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My outspoken positions haven't always been popular in the halls of Congress, but they have been rooted in what I believed was right and necessary.
We should be growing and make ourselves, as a state and a nation, more competitive. India, China and these other countries are not waiting for us.
These gun-free areas are actually - they're free-shooting zones for people because they know that there won't be anybody there that can stop them.
At the end of the day, there's not an office complex anywhere on these grounds that I wouldn't be honored to have as a sitting member of Congress.
The biggest piece of advice I have is - listen. Don't jump to the answer or what you think the answer is. The more you listen, the more you learn.
Donald Trump's impulsivity concerns me. He's fanning the flames of xenophobia and Islamophobia and the American people are speaking out against it.
I am also deeply concerned with the widespread, often undiagnosed, incidents of PTSD and the alarming suicide rates amongst our returning soldiers.
I've introduced eight bills to fight for support for our small businesses and ensure we get funding to rebuild public housing - among other things.
I think people in my district expect me to work with the president. It doesn't mean we have to agree all the time. I don't feel any extra pressure.
I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact.
A public option is essential to creating the cost-savings necessary to offset the cost of providing all Americans access to affordable health care.
I realized that with African American people, where we've been blocked from being all that God meant for us to be, I don't have time to be patient.
We have a plan that creates universal access programs at the state level which allows folks to access insurance if they're denied by their insurer.
My focus as part of the leadership is to keep talking about the independent voters, independent voters - how do we get the independent voters back?
With affordable health care, women can have economic security and the peace of mind that they will not become a financial burden on their families.
President Trump proclaimed 'America First' from the inauguration stage. As an American Jew and daughter of immigrants, that slogan makes me shiver.
We need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out for the people who need help, for the people who have been discriminated against.
Decent wages keep people out of homeless shelters. Decent wages allow families to afford books and, I don't know, school fees and things like that.
Clean air and a healthy climate benefit all of us, but it will take a diverse coalition to step up to the threat posed by unchecked climate change.
Getting guns off the streets does make communities safer. We can't stand here and say because we don't have the perfect solution, we shouldn't try.
I'd be all for everybody keeping their sidearms if they're in the military and on a military installation. That's something we need to get back to.
Now, forty years after his passing, Winston Churchill is still quoted, read, revered, and referred to as much, if not more, than when he was alive.
Even illegals are not coming into the United States now because they can't find jobs. It's how desperate the job situation is in the United States.
So let's see what they [Republicans] are going to do. If they're going to put together great programs, and everybody understands that they're good.
It's one thing for someone to travel over to Syria and Iraq and come back. But, boy, it's a lot easier if they activate someone who's already here.
It's much too easy to come here illegally and very, very difficult to become an immigrant through lawful process. I think we need to reverse those.
When it comes to reforming the way our skies are regulated, we must be certain that as we work to solve specific problems, we do not create others.
You can say that I endorse Mitt Romney, but that's not just because I'm a white man. We all have things which we're for and ideas which we support.
I know my kids best. I know what morals and values are right for my children. I think we should not have an oppressive state telling us what to do.
If you want to pray at a town hall meeting or a school board meeting or in the halls of Congress, that ought to be acceptable in the United States.
I like a quiet evening with family or friends over, great food and great discussion and a lot of laughter. That's really what I think fills my tank.
While global research is crucial, the U.S. must maintain its leadership role as the world's innovator for both medical advancement and job creation.
As a member of Congress, I participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under the same rules as millions of other federal employees.
Some people want to amass a great amount of wealth and make a great looking obituary. I'm going to die with more money than is good to leave my son.
We cannot afford the EPA's continued expansion of red tape that is slowing economic growth and threatening to entangle millions of small businesses.
Fortify yourself with a flock of friends! There is always at least one who will understand, inspire, and give you the lift you may need at the time.
American workers deserve a raise. I fully support the push for $15 an hour and a union. We also must raise wages for low and middle income families.
An ability to compromise is important. That means stepping back and getting the ego out of the way in order to accomplish what you want to get done.
Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it - for the long haul.
When I started running for Congress, it actually took me by surprise that so many people were fascinated with me being the first Muslim in Congress.
For decades, American companies, large and small, have been competing with one hand tied behind their backs thanks to our unfair, outdated tax code.
Wisconsin is a very liberal state and a very conservative state. We're the home of the progressive movement. We're the home of the Republican Party.
America has a right to the Second Amendment, but the people of America have a right to safety and the prevention of gun violence in their community.
I really do believe most people understand raising tax rates is bad for the economy, it costs jobs. It actually in the long term undermines revenue.
We are united around a simple goal, and that is keeping the government open while protecting our constituents from the harmful effects of Obamacare.
What do we do with a president who can basically change what Congress passed by attaching a letter saying I don't agree with this part or that part?
What makes America special is that people come here, assimilate and become American with all of the rights and responsibilities citizenship bestows.
Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think.
I support an all of the above energy policy, so that's not only just Keystone, that's not only just drilling, that's clean coal, that's safe nuclear.
The Health Care Compact simply gives a state like Oklahoma the option to create a customized system that better meets the needs of Oklahoma families.