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" I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married. "

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" When it is fair, American workers can compete and win. I cannot support the TPP in its current form because it doesn't provide that level playing field. "

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" President Obama likes to talk about the Buffett Rule. Well, here's a Buffett Rule that all Americans should be able to support: mom and pop businesses should not pay a higher tax rate than Fortune 500 corporations like Warren Buffett's. "

" The broad goal, laid out by Congress, the Obama administration, and the U.N. Security Council, was that Iran would suspend all enrichment-related activities and not be permitted a path to ever pursue a nuclear weapons program. "

" This past year has been very turbulent for the Middle East, and my conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu strengthened my belief that we need to remain vigilant in our support of our critical ally. "

" We have a paralysis in Washington that's not serving our country. We have to address these issues. "

" I may sound naive, since everyone's decided the next two years are going to be all about 2016, but I look at what's happened over the years when there's been divided government. That's when we've done tax reform, that's when we've done entitlement reform - to move this economy forward on these big issues. "

" Trump is going to be the change agent. Hillary Clinton is going to be the status quo. Bernie Sanders is not going to be in the mix. "

" Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress believed we could spend our way to prosperity, and I guess they still do. "

" I served at a time when we had a strong economy, when we had deficits that we would die for today. I was able to propose a balanced budget, not over ten years, but over five years. I'm proud of that record. "

" I'm focused, as you can tell, on 2014 and on doing my job as a senator. "

" What I support is a whole different approach with regard to drug use, and that is spending less money on the prosecution and incarceration side and more money on prevention and education, which I know works. "

" My view is that I'm best able to serve my state and my country where I am. "

" Do you agree with me that we can't afford four more years of Barack Obama? "

" Ohio chose the president in 2000 and 2004. The independent voters, the so-called swing voters, are the ones who make the difference. "

" As the crisis in Syria grows and the humanitarian tragedy becomes more clear, I appreciated Prime Minister Netanyahu's perspective on the changes and volatility in the region. "

" I hope that the entire Senate votes to say that if you're on the terrorist watch list - not just the no-fly list, which is a much more targeted list, but the terrorist watch list - you should not be able to buy a weapon. "

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" No one in my family had ever been in politics. My dad thought it was something that got in the way. "

" We want more stuff stamped 'Made in America.' "

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" Habitat for Humanity is making Cleveland better every day. "

" I don't know what's going to happen specifically on votes on Obamacare. I suspect we'll vote to repeal early to put on record the fact that we Republicans think it's a bad policy, and we think it's hurting our constituents, and we think health care cost should be going down, not up. "

" No one should discriminate. "

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" We have to ensure we are aggressively enforcing existing laws. "

" There is so much uncertainty out there, and the government in Washington doesn't seem to get it. What's needed is a new business environment. "

" What we need is fundamental tax reform. "

" My dad did everything he could. It was a start-up, and the banks didn't want to lend him enough money, so he mortgaged our house. "

" Our country needs people who are maybe a little less focused on themselves and on the flash and a little more focused on how do we actually create a better environment for success for our young people, how do we get people back to work, how do we regain our standing internationally. "

" The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016. "

" We need a broader party. If we're not doing better with millennials and women and Hispanics, African Americans, Asian Americans and others, we will have a tough time being a majority party at the national level. "

" We must make clear that if you come here illegally, you will be sent back home. "

" We should not throw in the towel. Instead, we should be saying to young people, 'There is a better way for you to have a healthy and productive life, and that's not to get into drug use and drug abuse.' "