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

America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.
Charles Schumer

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

Arafat was a barrier to peace.
Charles Schumer

As long as the Palestinians send terrorists onto school buses and to nightclubs to blow up people, Israel has no choice but to build the fence.
Charles Schumer

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.
Charles Schumer

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.
Charles Schumer

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.
Charles Schumer

Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion. That is the tortured path to undoing step by step, bit by bit, as the river creates a canyon, the way of life that we love.
Charles Schumer

Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.
Charles Schumer

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.
Charles Schumer

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.
Charles Schumer

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.
Charles Schumer

I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.
Charles Schumer

I want to attract the best people into teaching.
Charles Schumer

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

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

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

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

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that's not what any of us should want from our judges.
Charles Schumer