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My wife and kids are the constituents I will be serving long after my days in Springfield are a distant memory.
Muslims are a part of the fabric of this country. By the way, they always have been, and more so now than ever.
It is my sincere hope that every person in India will experience true freedom of faith, regardless of religion.
Sending our young men and women into battle is perhaps the most serious course of action a Nation can undertake.
It is widely known that the effects of childhood poverty follow children through adolescence and into adulthood.
It appears to me that no one has learned a thing; that Wall Street is still operating as if 2008 never happened.
It was clear that [the number] just kept growing, and there were no [Hillary] Clinton signs. People were fed up.
Women could get it done...That's why we need more women to run so we have more women in power to make decisions.
We must start to treat climate change as what it is - a threat to United States security. And we must not delay.
Rep. James Clyburn, the state's only black congressman -- controls 20 percent to 25 percent of the primary vote.
To Brian Ellis, you owe my family and this community and apology for a disgusting and despicable smear campaign.
If you're going to vote yes and change the law. You have to know what's in it. You can't depend on other people.
We want to be making clear that if [Donald Trump] tries to deliver on his word, that we will be there to say no.
I'm not against T.V. advertising for campaigns, but we need to emphasize field campaigning much more than we do.
The global boom in commodities fueled by a debt-financed infrastructure and real-estate bubble in China is over.
My family was actually homeless for several years when I was a kid. It's a bit unusual for a member of Congress.
It would cost Americans their jobs when they have to compete with millions of more [immigrants] for scarce jobs.
If [Donald Trump] wants to do good things, let's see it. Let him do it. I can't stop him from doing good things.
I think Syria is now the training ground for the world... These rebel forces are more of a threat than anything.
Despite its challenges, globalization has led to one of the most peaceful and productive times in world history.
I've seen it with my own eyes: When government takes money from the poor and the middle class, everyone suffers.
To be fair, Republicans are not blameless. The deficit began to spiral out of control on President Bush's watch.
Men view life to be as precious as women do, and to say that men have a more violent nature is insulting to men.
U.S. national security interests are best served when the United Nations effectively fulfills this core purpose.
I will tell you that my position is that funding bills should include as little money for Obamacare as possible.
If you can turn off certain categories of law, do you not also have the power to turn off all categories of law?
As we consider the implications of AI, there is a bright future ahead for countries that invest and participate.
The tragic conditions at detention facilities are the result of an intense surge in migration across the border.
You can lower premiums in a variety of ways, but one way to lower premiums is to just give people lousy coverage.
I support marriage equality and oppose legislation that defines marriage as only being between a man and a woman.
I hold an office in trust, not a title. I don't want to say it's a kamikaze approach to life, but it's ingrained.
Reveling in our opponents' missteps and losses drags us down as a country and diminishes our potential as people.
Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?
The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not doing its job.
Instead of saying we need to outlaw certain types of weapons, we need to find better ways to enforce current law.
Marriage encourages the men and women who together create life to unite in a bond for the protection of children.
You tell people that the NFL is a nonprofit entity, and they just start laughing and giggling. But it's not fair.
Torture, including practices like waterboarding, violates the legal and moral standards of all civilized nations.
If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
We must recognize that we cannot allow the Islamic State to continue to present an existential threat to America.
The real cost of corruption in government, whether it is local, state, or federal, is a loss of the public trust.
Wrigley Field was built and designed at a time when people got to the ballpark by trolley, train, and horse cart.
Wilderness designations should not be the result of a quid pro quo. They should rise or fall on their own merits.
We can preserve Social Security benefits for generations of Americans without privatizing this important program.
The women putting their lives at risk for our country deserve better than to be treated as second-class citizens.
The bottom line is, when you're in the Senate, you have more of a voice in the beginning than a new House member.
In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats.
Your memo is trumping a Congressional statute. You don't have the discretion on whether to follow the law or not.
U.S. energy policy is about far more than jobs and the economy. It is a critical component of our foreign policy.