Sen. Charles Schumer: More than 50-50 Chance of Reaching Fiscal Cliff Deal
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sen. Charles Schumer, (D-N.Y.), called Congress’ failure to reach an agreement on a fiscal cliff deal “embarrassing,” but said he believed there was a better than 50-50 chance of a compromise befo…
Schumer Proposes New, Broad Plan to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Calling it the best shot at avoiding going over the fiscal cliff come Jan. 1, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Tuesday suggested tossing aside a tax reform compromise currently being negotiated on Capitol Hill in favo…
Senator Calls for TSA Theft Fixes After ABC News Report
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Reacting to an ABC News investigation into theft by Transportation Security Administration officers, Senator Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Thursday called on the agency to do random sting operations on its employees “t…
Sen. Charles Schumer Says Focus on Middle Class Will Propel Dems to November Victory
Win McNamee/Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer says that the Democratic Party’s focus on the middle class will result in victory up and down the ticket in the November election, but that it was up to Preside…
Differences Persist in Congress’ Struggle to Extend Student Loan Rate
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The top congressional leadership was out in full force on Thursday as leaders from both political parties in both chambers of Congress promoted the position of their respective caucuses in the latest battle over co…
U.S. Senators Ask Justice Department to Investigate Employers Who Request Facebook Passwords
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Two U.S. senators are asking the U.S. Justice Department to determine whether employers who request the Facebook login information of potential employees are violating federal law, Bloomberg News reports.Sen. Charles Sc…
FDA to Investigate Safety of Inhalable Caffeine
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will launch a safety investigation of a new product that allows consumers to inhale caffeine through a lipstick-sized portable device, rather than drinking it.AeroShot deliv…