(CNN) Here's a look at the life of Chuck Schumer, the incoming Senate minority leader and Democratic senator from New York. His parents encouraged him to go to medical school, but he opted for law school instead. His parents encouraged him to go to medical school, but he opted for law school instead. The press conference takes place 11 days after Holds a joint press conference with his cousin, actress and comedian Amy Schumer, to announce gun control legislation promoting stricter state background check laws. The press conference takes place 11 days after a deadly mass shooting at a screening of Schumer's comedy, "Trainwreck," in Louisiana.

Source: CNN November 27, 2016 19:51 UTC