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" During my time in Washington, I have become increasingly frustrated by the power held by the gun lobby. "

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" The real cost of corruption in government, whether it is local, state, or federal, is a loss of the public trust. "

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

" On Capitol Hill and in state houses across the country, anti-women's health politicians continue to make it clear that they will stop at nothing to end access to a safe, legal abortion. "

" As the largest contributor to the United Nations and funder of international family planning, the U.S. is in a unique position to continue to lead the global agenda and place reproductive health at its core. "

" There is no doubt that blood must be screened in order to keep Americans safe and healthy and I am committed to working with the FDA to ensure a safe, secure blood supply, across the board. However, public policy must always be rooted in the facts, not fear. "

" We've seen it again and again. From civil rights to women's rights to marriage rights, this country has reinvented itself in the quest to make real the transcendent values that Lincoln proclaimed in his historic address - that all men are created equal in a nation conceived in liberty. "

" 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. "

" I think what we're learning with the Trump Jr. meeting is when you meet with any Russians, you're meeting with Russian intelligence. And, therefore, President Putin. "

" In the end, the public has the right to know about any undertakings top public officials engage in that may influence how they conduct the people's business. "

" While everyone is entitled to a little vacation now and then, America's top legal officers should adhere to basic measures to increase accountability and restore the public's trust in government. "

" The fact that Turkey, the U.S., and Russia and other countries are really interested in Cyprus because of its strategic location... the fact that Russians launder their money there to avoid sanctions, and the fact that key U.S. and Russia players were there - all make it really important for the Russia investigation. "

" Inhumane treatment of the undocumented cannot be rewarded with repeated budget increases. It goes against our country's most fundamental values and cannot continue. We must cut I.C.E.s budgets until these concerns are addressed. "

" Just the circumstances of being in D.C., people give you books, and there are issues you want to learn more about, so you are tearing into as many as you can. "

" Everyone without extraordinary research skills ought to be able to know what is happening inside the government, how it operates, where their tax dollars are going. Then they can make better decisions in the electoral process. "

" We must not let politicians who believe they are above the Constitution interfere with the personal health decisions of women. It is the job of a woman, not a politician, to make informed decisions about her own pregnancy. "

" I like to take out the recycling because I actually feel like I'm doing something. "

" I'm thinking of trying to talk Jonathan Toews into running for Congress. We could use him. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Climate change is not just about carbon dioxide levels and melting polar ice caps. It is about our public health and protecting our Earth for future generations. "

" Lincoln's address at Gettysburg - 272 words dedicating a cemetery at the site of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles - has been called by scholars the source of all modern political prose. "

" While the FAST Act is a significant bipartisan accomplishment that provides much-needed funding certainty, this modest increase in funding is hardly the bold, forward-thinking plan our country needs to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and create a 21st-century transportation system. "

" The Russians hacked into the Illinois State Board of Elections. They got into the database. "

" The problem in D.C. is that everything is on paper, and it's theoretical. "

" It's time to elevate the debate in this country and allow the public to access the same neutral, unbiased, nonpartisan information that we in Congress rely on every day. "

" I spent 10 years fighting for reform in Cook County, and I didn't change my DNA when I got to Washington. "

" This is a global economy. If you're not at the bargaining table, if you don't get an agreement, someone else does. "

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

" Racial politics in Chicago has a long history of being intertwined with the mayor's race, but I'd like to think we're past much of that. "

" 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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