I’m still basically an idealist, which translates into getting real things done to make people’s lives better.
CHARLES SCHUMERIf the Saudis were culpable, they should be held accountable. If they had nothing to do with 9/11, they have nothing to fear.
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The bottom line is very simple. You negotiate on this, they will up the ante for the debt ceiling.
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I’m going to focus on people and what they need, not on name calling between politicians.
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If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.
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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.
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I support the death penalty for the kingpin, the guy at the top, but I don’t think you should throw a drug offender in jail for five years, and let a mugger out after a year.
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Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little tiny, yes, porky amendments – the American people really don’t care.
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I’m strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.
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Substantively Democrats are much closer to where the American people are than Republicans are.
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What I want to do first with education is my student loan idea. Basically, if you go into teaching and teach for five years, your student loans should be forgiven. It doesn’t cost that much.
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When the President starts talking about something, it makes a difference.
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When you lose an election, you don’t blink, you don’t turn away. You look it right in the eye and say, why did we lose?
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The export market is based, on high-paying jobs. I`ve seen statistics that show that people make over 88 a year generally benefit from this because these are export jobs.
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People are angry and dispirited about government because of a failure to do something about crime.
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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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We’re here to tell the NRA their nightmare is true.
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