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" Democracy is not a spectator sport. "

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" Once you've stared death in the face, every day is a good day. "

" I have never been reimbursed at the federal level. Never want to be in a million years. To me, it's just not worth the red flag. "

" Illinois and Chicago have shown they can compete on the world stage, and we will continue to answer the challenge. "

" If the U.S. fails to set the rules for global trade, then other countries with records of environmental and labor abuses, like China, will step in to fill the void. "

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" As the father of two daughters, the ongoing struggle for women's equality is very personal for me. That's why it has been an honor during my time in Congress to support women's rights by advocating for reproductive rights, equal pay, access to paid maternity leave and quality child care. "

" Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities. "

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" Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government. "

" Because of restrictions on abortion access in their own state, many women in neighboring states are forced to travel hundreds of miles and cross state lines to seek an abortion. However, their rights should not have to depend on their zip code. "

" There's a world to save. Don't let anybody tell you you can't change the world. You can, and you have a moral responsibility to try. "

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" Congress must take some thoughtful and targeted steps towards long-term solvency in the Social Security program. One such step is to eliminate the cap on income that is taxed for Social Security. "

" President Trump's frequent, unfiltered use of his personal Twitter account as a means of official communication is unprecedented. If the President is going to take to social media to make sudden public policy proclamations, we must ensure that these statements are documented and preserved for future reference. "

" Despite the intelligence community's assessment that Russia interfered in our presidential election, President Donald Trump and Republican leadership seem wholly uninterested in examining how and why Russia targeted us - and what we must do to prevent it from happening again. "

" I don't buy that there's nothing we can do to stop criminals and the mentally ill from killing if they want to. "

" One hundred and fifty years after Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, equality for many Americans remains elusive. "

" Since 1975, violence has been recognized as a public health problem, in large part to former Surgeon Generals Dr. Koop and Dr. Satcher's pioneering efforts to make the health approach a national priority. Since then, we've seen that violence can be curbed - and stopped - if we treat it as we would any other epidemic health concern. "

" A Supreme Court ruling is supposed to provide clarity to contentious legal issues, but in the case of reproductive rights, it was just the beginning of a long, heated, and grueling debate. "

" I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust. "

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" One of the cornerstones of our democracy is the peaceful transition of power. "

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