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" I taught policy and politics for seven years at a university. I told my students lobbyists are not a bad thing; they're absolutely vital. "

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" Everyone without extraordinary research skills ought to be able to know what is happening inside the government, how it operates, where their tax dollars are going. Then they can make better decisions in the electoral process. "

" A Supreme Court ruling is supposed to provide clarity to contentious legal issues, but in the case of reproductive rights, it was just the beginning of a long, heated, and grueling debate. "

" Violence of all forms is wreaking havoc in communities across the country, disproportionately impacting communities of color and shaving half a million years of life off our collective lifespan. But it doesn't have to be this way. "

" Economic inequality is not about food stamps and homeless shelters. It is about being a devotee of social justice and equality. "

" You could make a case for job creation or education, police on the street, but none of those things can happen unless we got our financial house in order. "

" The Russians hacked into the Illinois State Board of Elections. They got into the database. "

" The fact that Russia has shown a willingness to disrupt elections and undermine institutions should come as no surprise. Just ask our allies across Europe, particularly in places like Georgia and Ukraine. "

" The modern labor movement that began around the mid-19th century has given us many of the basic working rights that we now take for granted. "

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" In Chicago, we have a century-old transit system that desperately needs updates to keep up with increased capacity. "

" I do believe that the majority of elected officials worked very hard and their heart is in the right place. "

" I think you see a clear pattern of people in the Trump campaign coordinating with Russians. "

" Because of restrictions on abortion access in their own state, many women in neighboring states are forced to travel hundreds of miles and cross state lines to seek an abortion. However, their rights should not have to depend on their zip code. "

" President Trump's executive order creating a Muslim ban undermines the foundational ideals of the United States, a nation founded by immigrants. "

" The people of Chicago have made it very clear that they favor sensible restrictions on gun ownership. "

" I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust. "

" Growing up during the Cold War, I remember the seemingly imminent threat of nuclear war. In primary school we were taught to 'duck-and-cover' for protection. But even as children hiding under wooden desks, we recognized the inadequacies of this strategy. "

" We have over 100,000 bridges in this country old enough to qualify for Medicare. "

" I was the last person to announce I was running for Congress in a big district, and I still won. "

" Lincoln's address at Gettysburg - 272 words dedicating a cemetery at the site of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles - has been called by scholars the source of all modern political prose. "

" Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities. "

" In order to maintain public trust in government, elected officials must answer for what they do and say; this includes 140-character tweets. "

" I don't buy that there's nothing we can do to stop criminals and the mentally ill from killing if they want to. "

" Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government. "

" With more than half of the American workforce without private pension coverage, Social Security provides economic certainty within a system that is fair, equitable, and easy to understand. You work hard, pay into the system, and the federal government makes a promise to pay back your earned benefits when you retire. It's that simple. "

" The United States did not earn its reputation as leader of the free world by standing back and allowing darker forces to prevail. "

" When they talk about my job being important, I say, 'The important jobs are the ones that you'd notice if you left for a week.' "

" If the U.S. fails to set the rules for global trade, then other countries with records of environmental and labor abuses, like China, will step in to fill the void. "

" I'm thinking of trying to talk Jonathan Toews into running for Congress. We could use him. "

" Technology has aided in serious advancements so that HIV detection tests now have near-perfect results. And those tests can detect HIV in the blood an average of nine to 11 days post-infection. "

" I've seen it with my own eyes: When government takes money from the poor and the middle class, everyone suffers. "