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" Forty-two thousand people is an attractive target for people who want to hurt us. And a ballpark that's about 6 feet, at one point, from the street is as big a target as any we can imagine. "
Mike Quigley
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Feet
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" Passionately defending one's principles is crucial. Representing your district is fundamental. But refusing to entertain the common ground - with no other cost but giving the other guy a political 'win' - is a disservice. "
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" When you have a high-volume magazine or an assault weapon, you're not hunting deer or protecting your home; you're out to hunt people. "
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" Government influences your life every day. If there's a war, they're not drafting guys my age. "
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" I've seen it with my own eyes: When government takes money from the poor and the middle class, everyone suffers. "
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" There was a time not too long ago when American seniors were too often forced to go without food, medicine, and quality healthcare. But thanks to transformative programs like Social Security, most seniors in this country are provided the opportunity to live with the stability and peace of mind they have earned and deserve. "
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" As a husband and a father of two daughters, I want young women around the globe to have the same rights and opportunities as my daughters. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm thinking of trying to talk Jonathan Toews into running for Congress. We could use him. "
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" 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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" Americans donate blood every day - on high school and college campuses during blood drives, in workplaces after a coworker falls ill, and in hospitals as loved ones prepare for surgery. "
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" Once you've stared death in the face, every day is a good day. "
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" It should not take award-winning investigators to find out how this government operates. "
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" Before being elected to Congress, I oversaw the Cook County Hospital System as a Cook County Commissioner for 10 years. "
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" Democracy is not a spectator sport. "
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" Wrigley Field was built and designed at a time when people got to the ballpark by trolley, train, and horse cart. "
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Field
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" We need to replace hyperbole with a reasonable, informed discussion about how to reinvent the federal budget with more transparency and better accountability. "
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" Just as we can no longer pretend that ducking under wooden desks will keep us safe from a nuclear bomb, we must no longer pretend that a large nuclear stockpile will protect us from the most immediate security threats the United States faces. "
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" Economic inequality is not about food stamps and homeless shelters. It is about being a devotee of social justice and equality. "
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" Anyone who has ever asked for directions knows you need two crucial pieces of information to get good results: a starting point and a destination. "
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" I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics. "
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" Being on the Intelligence Committee made me more of a hawk. "
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" 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. "
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" There is such a thing as commonsense middle-ground gun reform, and most gun owners support it. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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