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Representative democracy is in crisis in the United States.
For years, comprehensive tax reform has eluded legislators.
I don't say bad things about my Republican colleagues, ever.
We have to reverse spending trends that are not job-creating.
Economic policy is like business - it's all about compromise.
We should, as a country, be very concerned about our borrowing cost.
We have a sacred obligation to support our men and women in uniform.
I believe that business creates the jobs in this country and not government.
Federal spending is like a massive ship that takes a very long time to turn.
Social Security is not broke, and Social Security does not need to be privatized.
In my judgment, the president should reject Keystone and step up natural gas exports.
In 1935, the year Social Security was created, the poverty rate for seniors was over 70%.
We can't let 535 people continue to limit the progress of a nation of more than 300 million.
With Washington already broken, the last thing we need is a left-wing version of the Tea Party.
If you approach economic policy with the spirit of compromise, you can actually get good support.
People ask, 'How do you work with the other side?' Well, I start by not saying bad things about them.
I basically applied to law school as a way of telling my parents that I wasn't going to medical school.
Washington is paralyzed by extreme political rhetoric that creates powerful sound bites but poor policy.
The way you deal with automation is by upgrading people's skills so they can get the jobs of the future.
I strongly believe in a free market, and it is great when companies make money and pay their people well.
Our employment future rests on the shoulders of the small employer, and we should be investing with them.
I was a big supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. I worked very closely with President Obama on that.
What the establishment was trying to do was to position me as a Republican running in the Democratic primary.
Free lodging for military families with loved ones in the hospital is something all Americans can rally behind.
I had a very long and successful career as an entrepreneur, focused on the needs of small to midsize businesses.
Veterans come from all walks of life, and they live in small towns and big cities, in red states and blue states.
We have to treat people who cross our borders with a measure of dignity. Right? It has to be reflective of our values.
Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it's too late.
Oil is largely our energy past, and Keystone does little to respond to the actual challenges and opportunities before us.
The term bipartisanship, that's a means to an end. That's not something that I think you run on. I think you run on solutions.
America's disabled veterans answered our country's call, and when their time in uniform is done, our country must stand with them.
I know a moderate, more centered candidate like myself doesn't get as much attention as people who tend to say more extreme things.
We have been dealt a very weak hand by the financial market meltdown, bailouts, and recession. We can't act like it's a strong one.
We have to start grounding our policies in facts and recognize that a strong economy is critical for funding progressive priorities.
As a cosigner of the Veterans' Bill of Rights, I'm committed to making sure that veterans' issues remain a top priority in Congress.
If there's any state in the country whose values are not consistent with the things Trump has been saying, it's the State of Maryland.
Our national values demand that we assist the families of our men and women in uniform, especially at the time of their greatest need.
Congressional dysfunction is the logical result of closed primaries, too many gerrymandered one-party seats, and low-turnout elections.
As the founder and former chief executive of two publicly traded companies, I have had a great deal of exposure to how debt markets work.
New highways, ports, and runways appear economically foolish if we don't understand the economic growth that flows from such investments.
I am dedicated to making sure Social Security will be there for future generations and have written legislation to strengthen the program.
Our electoral process has created perverse incentives that have warped our democracy and empowered special interests and a vocal minority.
We started CapitalSource because large banks were ignoring small to mid-sized businesses, and we saw a big business opportunity as a result.
A family's love is often the best medicine, and in difficult times, I believe that our military families deserve the option of staying together.
The impact of low interest rates is broad and deep. Many Americans rely on interest income from their savings to help cover their cost of living.
There's a lot of new subject matter to learn. You start slowly peeling the onion and start figuring out how the policy and the politics intersect.
The need to change our country's fiscal trajectory, including reforming entitlement programs, is an unassailable reality that will define our time.
I support giving President Obama the ability to negotiate and complete new trade agreements with some of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
In my private sector career, two of my favorite sayings were, 'Strategy is easy and execution is really hard,' and that we should 'run at criticism.'
No military or veteran family should have to choose between paying their bills and being together while one of our nation's heroes is in the hospital.