Chuck Schumer

Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is a very stale politician, serving as the Senior United States Senator from New YorkOfficial Senate page for Chuck Schumer, while Kirsten Gillibrand is the Junior Senator for that state. In 2017, he became the Minority Party Leader in the Senate, succeeding the retired Harry Reid,Democrats shake up Senate leadership The Boston Globe November 16th, 2016. and became the Majority Leader after the Democrats took the Senate and Presidency in 2021.Sen. Chuck Schumer will be the first Jewish Senate Majority Leader PBS. January 20th, 2021. He graduated from HarvardChuck Schumer Fast Facts CNN. November 12th, 2018 and has served in both the House and Senate. He is the son of Abe and Selma Schumer, and is Jewish.
==Political positions==
===Social issues===
Although he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act as a Representative,House votes for DOMA he later revoked his previous view and came out in support of same-sex marriage in 2009.Chuck Schumer comes out for gay marriage NY Daily News. March 23rd, 2009.
He co-sponsored a bill in October 2001 that condemned violence and bigotry towards Sikh-Americans in the name of anti-terrorism.Chuck Schumer's views on war and peace
He is also pro-choice.Chuck Schumer's views on abortion
He also supports decriminalizing marijuana at the Federal level.Schumer introduces measure to decriminalize marijuana The Washington Post. April 19th, 2018.
===Economics===
====Banks and financial industry====
As a Representative, he opposed the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act,Don't Let Banks Become Casinos The New York Times. August 2626, 1987. but later supported the repeal as a Senator.CONGRESS PASSES WIDE-RANGING BILL EASING BANK LAWS The New York Times. November 5th, 1999.
A New York Times report from 2008 showed that Chuck Schumer has had a lengthy history of protecting the financial industry from stricter government oversight and regulations.A Champion of Wall Street Reaps Benefits The New York Times. December 13th, 2008.
====Net neutrality====
Chuck Schumer is supportive of net neutrality, stating:
===Healthcare===
Schumer voted for the Affordable Care Act,Senate votes on the ACA United States Senate. December 24th, 2009 but does not have a clear opinion on whether he supports any specific universal health care proposals.Meet the Press — December 16, 2018 NBC News. December 16th, 2018.
===Foreign policy===
As representative, Schumer voted yes for authorization on air strikes and using necessary force against Yugoslavian forces in Kosovo in the 1990s. As a senator, he was also one of 77 Senators in October 2002 who voted yes on what would become the disastrous Iraq War.Chuck Schumer's views on war and peace
Schumer was opposed to the Iran nuclear deal.Chuck Schumer Opposes Iran Nuclear Deal, Shaking Democratic Firewall The New York Times. August 5th, 2015.
Schumer is also pro-Israel, siding with the country in the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict,Protesters condemn Gillibrand and Schumer's Israel support Politco. October 6th, 2014. and supporting Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem.Schumer applauds Trump on moving US Embassy to Jerusalem The Hill. May 14th, 2018.
===Miscellaneous===
Schumer voted in favor of the USA PATRIOT Act.Senate votes on the Patriot Act United Sates Senate. October 25th, 2001
==References==
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