evidence: Fact Check: Chuck Schumer Did NOT Say, "It's Racist To Only Allow Citizens To Vote" Did U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say, "It's racist to only allow citizens to vote"? No, that's not true: Schumer never said that. Several sites are wrongly attributing this quote to him, but he did not say it. Lead Stories has traced the claim back to its original source, and the quote was entirely made up.