The plan will add anywhere from 5 to 7 trillion dollars to our deficit.

Also in contrast to the D Street house, Mr. Schumer's Brooklyn home is filled with personal touches. The den is decorated with photographs of the family's annual hiking trip; original Al Smith and F.D.R. campaign posters; and a turn-of-the-century portrait of Mr. Schumer's great-grandparents, who died in the Holocaust.