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schumer hints of compromise with trump, butnot on obamacare. by joseph weber. president-elect donald trump is perhaps lookingfor a democratic political ally in sen. chuck schumer, considering the native new yorkers�long-time acquaintance. but the new senate minority leader on sundaymade clear his limitations about any bipartisan efforts with the next president -- especiallyon obamacare or easing banking regulations. schumer told �fox news sunday� that heand trump could compromise on several different issues, considering trump�s campaign �echoedthe views of democrats.� he suggested bipartisan support on tax reform,a comprehensive transportation bill and an

infrastructure spending bill -- even withinthe first 100 days of the trump administration, which begins january 20. �i think blue-collar america voted for donaldtrump more on democratic issues than on republican issues,� said schumer, who next year replacesretiring nevada sen. harry reid as the chamber�s top senate democrat. �we will work with him on those issues.� as schumer spoke sunday on several morningtalk shows, trump tweeted: �i have always had a good relationship with chuck schumer. he is far smarter than harry r and has theability to get things done.

good news!� however, schumer, now among the last of theold guard washington democrats, made clear that trump will get a fight if and when hetries to fulfill campaign promises to repeal obamacare and the dodd-frank banking-reformlaw. �obamacare, he won't be able to do it,�schumer said. �forget about repealing or modifying dodd-frank.� trump could perhaps use his executive powers. and while republicans control the white houseand both chambers of congress, they still don't have the 60-vote majority in the senateneeded to pass most legislation in the upper

chamber. schumer also expressed opposition to trump�svow to �build a wall� along the southern u.s. border to keep out illegal immigrantsunless he includes a plan for immigration reform. �put it all together,� said schumer, whodisagrees with the largely-held conservative argument that the first step to reform isto secure american borders. schumer, a member of the senate judiciarycommittee, also made clear that alabama gop sen. jeff sessions, trump�s pick as thenext u.s. attorney general, is �going to need a very thorough vetting.�

sessions, a former federal prosecutor, madecomments in the past about gays, minorities and women that have hurt his career. �many of those statements, they're old,but they're still troubling,� schumer said in the pre-taped interview. �there are lots of questions that have tobe asked.� he suggested his support for sessions willdepend largely on whether sessions is committed to having a strong civil rights division inthe justice department. vice president-elect mike pence expressedconfidence earlier on �fox news sunday� that the senate confirmation hearings on sessionswill consider the "totality of his record"

and that sessions will indeed be confirmed. "i'm confident he'll be our next attorneygeneral," pence said. schumer also said sunday that he and trumphave spoken �a few� times since trump�s upset white house victory earlier this monthover democratic nominee hillary clinton. �first time says congratulations, let'swork together,� schumer said. �second time we talked a little about infrastructure.� he said trump�s infrastructure plan hasto be �large and bold� and that it cannot be done merely through just tax credits orby cutting the basics �like medicare and education.�