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" America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people. "

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" We are not going back to the failed policies of the past. We are fighting for the middle class! "

" I do believe that during the Bush-Cheney administration, that Vice President Cheney set a tone and an attitude for the CIA. "

" My vision for the future always centers around our children - it always centers around our children. So anytime anybody asks me what are the three most important issues facing the Congress, I always say the same thing: 'Our children, our children, our children.' "

" I must have good genes from my parents because I feel no slowdown of energy, enthusiasm or even memory. "

" Americans deserve a better tomorrow, today. "

" If I cry, it's about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics - no, I don't cry. "

" With Americans worried about losing their jobs, their savings, their homes and their chance at the American Dream, the New Direction Congress will work in a bipartisan way to lift our economy and help America's middle class. "

" What the Republicans have said is rather than touch one hair on the heads of the wealthiest people in our country, people who make over $1 million a year, they're saying, 'Seniors should pay $6,000 more dollars a year. But please don't let us ask the wealthiest to do their fair share.' "

" I would say that one of the things that encouraged me so much when I became elected to the leadership was the letters I received from fathers of daughters, saying that, 'My daughter can now do many more things because of what you did.' "

" In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply. "

" Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed. "

" Don't underestimate your opponent, but don't overestimate them, either. "

" We in Congress stand by Israel. In Congress, we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel. "

" We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members, who will no longer be serving with us. "

" Democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests; build the economy from the middle out, not the top down. "

" Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs. "

" A successful marriage is a decision. You decide it's going to work. You can't always be there, but you have to be there enough. And you have to make sure you are where you're needed most. "

" I call Washington 'the city of the perishable.' "

" Jobs are central to the American dream - and President Obama has focused on jobs from day one. "

" I had a friend who was getting married. I said, 'You're getting married - I didn't know about all this!' She said, 'I need health benefits.' "

" Tom Foley was a statesman, and it was a privilege to serve under him when he was the Speaker of the House. He loved our country. He was a gentleman. I had the privilege of seeing him a couple days before he passed away. "

" The country needs more than one-party dominance, as much as I believe the Democratic Party is the party for the middle class... We need to have a marketplace of ideas. "

" Presidents and speakers for over 100 years had tried to pass affordable care for all Americans. It was challenged over and over. The Supreme Court declared it constitutional. "

" Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do. "

" The name 'Republican' in some ways has been hijacked by obstructionists. "

" Raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do, but it's a popular thing to do as well. "

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" As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country. "

" The Republican Party is the Grand Old Party. It's made enormous contributions to the success of our country. And it is a party that has embraced its leadership role when it has had the majority or the White House. "

" But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy. "

" I had five children in six years. The day I brought my fifth baby home, that week, my daughter turned 6. "