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" If Donald Trump wants to raise the minimum wage to $15, yes, I will work with Donald Trump. "
Tom Perez
Minimum Wage
Yes
Work
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" Our message has been muddled, especially in 2016. Voters in Ohio heard from Trump, 'I'm going to save your coal jobs.' And while that was a lie, what it told them is, 'I'm going to feel your pain.' What they heard from the Democratic side was, 'Vote for us because Donald Trump is crazy.' "
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" Federal government has been a gateway to the middle class for people of color for generations. "
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" We need bold leadership to bring America back to its first principles of diversity inclusion and opportunity for everyone in every ZIP Code, and music is that vehicle to summon our better angels. Music is that vehicle and always has been a vehicle to challenge us to build a better America. "
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" We're at our best when we put hope in front of fear. "
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" The 3.5 million people in Puerto Rico are American citizens. They deserve fair and equal treatment as Americans. "
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" I met a person on my rural tour in northwest Wisconsin who said to me, 'I feel politically homeless.' And we need to re-engage that person. "
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" What you learn growing up in a place like Buffalo is that your job isn't just your paycheck, it's your identity. It doesn't just give you dollars, it gives you dignity. "
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Identity
" I've memorized 'Hamilton.' "
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" Every president since Nixon has embraced a policy of 'self-determination without termination' - the idea that Native Americans are best equipped to govern themselves. Trump is breaking with this position. "
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" Growing up in Buffalo, I saw shuttered factories that once housed thousands of steel manufacturing jobs. I remember the hollowing-out of the middle class in our community. I witnessed hope turn to hardship as a once-thriving city reckoned with a fast-changing world. "
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World
" I consider Keith Ellison a friend. "
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Consider
" Talk about the issues that matter most to people. "
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People
Talk
Issues
" I think our big tent is our greatest strength. "
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Tent
Strength
" Budgets are moral documents. They reflect the values of any government and when you're compromising clean air, clean water, and lead, you're making a statement about communities you don't care about. "
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Water
Moral
" We believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. "
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Privilege
Health
Care
" The Democratic Party has learned from the terrible mistakes of the past. Our platform requires that we honor, fulfill, and strengthen the federal government's trust responsibility to American Indians. We take this responsibility seriously. "
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Responsibility
Past
Trust
" You can't eat cake and lose weight. "
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Lose
Cake
You
" The Democratic Party and DNC have to be a very conspicuous face of the opposition to Donald Trump and all his divisiveness. At the same time, we have to communicate our, I think, positive and inclusive message to everyone. "
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Think
Same
Positive
" I happen to think Donald Trump is crazy, but that's not an economic message. "
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" Smart growth is having the courage to say yes and having the courage to say no. "
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Yes
Smart
" The politics of division are not what we want in New Jersey and Virginia and elsewhere. "
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Want
Virginia
Politics
" We're the party that has fought for Medicare. We're the party that has fought for Social Security. The Republicans have tried to privatize Social Security and voucherize Medicare. "
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Social
Tried
Party
" I've said that we need to elect Democrats from the school board to the Senate. "
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Need
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" Organizing has to be a 12-month endeavor. "
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Endeavor
" I'm a proud Dominican American. My folks always taught me that it's important to keep the ladder down and that to whom much is given, much is expected. That's why I have pursued a career in public service. I can't think of a better way to give back what this nation gave to us than to try to make sure that opportunity exists for everyone. "
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Think
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" If Donald Trump wants to pass comprehensive immigration reform, I will work with Donald Trump. "
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" Donald Trump is anathema to America. "
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" Infrastructure done right can help working people; infrastructure done wrong is just more money for private equity. "
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Done
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" Michigan is a state we should have won in 2016, and we didn't, and I want to understand why. "
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Why
Understand