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" Americans deserve journalists who provide responsible, objective reporting. "
Keith Ellison
Responsible
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" I have always been a fierce fighter against anti-Semitism. I oppose it and always have. "
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" 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. "
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" At the end of the day, the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott had to be converted into the 1964 Civil Rights Act. We don't want politicians who've gotta be coaxed, cajoled and protested. We want them on our side from the beginning. "
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Beginning
Bus
" There's nothing wrong with any group of Americans using our democratic system in order to advance their policy views. "
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" Republicans profess to be against deficits, but they are experts at creating and exacerbating deficits. "
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Against
Creating
Republicans
" We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up. "
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Crisis
" There must be something in the water in Minnesota because historically, despite its seemingly homogeneous population, the state has produced some of our more radical political thinkers, and its people have put their prejudices aside to vote for them. "
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Vote
Political
Water
" Democrats need an organizer who will energize the grass-roots across this country to build the party from the bottom up. "
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Build
Need
" The United States' job is not to police the whole world. "
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Job
Whole
World
" I believe that Israel and the U.S.-Israel relationship are, and should be, key considerations in shaping U.S. policy in the Middle East. Americans with roots or interests in the region should be involved in advocacy and discussions of public policy concerning the region. "
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Roots
Believe
Relationship
" 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. "
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People
Surprise
Running
" We need a strong farm bill that gives assistance to farmers during times of drought, creates markets for local goods, protects our environment, and helps struggling families bridge the gap between hard times and a full dinner table. "
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Bridge
Environment
Strong
" I try to live tolerance in my own way, which is why, as a politician, one of my key priorities is to stand up for human rights. "
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Priorities
Key
Live
" I was born and raised in Detroit. "
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Born
Raised
I Was Born
" Serving my neighbors in Congress and fighting for them has been the best job I've ever had. "
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Fighting
Job
Congress
" For Ben Carson, Donald Trump, or any other Republican politician to suggest that someone of any faith is unfit for office is out of touch with who we are as a people. "
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Republican
Someone
Faith
" Anybody that's ever been to Israel and to Palestine knows that you can't look at a person and tell if they're Israeli or Palestinian. You can assume. But I've seen Palestinians who look Swedish, and I've seen Israelis who are black. "
Keith Ellison
Person
Israel
You
" The government has a right - the government and the people of the United States have a right to run the programs of the United States. Health, welfare, housing - all these things. "
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People
Government
Health
" I think there are real dangers to escalating military conflict with ISIS, and we need to be aware of them. But at the same time, you have to understand, you know, that this whole thing started with Bashar al-Assad and how he is the one who continued to escalate against the people of Syria who were trying to get democratic reform. "
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Know
Conflict
Time
" I study these bills. I read them carefully. If it makes sense, I'll sign on them. If not, I don't. "
Keith Ellison
Study
Bills
Makes
" When I hear about these terrorist ideologies, they are completely foreign and strange to me. I mean, to me, it's, like, antithetical. "
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Mean
Like
Foreign
" I think it's dangerous to prosecute people for their political views and their political associations. I think you prosecute people for what they do, for their acts. "
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Dangerous
Think
You
" Those who seek the divine want to make this world a better place, which first requires that we communicate. "
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Place
Better Place
Better
" If people want to protest, to get out there and express themselves, as long as they do it peacefully, they should be encouraged to do so. "
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Want
Get
Long
" I have a deep and personal aversion to anti-Semitism regardless of its source, and I reject and condemn the anti-Semitic statements and actions of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, and Khalid Muhammed. "
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Actions
Deep
Islam
" Faith really should be a bridge, not a wall. Because at the end of the day, we should be focusing on what you believe, not what your religion is. "
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Bridge
Religion
You
" The real problem for Democrats is we've got to help people believe, and then we've got to deliver the message to them. Believe what? That we are absolutely, unshakeably on their side, and we're going to fight for them every single minute. "
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Help
Problem
People
" Vehicle emissions standards directly sparked the development and application of a wide range of automotive technologies that are now found throughout the global automobile market. "
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Development
Automobile
Now
" When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you. "
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Leader
You
Vote
" We've got to make sure our veteran, Democratic veterans are strengthened and feel like they are fully included. "
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Veterans
Feel
Got