Chuck Schumer
International Plans to End Syrian Conflict
Over the past ten months, Syrian Security Forces have killed more than 5,000 protestors across the country. But this weekend, two key voices announced their calls to action: the Arab League will seek U.N. Security Council approval to peacefully end the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer introduced a […]
Should Congress Loosen Patent Laws for the Sake of the Banking Industry?
The banking industry is always looking for ways to innovate their products and services. Sen. Chuck Schumer’s slipping in of a provision into a patent bill that would benefit the banking industry could help the industry out. Louise Story joins us.
Presenting Mister Schumer
In the U.S. Senate race in New York, current Representative Charles Schumer is in a heated match with incumbent Senator Alfonse D’Amato. Following on from our piece on Senator D’Amato’s environmental record a few weeks ago, Beth Fertig of member station W-N-Y-C has this piece on Representative Schumer’s sixteen year enviro record.
New Green D’Amato
There’s probably no tighter, nor more acrimonious race for public office this year than the contest between New York’s three term Republican Senator Alphonse D’Amato and his Democratic challenger, Representative Charles Schumer. Everything counts in this duel to the finish, including the environmental records of the combatants. Mr Schumer gets higher marks from environmental activists […]