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Press Releases Archive

May 2007

Date Title
5/10/07 Schumer: 'Higher Trade Defecit Pours Fuel on Fire -- Bush Administration Must Act Quickly On China Trade Policy
5/4/07 Schumer: Slowest Job Growth Since November 2004 Combined with Weak Housing Market, Raises Serious Concern

April 2007

Date Title
4/27/07 Joint Economic Cmte Chair Calls Weak Housing Market And High Trade Deficits ‘Body Blows To U.S. Economy’
4/24/07 Schumer: Plunging Home Sales Across U.S. Cause For Concern As Subprime Foreclosures Mount
4/23/07 Trustees' Report Indicates Medicare Trust Fund Troubles Almost Twice as Imminent as Social Security Trust Fund
4/16/07 On Eve of Tax Day, Schumer Urges Free Electronic Tax Filing for All Taxpayers Directly With IRS Files
4/12/07 Schumer: All Stakeholders in Subprime Mortgage Mess Must Be Responsible for Helping Homeowners and Communities Hit Hardest by Foreclosures
4/11/07 New Joint Economic Committee Report Reveals Serious Local Economic Impact of Subprime Mortgage Fallout Across Country

March 2007

Date Title
3/27/07 Federal Reserve Chairman Bernake to Testify at Joint Economic Committee on the U.S. Economic Outlook
3/9/07 Schumer Responds to New Economic Indicators: Softening Job Growth and Huge Trade Deficit are Toxic Brew for American Economy