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Capitol Lens | Putting the ‘shh’ in Schumer

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By Tom Williams
Posted May 20, 2025 at 4:38pm

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., asks for quiet as he conducts a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday after the Senate luncheons.

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