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Schumer: Airlines shouldn’t charge extra for overhead bin

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President Donald Trump pumps his first at the end of his speech after bring sworn in as the 45th president of the United States during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump vows massive infrastructure spending: ‘Off of welfare and back to work rebuilding our country’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 12, 2016, file photo Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., looks from behind a poster of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, while he speaks with reporters about Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In the weeks after November’s election, President-elect Trump and incoming Senate Democratic Leader Schumer sounded like potential allies. Trump tweeted about their “good relationship” and Schumer’s “ability to get things done.” Schumer spoke of issues like infrastructure and trade where Trump had embraced Democratic positions, pointing to common ground with the next president on “a good number of economic issues.” But just days into the 115th Congress, the Trump-Schumer courtship has already turned cold.(AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Trump and Schumer: Potential allies now adversaries

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Permit clears way for Amy’s Kitchen plant in Hudson Valley

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President-elect Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump: Democrats, ‘head clown’ Chuck Schumer know how bad Obamacare is

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 29, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Stalling of Cabinet appointments inevitable

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Schumer: Don’t oppose it ‘because the name Trump is on it’

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Sen. Schumer completes 18th tour of every county in New York

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Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 29, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

The Latest: Senator: Exploding e-cigs need federal look

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Schumer calls United’s low-price fare option too restrictive

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives for a news conference on train safety in Schenectady, N.Y. Schumer is an established incumbent in line to become the chamber’s top Democrat, running for re-election against a little-known, Trump-embracing lawyer, Republican Wendy Long, who lost her last race in a landslide. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Schumer’s re-election race short on drama, big on contrasts

By MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

Schumer seeks $30M to install rail safety system upstate

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Schumer: Overhaul NRC licensing for radioactive materials

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Schumer: 911 call centers vulnerable to cyber attacks

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Sen Charles Schumer, New York Democrat, points to a photograph of what appears to be a cellphone but is actually a handgun during a news conference in his New York office on April 4, 2016. According to the website of Ideal Conceal, the company that is developing the product, the handgun is a double-barreled .380 caliber gun that can serve as a concealed weapon. (Associated Press)

Charles Schumer calls for investigation into gun disguised as smartphone

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2015, file photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. talks to media on Capitol Hill in Washington. Schumer wants to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish seat-size standards for commercial airlines, which he says now force passengers to sit on planes &quot;like sardines.&quot; (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

U.S. senator wants government to set airline seat-size rules

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on opioid and heroin abuse, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 , on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Schumer slams Obama budget cuts to anti-terror funds

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2015, file photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. With Monday&#8217;s vote for the federal judge from Philadelphia, the Senate will have cleared its to-do list of nominees to the powerful appeals courts. Nine vacancies will remain, but President Barack Obama has yet to nominate individuals for those posts. "It&#8217;s glacial," says Schumer, one of the Democrats&#8217; point men on judges. "It&#8217;s for the partisan purpose of hoping for a Republican president." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Chuck Schumer: NRA hypocritical to oppose Obama’s gun plan

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, to discuss gun control and related amendments to the reconciliation bill. Mr. Schumer and fellow Democrats plan to take to the Senate floor on Sept. 17, 2019, to talk about victims of gun violence and push for new federal gun control legislation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Schumer, Cuomo: Feds should close gun-terror loophole

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

"Schumer & Schumer" — as the cousins whimsically dub themselves — urged lawmakers to back a proposed gun control bill sponsored by the New York Democrat. (Associated Press)

Amy Schumer, cousin Chuck Schumer call for tighter gun control

By Verena Dobnik - Associated Press