I think Democrats are right. We fight for the American dream, for the environment, for privacy rights, a woman’s right to choose, a good public education system.
BARBARA BOXERLaw enforcement officers are never ‘off duty.’ They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
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Perhaps, one of our greatest challenges as a nation, as a people, as human beings making sure that our grandkids can live on this Earth.
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I am very enamored with the free press, and I was part of it for a period of time.
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If it’s racist, it’s racist. If it’s anti-Semitic, it’s anti-Semitic. If it’s anti-women, it’s anti-women. If it’s anti-immigrant, it’s anti-immigrant, and we need to really strengthen our language, so that it is clear and not mushy.
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The American people are beginning to see the Republicans’ willingness to trample over 200 years of history, to step on the minority, to push everybody out of the way because they want 100 percent. It’s rubbing the American people the wrong way. One-party rule is not good.
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Let me tell you, life is interesting regardless of when you are in the fight.
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In America, the system itself of democracy is being threatened.
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President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don’t have it. He didn’t specify how.
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There has to a certain responsibility, whether it’s TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.
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I’m hopeful that the energy efficiency and public buildings bill will have their endorsement.
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We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It should be in their hands. It must be in their hands. That is what democracy is all about. We can teach it, we can explain it, but they must want it enough to make it work for them.
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If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn’t be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs.
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If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.
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I think we have to stop using the expression “alt-right.” It’s ridiculous. It’s racist, fascist, nationalist.
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You have to be an optimist to be in politics.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity
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