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My father was absolutely no good.
I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out.
I am running for re-election no matter who runs.
My president will boldly throw 1 million into poverty.
Enough is enough. This is how we get started in Vietnam.
The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.
The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.
The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.
I'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in me.
Hurricane season routinely strikes the Caribbean harder than the U.S.
For a member to say, 'I'm a lame duck' violates political science 101.
If there's no relationship with a father who's absent, nobody talks about it.
Well, I really think that shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.
A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.
I really think that most people around the world know how well-intended Americans are.
The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.
The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black.
I have a record that I'm so very, very proud of, and no campaign is going to take that away.
Reapportionment is not friendly to a lot of communities and it hasn't been too friendly to mine.
If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.
Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.
At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.
Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate.
Immigrants have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American Dream, yet have persevered to overcome them.
There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.
As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.
Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?
I've been beat up pretty badly. Pretty badly. Yet at the end of the day, everyone says I'm doing a pretty good job.
Im sick and tired of politicians beating up on the IRS. We have the best and fairest tax-collection system in the world.
I never thought I'd miss Nancy Reagan. There can't be a rating [on the Clinton drug policy] when there hasn't been a performance.
Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.
It's impossible for us to forecast what's going to happen ten years from now and make a decision today to say what we're going to do.
The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.
Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.
If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq.
I don't want to respond to rumors that have no basis at all... But I am willing to respond to questions that the public and the press should know.
I don't know whether the number of any particular Latino group has made or will make any particular difference in the issues that I am concerned with.
Today many Caribbean workers can be found in the hospital, construction, service and hotel industries, but there is also a growing professional sector.
Of course things get stagnant; people get too used to their environment, but that's why I'm in my district every week, at meetings with my constituents.
As a Korean War Veteran I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.
The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs.
I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.
Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.
Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.
We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.
As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds.
Respecting our veterans includes providing them the ways and means they so desperately need to reintegrate into our lives and serve us again as productive members of our civilian community.
I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.
Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American people. Comprehensive immigration reform will strengthen U.S. security and boost economic growth.