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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. "
Keith Ellison
Study
Bills
Makes
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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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" 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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Faith
Opinion
" 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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You
People
Way
" I understand the risks associated with being a soldier. But I think as members of Congress, we should not intensify the chance that we'll have to commit troops to a military conflict unless it's absolutely necessary to defend the nation. "
Keith Ellison
Soldier
Conflict
Risks
" 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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Real
Gun
Rest
" 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. "
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Environment
Strong
" We need more leaders speaking up for minority groups who have been marginalized and attacked. "
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More
Minority
Leaders
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Fight
Yourself
You
" I try to live tolerance in my own way, which is why, as a politician, one of my key priorities is to stand up for human rights. "
Keith Ellison
Priorities
Key
Live
" 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
Someone
Faith
" When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you. "
Keith Ellison
Leader
You
Vote
" The United States' job is not to police the whole world. "
Keith Ellison
Job
Whole
World
" My faith and my identity as a Muslim - I never saw it as something that made my job harder. It's just an aspect of who I am. "
Keith Ellison
Just
Never
Faith
" 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
Mean
Like
Foreign
" Those who seek the divine want to make this world a better place, which first requires that we communicate. "
Keith Ellison
Place
Better Place
Better
" My values - going back to my childhood - were always based on respect for all people and rejection of bigotry and racism. "
Keith Ellison
Back
Racism
People
" My mom, Clida, taught my four brothers and me about her father's work to organize black voters in rural Louisiana in the 1950s. We carried her dad's legacy of activism with us. The Civil Rights Movement was present in the daily life of my family in Detroit in the 1970s. "
Keith Ellison
Work
Daily
Family
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Know
School
People
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
People
Surprise
Running
" Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement. "
Keith Ellison
Jobs
Retirement
Depend
" If you can make a movie, make one. If you can sing a song, sing it. If you can write a play, write it. If you want to run for office, run. But do something to make this world a better place. "
Keith Ellison
Run
You
Place
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Going
Party
People
" Pragmatism is not always a good thing. Experience is not always a good thing. "
Keith Ellison
Experience
A Good Thing
Good
" I think it's dangerous to prosecute people for their political views and their political associations. I think you prosecute people for what they do, for their acts. "
Keith Ellison
Dangerous
Think
You
" When voters know what Democrats stand for, we can improve the lives of all Americans, no matter their race, religion or sexual orientation. "
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Stand
Race
Matter
" We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up. "
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Step
Times
Crisis
" I believe that Israel and the U.S.-Israel relationship are, and should be, key considerations in shaping U.S. policy in the Middle East. Americans with roots or interests in the region should be involved in advocacy and discussions of public policy concerning the region. "
Keith Ellison
Roots
Believe
Relationship
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
History
Time
Society
" The middle class should not continue to foot the bill for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. "
Keith Ellison
Tax
Breaks
Middle