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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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" Democrats need an organizer who will energize the grass-roots across this country to build the party from the bottom up. "

Keith Ellison

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" Anybody that's ever been to Israel and to Palestine knows that you can't look at a person and tell if they're Israeli or Palestinian. You can assume. But I've seen Palestinians who look Swedish, and I've seen Israelis who are black. "

" I am not one of those people who has contempt for Hillary Clinton. I think she's served our nation. I think there are things that she's done that are very good. "

" We've got to make sure our veteran, Democratic veterans are strengthened and feel like they are fully included. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" At the end of the day, the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott had to be converted into the 1964 Civil Rights Act. We don't want politicians who've gotta be coaxed, cajoled and protested. We want them on our side from the beginning. "

" Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it - for the long haul. "

" I would really like to hear somebody who is really articulate about the elements of their faith conversion. I'm not. "

" I'm not against T.V. advertising for campaigns, but we need to emphasize field campaigning much more than we do. "

" 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. "

" When voters know what Democrats stand for, we can improve the lives of all Americans, no matter their race, religion or sexual orientation. "

" Americans deserve journalists who provide responsible, objective reporting. "

" Serving my neighbors in Congress and fighting for them has been the best job I've ever had. "

" I think that anybody who is going to be the standard-bearer, the spokesman for the progressive movement, in the context of a presidential race, has got to learn to master the language and really get their finger on the pulse of how people are feeling. I think that's really important. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day. "

" We need a strong farm bill that gives assistance to farmers during times of drought, creates markets for local goods, protects our environment, and helps struggling families bridge the gap between hard times and a full dinner table. "

" Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance. "

" 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. "

" We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up. "

" When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you. "

" 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. "

" When I hear about these terrorist ideologies, they are completely foreign and strange to me. I mean, to me, it's, like, antithetical. "

Keith Ellison

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" 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. "

" Progressive policies implemented since the early 1900s launched America into the modern age and created a vibrant middle class. "

" Clean air and a healthy climate benefit all of us, but it will take a diverse coalition to step up to the threat posed by unchecked climate change. "

" My values - going back to my childhood - were always based on respect for all people and rejection of bigotry and racism. "