsor or cosponsor of these bills.

Introduced Bill Title
5/17/2012 Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012
5/17/2012 Ex-PATRIOT Act
5/7/2012 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012

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Committees

  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  • Senate Committee on Finance
    • Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
    • Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
    • Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy
  • Joint Committee on the Library
  • United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
    • Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
    • Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
    • Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
  • Joint Committee on Printing
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
    • Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment
    • Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
    • Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development

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SuzanneBuck SuzanneBuck | Oct 15, 2010 7:50 PM
Are you a Christian? why are you killing our children before they are born? Why are you letting homo's and lesibens rule what they want? would god do this?

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