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The Dream Act as it's been written originally is too broad, to be honest. It basically would apply to too many people.
I am the son and grandson of immigrants. And I know that securing our borders is not anti-immigrant and we will do it.
There is no question that we must do more to secure our borders - but how we go about securing them is also important.
I was almost 8 when my mother bravely brought her children to this country so we could have a chance at a better life.
We should not forget what it felt like to watch Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testify, and what it meant to so many of us.
I know there is moral outage in regard to Mr. Milosevic, and that is certainly justified. But what about our response?
Stealing is stealing. I don't care if it's on the Internet or you're breaking into a warehouse somewhere - it's theft.
Perhaps it is time to be more careful what we ask government to do, and where we allow it to become part of our lives.
We do not project power from bankruptcy court. We're borrowing a million dollars a minute. It's got to stop somewhere.
One is only susceptible to lobbying if they're weak and they trust what an individual tells them without verification.
Oregonians aren't the only ones who recognize the extraordinary service and sacrifice of their state's National Guard.
We're a country of rule of law, and rule of law doesn't move fast, especially in an entity as big the U.S. government.
We need to focus on killing the bad guys, not getting stuck in Middle Eastern civil wars that don't keep America safe.
The most enduring legacy of President Barack Obama is going to be a new generation of leaders standing up for liberty.
We should expand health savings accounts so people can save in a tax-advantaged way for more routine healthcare needs.
Over 17 years, I took on banks, landlords, real estate firms, local governments, anybody who treated anybody unfairly.
You don't ask people to sacrifice their lives until the nation has debated and committed to the mission. It's immoral.
I come from a rural state. People drive 50, 100 miles to and from work every single day. That is true all over America.
What I would say to the establishment is that there is far more discontent among the American people than they believe.
When people get out of jail, it is not easy for them to find a job. It is not easy for them to return to civil society.
Hillary Clinton wants to see that all Americans have the right to choose a public option in their health care exchange.
Background checks applied universally and nationally would take millions of illegal guns off the streets of our cities.
The greatest natural resource our country has is not oil. It's not gas. It's not coal. It's the genius of our children.
There's definitely a world view among college students that appreciates the need to act in the international community.
American leadership looks to the world and just as Lincoln did sees the family of man. Humanity is not a zero-sum game.
I would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the best candidate able to lead the country and defend our political values.
Every time there's been an out-of-bounds remark made by a Republican, no matter where they are, I have repudiated them.
My patriotism and my conscience required me to support it and to engage in the debate over whether and how to fight it.
Politics abhors a vacuum, and Asian countries will gravitate towards China if U.S. influence is perceived as declining.
I think it's important for the president of the United States to be aware of the intelligence information that we have.
I know in war good people can feel obliged for good reasons to do things they would normally object to and recoil from.
I was one of the first senators to support marriage equality, and led the effort to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
Show me a supposedly 'unfixable' problem in Washington, and I'll show you the political corruption standing in the way.
Is any blogger out there saying anything—do they deserve First Amendment protection? These are the issues of our times.
We have gutted our ability to detect the next attack. And I would not stand for that as president of the United States.
The best thing that could happen for the president Donald Trump, and the country, is a full and credible investigation.
To get enough of the teachers we need, teaching has to be a great job where talented people are supported and rewarded.
If teaching isn't rewarding and challenging, we're going to continue to lose our best teachers to work in other fields.
You can never be too old or too young to be attracted to someone. I still remember my first crush back in grade school.
First, I have the privilege of being Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is not an oxymoron I assure you.
Every child in every neighborhood, of every color, class and background, deserves a school that will help them succeed.
If there were an ounce of courage in this body I would be joined by other senators… saying they will not tolerate this.
Secretary [John] Kerry has called Civil War [in Syria] an unbelievably small war that we're going to get involved with.
The strongest tool we, as Americans, have is our ability to rally together and to find solutions with unity of purpose.
I am disappointed that the President made the decision to have Ambassador Froman sign the TPP agreement in New Zealand.
We think healthcare costs should be going down, not up. We think people should be able to keep insurance that they had.
It is unacceptable that someone can work full time - and work hard - and not be able to lift themselves out of poverty.
It is reckless for a presidential candidate to publicly raise doubts about honoring treaty commitments with our allies.
It is very simple to be likeable in Washington. You just go along to get along. You just do what your leadership wants.
It used to be, it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier.