Chuck Schumer

Schumer Tweets Incorrectly That Tillerson Won’t Divest From Exxon

... will be put in an independently managed trust that will not be allowed to invest in Exxon. Schumer's office admitted that the tweet was incorrect and that it would be changed. Tillerson won't divest from #Exxon , won't recuse himself, doesn't display values of American foreign policy–I'm voting no. — Chuck Schumer (@Sen Schumer) January 27, 2017. Schumer has already announced that he will not support Tillerson's nomination for secretary of state in the upcoming Senate vote. Tillerson's announcement that he would divest from Exxon has received praise. The director of the Office on Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, called it a "clean break from Exxon.". By federal law, Tillerson must recuse himself from any decisions involving Exxon for one year if he is confirmed. Tillerson said that after the first year, he would consult the Ethics Council on any matters involving Exxon and ...

Trump Opposition Leader

... We didn't have that in this election," Schumer said. "So that even though Trump's positions were much further away from where the middle class is and what they want, he seemed to be the person talking to them.". The New York Democrat says he will help his party craft what he calls a "focused and sharp-edged message.". "And here's the good news. Some people say, 'Which direction do you go in? The old Obama coalition or the new blue collar?' If we have a sharp-edged economic message, it unites our party. It unites Joe Manchin (a West Virginia moderate) to Bernie Sanders (a Vermont liberal), both of whom are on my leadership team," Schumer said. "It unites the blue-collar worker in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the college student paying her loans in Los Angeles, the single mom in Harlem who's on minimum wage," he said, seeming to take the message for a test-drive. It may be just the task for the man who put himself on the political map in the 1980 s by being media savvy. It was then that he realized that Sundays were a great day to make news ...

Trump's Executive Order Is 'simply Un-american

... up to the courts to decide “whether or not this has gone too far.”. President Donald Trump signed the executive action Friday night. The order imposes a 120-day suspension of the entire U. S. Refugee Admissions Program and a 90-day ban on all entry to the United States from countries with terrorism concerns. EXTRA: Click Here To Read Full Stay Order. The State Department said the three-month ban in the directive applies to Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen — all Muslim majority nations. On Saturday, U. S. District Judge Ann Donnelly issued a temporary stay the after lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union filed a court petition on behalf of people who were detained at airports across the as the ban took effect. The detainment of hundreds of travelers sparked protests across the country Saturday night and into Sunday morning, including protests at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. (TM and © Copyright 2017 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or ...

Sen. Chuck Schumer Goes After Another Airline For Its Overhead Bin Fee

... last year, United Airlines became the first major U. S. airline to ban passengers who purchase "Basic Economy" tickets from using overhead bins, limiting them to one carry-on bag that fits under a seat. At the time, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N. Y.) scrutinized the airline for charging passengers to use "one of the last sacred conveniences of air travel." Now, Schumer is going after American Airlines for the same policy. American introduced its version of a Basic Economy ticket earlier this year. Passengers who buy a ticket will board the plane last, and are also limited to one, seat-friendly carry-on item. And much like United's policy, any bag larger than that can either be checked or stored in the overhead bin space for a price. But with American's introduction of its latest fare class, Schumer concerns have heightened: On Sunday, he said he's worried ...

Sen. Chuck Schumer 'worries' When It Comes To Trump And Facts

... fraud. "The president. continues to maintain that belief based on studies and evidence people have brought to him." Only when pressed did Spicer say the administration might call for an investigation. "Maybe we will," he said. Several studies have found no evidence of widespread voter fraud. A report by the Brennan Center for Justice estimated voter-fraud rates were tiny, between 0.00004% and 0.0009%. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), asked about Trump's assertions at Monday's meeting, told reporters he has seen "no evidence" of rampant voter fraud. In an interview in the historic Mike Mansfield Room in the Capitol, Schumer also said Democrats were hopeful Trump would work with them on a $1 trillion, 10-year infrastructure plan that they say would create 15 million jobs. The president has vowed to enact a massive infrastructure bill, ...

Schumer Wrongly Tweets 'tillerson Won't Divest From Exxon

... to just say Tillerson wouldn’t commit to recusing himself from issues that involve Exxon. But that’s also wrong, as we’ll explain. We still wanted to put Schumer’s claim that "Tillerson won’t divest from Exxon" on the Truth-O-Meter and set the record straight. Tillerson has agreed to sell his more than 600,000 shares in Exxon, and Exxon drew up an additional agreement with federal ethics regulators. Tillerson retired from Exxon on Dec. 31 and is entitled to 2 million Exxon shares paid out over 10 years — a package worth more than $170 million as of Jan. 27. However, under the ethics agreement, Exxon will pay out those shares in cash, and they will be put in an independently managed trust that will not be allowed to invest in Exxon. If Tillerson violates the agreement, he will forfeit the trust, and the money will go to a charity not chosen by Exxon or Tillerson. Tillerson is also giving up $4.1 million in bonuses, as well as retiree benefits. In order to comply with ethics requirements, Tillerson is ultimately forgoing about $7 million in compensation he would otherwise receive, according to Exxon. Walter Shaub, director of the Office on ...

This Cabinet Selection Has Been A Disaster

... 20, 2017. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. schumer nd. The leader of the Democrats in the Senate said, "We call it the swamp cabinet". Some high-profile grillings of nominees have gone viral. Washington (CNN). Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed Donald Trump's Cabinet picks the morning of the next president's inauguration, saying it is too soon to know if all of the nominees will be confirmed. "It's too early to tell," the New York Democrat told CNN's Chris Cuomo on "New Day" on Friday. "This Cabinet selection has been a disaster for the president. We call it the swamp Cabinet.". Schumer said that the nominees have values that are inconsistent with those of the man who nominated them. "More conflicts of interest than you have ever seen," ...

Trump Blames 'tears Of Senator Schumer,' Delta Computers For Airport Issues

... 30, 2017. Only 109 people out of 325,000 were detained and held for questioning. Big problems at airports were caused by Delta computer outage. — Donald J. Trump (@real Donald Trump) January 30, 2017. The President signed an executive order that the administration says is designed to curb terror threats and create a more thorough vetting process of refugees. The order signed on Friday temporarily banned travel to the US for people from various countries - including some already in transit - as well as delaying of accepting refugees for at least 120 days and banning Syrian refugees indefinitely. This led to travelers being detained who arrived in the US after the ban was put in place and a weekend of protests across the country. Additionally, Delta's computer outage , which did cause major delays and at least 250 flights to be canceled, didn't occur until Sunday night. But the protests over the holding of individuals and the travel ban had been well underway for two days at that point. Read More. Over the weekend, Schumer, a New York Democrat, was discussing the travel ban at a news conference and was brought to tears , calling the ban "un-American.". "This ...

Senators To Introduce Bills Overturning Trump Immigration Ban

... citizens with potential terrorist ties rather than issuing a ban on select nations, and should make sure that those who manage to enter the U. S. are unable to get access to weapons. PHOTOS: 'Trump Out, Refugees In': Ban Sparks Protests Across Nation. Murphy also criticized the executive order's ban on Syrian refugees, saying that while U. S. officials may differ on solutions for the Syrian conflict, they generally have "a long-standing belief that we should rescue people from a fire even if we can't agree on how to put it out.". Meanwhile, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N. Y., appeared on the TODAY show Monday morning and said that he plans to call for a vote to overturn the executive orders by late Monday on the Senate floor. "This is a blanket ban. It hurts innocent people and doesn't stop terrorism. It's just appalling," Schumer said on TODAY. The executive order signed last Friday severely restricts travel from seven countries where Islam is the primary religion: Iraq, Iran, Yemen, ...

How Two Angry Constituents Helped Chuck Schumer Find His Spine

... to you as Senate Minority Leader and our Senator, [to do] more, to do it stronger, and to keep up the tough fight ahead!” says the demonstration’s Facebook page. More than 3,500 people have said they’ll be there. Since Trump’s election, progressive activists have been seething over Democratic collaboration with the new administration. True, Democrats have done more to oppose Trump’s nominees than Republicans did to stall Obama’s picks. But as many on the left see it, it’s a mistake to compare Obama—a popularly elected president who chose qualified people for his administration—to Trump, a minority president and despotic extremist. Among the Democratic base, “there is a huge amount of anger and disbelief,” says Ezra Levin, one of the authors of “ Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda ,” a viral document by former ...