Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that’s not what any of us should want from our judges.
CHARLES SCHUMERNo one believed [the 1986 amnesty for illegal aliens] was tough enough on illegal immigration, and it didn’t give enough flexibility on future legal immigration.
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I want to attract the best people into teaching.
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When someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private.
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I think there’s going to be a lot of Americans who are really willing to be much more active than they were before, because they’re worried about where Trump is headed.
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Certainly any president – Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative – should keep an open mind until they get the briefing.
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The greatest problem America faces is the decline of middle class incomes.
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It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty.
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I’m not sure we will have every single Democrat, but we want a large number of Republicans to be able to vote for this bill because we think that will encourage the House not only to move forward but to pass a bill.
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We’re here to tell the NRA their nightmare is true.
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I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.
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I don’t think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It’s a waste of resources.
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Obviously, there are conservatives who are in the mainstream and conservatives who would take people’s rights away.
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If you have a sharp bold economic message, you can unite everybody.
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I made education the highest priority of my campaign – actually education and jobs – and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it.
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Republicans always try to paint Democrats as weak on defense. This time, they can’t. After all, Mitt Romney’s idea of an overseas accomplishment is sending U.S. jobs there.
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Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.
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