The New York Observer » Chuck Schumer http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:00:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Workin’ With a Heart Attack-Ack-Ack: Liveblogging a Test Run of AeroShot Caffeine Inhalers Politicians can be such buzz-kills. First they petition to take the malt beverage/overly caffeinated Sparks off the shelves, then Four Loko, and now Senator Chuck Schumer is trying to get the FDA to review AeroShot Pure Energy "a breathable caffeine product," in light of possible safety concerns.

But how bad can inhaler full with 100 mgs of calorie-and-sugar-free caffeine actually be? After distributing the product to four members of The Observer's staff, we tipped our heads back and took one for the team to find out.

The results?

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]]> http://www.observer.com/2012/01/for-once-we-agree-with-the-government-liveblogging-a-test-run-of-aeroshot-caffeine-inhalers/ Club for Growth Labels Schumer ‘Job-Killing Protectionist’ [Update] Club for Growth president Chris Chocola is denouncing Chuck Schumer, calling the senator a "job-killing protectionist" in response to Schumer's recent criticism of China's economic policies.

"Americans benefit from free trade," said Chocola in a press release this morning. "It forces companies to innovate and compete leading to greater variety, lower prices, and better quality Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/club-growth-leader-calls-schumer-job-killing-protectionist Schumer Plans More China Legislation Soon After a press conference on E-Z Pass fees this afternoon, Senator Chuck Schumer talked a little bit about his recent trip to China, where he met with some of the top American business leaders in the region to talk trade policy.

"We talked about currency, we met with the American Chamber of Commerce," said the Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/schumer-plans-more-china-legislation-soon Schumer Refuses to Trash-Talk Trump Chuck Schumer commented -- or rather, declined to comment -- today on Donald Trump's possible presidential bid. Evidently, the senator believes in solidarity between New Yorkers.

"Donald's from Brooklyn," Schumer explained. (But wait, isn't he from Queens?)

"I used to see his father driving the Cadillac that said 'FT' down Ocean Parkway when I Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/schumer-refuses-trash-talk-trump Schumer Pounces on Boehner’s Big Oil Comments [Update] House Speaker John Boehner was in his Ohio district yesterday, and told ABC News "I don't think the big oil companies need to have the oil depletion allowances, but for small, independent, oil and gas producers, if they didn't have this, there'd be even less exploration in America than there is today."

Today Senator Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/schumer-pounces-boehners-big-oil-comments Q Poll: Cuomo is Really Popular This morning's Quinnipiac poll says Andrew Cuomo's job approval rating is "higher than the governors in any state polled by Quinnipiac University so far this year."

Here are the numbers:

Andrew Cuomo: 64-16 percent, last month, 56-15 percent.

Dem: 66-15 percent

GOP: 58-18 percent

Independent: 66-15 percent

Upstate: 62-16 percent

NYC: 66-14 percent

Suburbs: 64-19 percent

Union Household: 57-21 percent

Public School Parents: 61-20 Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/q-poll-cuomo-really-popular Schumer, Weiner and Adams Party with Brooklyn Democrats [Video] Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats's annual fund-raising dinner drew Senator Schumer, Rep. Anthony Weiner, State Senator Eric Adams and others.

Some highlights:

An unintentionally funny moment, during Chuck Schumer's remarks. After acknowledging some guests in the audience, he said, "I think I'm the third longest member - third longest?" and then corrected himself. "Third-longest serving member."

He went Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/schumer-weiner-and-adams-party-local-democrats-video Schumer: ‘Republicans Are Making Goal-Line Stand on Women’s Health’ [Video] Chuck Schumer made a football analogy while talking government shutdown on Morning Joe today.

"We are on the one-yard line, but Republicans in the House are making a goal-line stand on women's health," he told the hosts.

And Schumer, who has gotten into some trouble with his messaging recently, laid the blame entirely at the G.O.P.'s Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/schumer-republicans-are-making-goal-line-stand-womens-health-video Schumer: Republicans ‘Relish a Shutdown’ [Video] Senator Chuck Schumer appeared on Good Morning America today and tried to lay the blame of a government shutdown directly at the feet of Speaker John Boehner and his Tea Party allies in Congress.

"The Tea Party just continues to pull Speaker Boehner further back and back and back," he told host George Stephanopoulos. "They are the people Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/schumer-republicans-relish-shutdown-video New York’s New Governor Leaves Bloomberg Begging At the Somos el Futuro legislative conference in Albany this weekend, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli could be seen hugging Senator Charles Schumer-not because he was feeling particularly affectionate, but because Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, chairman of the conference, which gathers top Democratic officials to discuss issues of concern to Hispanic New Yorkers, had urged attendees to Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/cuomonomics-surplus-new-york-bullshit At Somos, A Promise on Language Access, A ‘Deported’ Joke About Steve Levy and Talk of Redistricting [Video] Here are some of the highlights from the Somos conference in Albany this weekend. 

Andrew Cuomo, 3:15:

"I never had any new immigrant come to me and say to me, you know what I want Andrew, I want help with Medicaid, I want help getting welfare. You know what they say they want help with? Get me Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/promise-language-access-ramos-says-latinos-deported-steve-levy-video Gillibrand, Not Exactly Like Schumer on Redistricting Reform and Bike Lanes Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has not been afraid to jump out in front of an issue, even if the state's senior Senator, Chuck Schumer, isn't quite there yet (i.e. same-sex marriage). But recently, Schumer has caused a stir with his opposition to non-partisan redistricting and his "mysteriously quiet" stance on bike lanes Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/gillibrand-not-exactly-schumer-redistricting-reform-and-bike-lanes Morning Read: Bloomberg’s Approval Rating Drops Geraldine Ferraro: "All of us thought new thoughts and imagined new possibilities because of Gerry," said Hillary Clinton. [Robin Pogrebin]

Bloomberg's Approval Rating: New ads haven't helped; 40 percent say his performance is excellent or good. [NY1]

Bloomberg's Approval Rating: "Falling fast." [Erin Einhorn]

Carl Kruger: Former Jamaica Hospital executive David Rosen was indicted. Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/morning-read-bloombergs-approval-rating-drops Schumer’s Partner "If I could choose anyone to be my partner in fighting these battles, it would be Kirsten Gillibrand."

--Chuck Schumer in a fundraising email for Gillibrand, sent Tuesday, March 29, 2011.
]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/schumers-partner Morning Read: Cuomo’s Tentative Budget, Schumer’s Quiet Bike Lanes

Dead Voters: Makes it harder to get on the ballot. [Tom Wrobleski]

Bike Lanes: Not something Schumer wants to talk about. [Ashley Read More

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