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" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Republican
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" We've got to make sure our veteran, Democratic veterans are strengthened and feel like they are fully included. "
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" People will politicize religion; we see it in every faith, in every religion. We see it with Pat Robertson, in my opinion, and we see it with the Taliban. "
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" I'm going to be fighting to rebuild the Democratic party no matter what. I'm going to be fighting to make sure the Democratic party is known among working people that we are their champion no matter what. "
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" One of the things that will decline over time is the demand that the society or the government bring forth a particularized racial remedy based on a history of deprivation. That will be even more difficult to do in the future. "
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" I know a lot of police officers who are on the force to do the right thing to protect people. But how can you deny this pattern, this disturbing pattern, Alton Sterling, Mr. Castile in my own community, Philando Castile, but then Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland? "
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" I support Israel. And I have long supported a two-state solution and a democratic and secure state for the Jewish people, with a democratic and viable Palestinian state side-by-side in peace and dignity. "
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" Serving my neighbors in Congress and fighting for them has been the best job I've ever had. "
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" We got to make sure that the Democratic Party is not just Democratic, but seen to be Democratic. That means we got to have systems in place that makes sure that everybody who participates in a primary is perceived to have an equal shot with everybody else. "
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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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People
" Republicans profess to be against deficits, but they are experts at creating and exacerbating deficits. "
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" My values - going back to my childhood - were always based on respect for all people and rejection of bigotry and racism. "
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" 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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You
" 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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Time
" I'm not against T.V. advertising for campaigns, but we need to emphasize field campaigning much more than we do. "
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Against
Need
" A Republican philosophy goes something like this: If you take your car to the mechanic, and instead of fixing it, they take out the engine and charge you an arm and a leg, you should conclude that mechanics can't fix cars and you should probably just take yours to the junkyard and sell it for scrap metal. "
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" 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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" 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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" How are we all going to pitch in to fix this party to make working America know that the Democratic party is absolutely on their side? That's the real question. "
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" 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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" Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance. "
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" Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement. "
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" I study these bills. I read them carefully. If it makes sense, I'll sign on them. If not, I don't. "
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" You approach faith with humility. You can have some idea, but it boils down to do you see religion as a club, or do you see religion as a path? Do you see it as a wall that separates you or do you see it as a bridge that connects you to God and other people? When you see it as a bridge, you aren't so worried about bringing others over to your side. "
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" 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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" The idea of a financial transaction tax on Wall Street trades is gaining momentum. I have a bill called - nicknamed the Robin Hood tax also. It's a bill that taxes stock trades, derivatives and bonds, and would generate in the neighborhood of $300 billion a year. "
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" 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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" Why can't we get real, sane, sensible gun legislation? Because the NRA, funded by Mossberg, Smith & Wesson, Glock and all the rest of the big dogs in the weapons industry, you know, spread around donations and won't let it move through. "
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" I'd tell you whose brand was tainted is Donald Trump. I mean, this guy was tainted every kind of way you could imagine. I mean, no way in the world that Donald Trump is a champion of working people. "
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