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" I ask unanimous consent that I be able to deliver a floor speech on immigration reform in Spanish. "
Tim Kaine
Speech
Immigration
Floor
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" I work on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees to keep us safe at home and strong in the world. "
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" In politics, you've got to have a fallback in our line of work because your career can be over in an instant. Not that I would make much money playing a harmonica. "
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Work
You
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" I was a brand new senator in 2013. And the idiocy of Congress was to shut the government down for two weeks in October. And coming out of that, the pressure was put on the budget chair, Paul Ryan's shoulders and Patty Murray. Conservative Wisconsin Republican, progressive Washington Democrat, come up with a budget deal. "
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October
" I have a sort of Catholic-slash-Calvinist view of human nature, but every day I meet somebody who is doing cool things. So people get you out of your solitude and do things that exceed your expectations every day. "
Tim Kaine
Nature
Solitude
People
" I think I'm ready to lead. I'm ready first to be a supportive vice president so that the presidency of Hillary Clinton is a fantastic one. But if something were to put that in my path, as much as any human being would be ready, I'd be ready. And you gotta approach it with humility. "
Tim Kaine
Humility
Path
Ready
" When Democrats kind of cavalierly attack the religious right or go after Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell, our candidates have sent the signal to a lot of religious people, 'Well, I guess they are not interested in me.' And I think this includes a lot of people who would fit very naturally within the Democratic Party. "
Tim Kaine
Right
Kind
Think
" But people ought to be proud to be Democrats right now. You know, we're a happy warrior party. And this Congress has every reason to be very, very proud of the heavy lifting that they have done. "
Tim Kaine
You
Happy
Know
" I've been a city councilman and mayor. I've been a lieutenant governor and governor and now, in the Senate, serve on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee. So I'm a utility player. I just want to do everything I can to make sure A) we win and that B) the presidency of Hillary Clinton is fantastic. "
Tim Kaine
Want
City
Everything
" Over 17 years, I took on banks, landlords, real estate firms, local governments, anybody who treated anybody unfairly. "
Tim Kaine
Real
Years
Real Estate
" Whatever your religious tradition is, if it's important to you and you don't feel comfortable talking about it, you end up coming across as insincere. "
Tim Kaine
Feel
You
Up
" I was a hard-times governor. I had to steer my state through the deepest recession since the 1930s. But hey, tough times don't last and tough people do. And can I tell you that Virginians are tough people? We are tough people. "
Tim Kaine
Deepest
People
You
" When you want to know something about the character of somebody in public life, look to see if they have a passion that began long before they were in office and that they have consistently held it throughout their career. "
Tim Kaine
Character
Know
Life
" When I see this, you know, 'Crooked Hillary,' or I see the, 'Lock her up,' it's just ridiculous. It is ridiculous. But I just - you know - it is beneath the character of the kind of dialogue we should have. Because we got real serious problems to solve. And look, most of us stopped the name-calling thing about fifth grade. "
Tim Kaine
Problems
Look
Know
" I have taken the position, which is quite common among Catholics - I have got a personal feeling about abortion, but the right rule for government is to let women make their own decisions. "
Tim Kaine
Government
Women
Decisions
" Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we have passed the Civil Rights Act or does Social Security need to exist. "
Tim Kaine
Security
Up
Race
" No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy. "
Tim Kaine
Policy
Right
Virginia
" The next president of the United States will be the president that will celebrate 100 years of women having the right to vote. I mean, I think having a woman president lead that celebration would be, you know, one of these instances of history really working out right in a poetic and beautiful way. "
Tim Kaine
Beautiful
History
Vote
" Authenticity is key. "
Tim Kaine
Key
Authenticity
" As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending. "
Tim Kaine
Spending
Governor
Billion
" I am boring. "
Tim Kaine
Boring
Am
I Am
" I just want to serve people. I know it sounds like a simple cliche. "
Tim Kaine
Simple
Want
Know
" The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth. "
Tim Kaine
Way
Through
Best
" Donald Trump is a guy who has called for privatization of the V.A. That is something that is overwhelmingly rejected by America's veterans. They do not want to go down that path. Do they want improvement? Sure they do. But they don't want risky or radical. "
Tim Kaine
Path
America
Veterans
" While Congressional members face the political costs of debate on military action, our service members bear the human costs of those decisions. And if we choose to avoid debate, avoid accountability, avoid a hard decision, how can we demand that our military willingly sacrifice their very lives? "
Tim Kaine
Sacrifice
Decision
Service
" The key is grow your talent, attract talent, and then you'll attract the institutions that want to be around talent - and that, to me, is what we need to do at the national level. "
Tim Kaine
Talent
Me
Key
" When I hear Donald Trump say the American military is a disaster, I want to go through the screen and shake the guy. We ought to have a commander in chief who talks about our troops with respect and gratitude. "
Tim Kaine
Gratitude
American
Want
" The research clearly demonstrates high-quality early childhood opportunities help children succeed. "
Tim Kaine
Childhood
Succeed
Children
" There is clearly a Christian New Testament tradition that warns against praying loudly in the front of the temple where everyone can see you. "
Tim Kaine
See
Christian
Temple
" I have a traditional Catholic personal position, but I am very strongly supportive that women should make these decisions and government shouldn't intrude. I'm a strong supporter of Roe v. Wade and women being able to make these decisions. In government, we have enough things to worry about. "
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Women
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" We are all neighbors. And we must love neighbors as ourselves. "
Tim Kaine
Ourselves
Must
Love