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" Democrats embrace The Affordable Care Act. We're very proud of it. "

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" My father died the year I was elected to Congress: 1987. "

" The impact of climate change is a tremendous risk to the security and well-being of our countries. "

" My brother is the former mayor of Baltimore. "

" 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.' "

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

" I've never walked away from any of my positions. I take pride in them. "

" I would never think of crying about any loss of an office, because that's always a possibility, and if you're professional, then you deal with it professionally. "

" My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow. "

" We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I think that much of the truth has been withheld from the American people. "

" I don't spend a lot of time thinking about the ratings of Congress. I really don't. "

" 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. "

" My husband and I, when we had our five children and they were grown, we thought we were entitled to grandchildren. And so we were just expecting this to happen; of course, nothing was happening. And then we kept begging, bribing, cajoling, anything - threatening to adopt our own grandchildren - and finally, we got some grandchildren. "

" When taxpayers are subsidizing low wages, people should be aware of that. We're subsidizing an economy. We're not subsidizing people. They are doing a hard day's work. When we're not rewarding work actively, there's something wrong with the system. "

" I never dread going back to Congress. "

" I know about raising money. "

" I will not be making appointments to a committee that is not bipartisan. "

" Americans deserve a better tomorrow, today. "

" With President Obama, we will move America forward. "

" When I first ran for Congress, I went to my daughter Alexandra, who was going to be a senior in high school, and said: 'I have a chance to run. I may not win, but I'd be gone three nights a week. So, if you want me to stay, I'll be happy to.' And do you know what she said to me? 'Mother, get a life!' "

" My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college. "

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

" As you may know, I was raised in an Italian Catholic family in Baltimore, Maryland. "

" Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward. "

" I have a few uniforms - depending on whether I'm going to a college campus or meeting a head of state. But clean and easy works best for me. "

" Washington and Congress are steeped in history and tradition, and that's been very male-oriented. "

" Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice. "