Inside Chuck Schumer's 24-hour campaign for leader
Posted on AllSides March 28th, 2015
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Late Thursday night, the Senate was moving through an endless series of budget votes. Senators were sitting at their desks chit-chatting. Others were watching NCAA basketball in the cloak room or checking the latest news on their iPhones.
Sen. Chuck Schumer was in Sen. Harry Reid’s office, the two of them choked up and nearly in tears.
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