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{{Officeholder
|name=Chuck Schumer
|image=Chuck Schumer.jpg
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Iris Weinshall
|religion=Jewish
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=New York
|terms=January 3, 1999 - present
|preceded=Alfonse D'Amato
|former=n
}}
}}
'''Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer''' (b. 1950) is a [[liberal]] [[Democratic]] U.S. Senator from [[New York]]. He defeated incumbent Republican Senator [[Alfonse D'Amato]] in a nasty campaign in 1998 after serving in the House of Representatives for many terms. He is particularly vocal in supporting groups that perform [[abortions]], such as [[Planned Parenthood]], and in opposing judicial nominees who are [[strict constructionists]].
'''Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer''' (b. 1950) is a [[liberal]] [[Democratic]] U.S. Senator from [[New York]]. He defeated incumbent Republican Senator [[Alfonse D'Amato]] in a nasty campaign in 1998 after serving in the House of Representatives for many terms. He is particularly vocal in supporting groups that perform [[abortions]], such as [[Planned Parenthood]], and in opposing judicial nominees who are [[strict constructionists]].
==Walter Reed Medical Center Controversy==
==Walter Reed Medical Center Controversy==
Schumer blasted the Bush administration for sub-standard conditions of wounded military personnel at Walter Reed Medical Center. Schumer was called out by radio host [[Don Imus]] for not visiting with the wounded troops at the [[Washington D.C.]] facility. <ref>http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/3/9/124531.shtml?s=ic , NewsMax.com Imus Grills Schumer for Not Visiting Walter Reed, March 9, 2007</ref>
Schumer blasted the Bush administration for sub-standard conditions of wounded military personnel at Walter Reed Medical Center. Schumer was called out by radio host [[Don Imus]] for not visiting with the wounded troops at the [[Washington D.C.]] facility. <ref>http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/3/9/124531.shtml?s=ic , NewsMax.com Imus Grills Schumer for Not Visiting Walter Reed, March 9, 2007</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Bernie Madoff]]
== References ==
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