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leftstreet

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9. +1 "I have many jobs as [Senate] leader...

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 07:42 AM

Mar 21

... and one is to fight for aid to Israel — all the aid that Israel needs,” Schumer said at a gathering of Jewish leaders and community members in New York on Sunday. “I will continue to fight for it.,” Schumer continued. “We delivered more security assistance to Israel, our ally, than ever, ever before.”

“As long as I’m in the Senate,” Schumer said, “this program will continue to grow from strength to strength, and we won’t let anyone attack it or undo it.” (1 Feb 2026)

https://www.commondreams.org/news/schumer-israel-aid

Regardless of Schumer's strengths, these are the words of a lobbyist not a Senate leader.

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I don't know why Sen. Schumer stays in his position [View all] bigtree Mar 21 OP

Minority leaders stick around through the slings and arrows so that when the RockRaven Mar 21 #1

he's been around long enough to satisfy his own ambitions bigtree Mar 21 #2

Selling the myth of the utopian savior. The obsession with replacing Schumer/Jeffries with a savior betsuni Mar 21 #3

No one ever wins the blame game. littlemissmartypants Mar 21 #4

I prefer senators that don't take AIPAC money. Intractable Mar 21 #5

+1 "I have many jobs as [Senate] leader... leftstreet Mar 21 #9

With so many people rationalizing his torpid leadership, you'd think that he'd love to stay Orrex Mar 21 #6

Schumer is not a wartime consigliere SocialDemocrat61 Mar 21 #7

Yeah poor Schumer. choie Mar 21 #8