Charles E. Schumer Quotes

I think this is exactly where the action is, is in the middle. I have seen it when I was governor of the state of California. I have seen it firsthand, that the only way we brought Democrats and Republicans together, we could really solve very important issues. I remember that's how we really started rebuilding California and invested $60 billion in infrastructure.

Believe it or not, one of the things I try to do around here is try to look for opportunities to work with people across the aisle. I know that's not the common narrative. But the truth is if you want to get anything done, that's an absolute requirement.

Throughout my time in Congress, I've made it my priority to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, to look past partisanship and to help pass commonsense legislation so we can help working families in Nevada and across our country.

The conservative Republican governors tend to be more oriented toward trying to work with Democrats and getting things done.

I think that we have to do everything we can to work together, Democrats and Republicans, and then if we go the initiative route like we have done in the past, go together.

Nothing gets done (in Congress) unless it's bipartisan. And the reason that matters is that it's a function of reality.

I am now more sure than ever that we're going to have a bipartisan bill ... making incredible progress.

I believe in working in a bipartisan manner.

Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation - not cynicism and combat.

And, you know, I watched him in Texas where he stood on his principle but he also reached out to members of the other party to try to work with them, to try to forge agreement where he could in keeping with his conservative principles to make Texas a better place.

One of the main reasons America should re-elect President Obama is that he is still committed to cooperation. He appointed Republican Secretaries of Defense, the Army and Transportation. He appointed a Vice President who ran against him in 2008.

We can work with anybody. I mean, we passed the 9/11 health bill with Tom Cotton. Most people would assume I wouldn't be able to work with Tom Cotton and Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.

I have a long, long record of working with Democrats and Republicans alike.

I want very much to see some sort of compromise reached in the area of immigration... so that we could move on to other issues.

Republicans who oppose Obamacare have a responsibility to show that they can do better - not return us to the days when insurance companies alone decided who to cover for what benefits at what price. Otherwise, they should move beyond the repeal fights of the past, accept Obamacare as the law of the land, and work with us to make real improvements.

When we do our legislation, we're not trying to figure out, 'How can I use this to run against you?' We say, 'How can we pass this bill to help both of our constituents?'

I'm always looking for people on the other side of the aisle for any initiative I'm sponsoring - men and women - to move things forward.

You'll never get progress in Washington until you have a majority, bipartisan majority, that really wants to solve problems.

I believe that MPs from all parties must work together to prevent a damaging hard exit.

I just want to work with legislative council members from across the political spectrum to get things done.

You have to work across the aisle. Americans have had enough of the gridlock in Washington.

The only way I can get progressive things done is working with Republicans.

I will keep working with both parties in the House to get things done for people in our District.

Good policy usually comes from working across the aisle, and I believe tax reform needs to be tackled with Democrats and Republicans finding common ground.

I've kind of fallen out of love with politics. ...Whatever experience and talents I've gained over the years -- I think it may well be that the highest and best use of that is to try to bring enough awareness of the solutions to the climate crisis and enough of a sense of urgency that we come together across party lines on behalf of our children.