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" If we are wondering why only 19 percent of the American people feel that the Congress is in tune with their priorities, the cuts in Amtrak is one blatant reason why. "
Corrine Brown
Priorities
Why
American
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" Is bankrupting this great country the top priority of this administration? "
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" I think everybody knows that on November 7th more people voted for Al Gore than George Bush, a fact that has been documented time and time again. "
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" As a Member of the CBC, I will fight tooth and nail to increase funding for programs, such as Ryan White, that were flat funded in the President's budget. "
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Fight
" This administration is cutting the programs that our Nation and its citizens need most, while dissolving the safety nets created to protect the elderly and less fortunate in this wealthy Nation. "
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Elderly
Nation
" Without the funding Amtrak needs to keep operating, we will soon see people that rely on Amtrak to get them to work each day, waiting for a train that isn't coming. "
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Train
Work
Day
" The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, was put into effect on January 1, 1863, but news of the Proclamation and enforcement did not reach Texas until after the end of the Civil War almost two years later. "
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News
War
" So here we are, just two months away from the election, with more and more examples that modern day Jim Crowe laws are alive and well in the state of Florida. "
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Florida
More
Two
" A lot of people talk about running for office, but what are you going to do when you get there? It's about service - and there aren't enough hours in the day. "
Corrine Brown
Day
Talk
You
" You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida. "
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You
Election
Flaws
" Southern states in the confederacy were not ready to give up their fight to secede or give up their way of life, which was made possible in large part through the blood, sweat and tears of African slaves. "
Corrine Brown
Sweat
Way
Blood
" I represent central Florida, which depends on tourists for its economic survival. We need people to be able to get to the State and enjoy it. "
Corrine Brown
Need
Enjoy
People
" Bullies have played a dirty trick to force me out of office by re-drawing my Congressional district to cover a largely rural area of north Florida and include 22 prisons, and convicted felons can't vote. "
Corrine Brown
Office
Vote
Force
" I guess I'm a black woman with a mouth. "
Corrine Brown
Black
Mouth
Woman
" I just want someone to explain to the American public why investing in transportation in Iraq is so much more important than investing in passenger rail right here in the United States of America. "
Corrine Brown
America
American
Important
" Some things I don't compromise on. Health care is one of them. "
Corrine Brown
Compromise
Health
Care
" I come from a district where the veterans are not the richest in the country. "
Corrine Brown
Come
Veterans
Richest
" As the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case has shown us, separate is not always equal. "
Corrine Brown
Always
Supreme Court
Equal
" Today right here in America we have 50 million people without health insurance. "
Corrine Brown
Today
Health
People
" Marriage has historically been in the domain of the States to regulate. "
Corrine Brown
Marriage
Domain
Been
" Once again, we see the Bush administration paying for its failed policies by cutting funds to vital public services and jeopardizing more American jobs. "
Corrine Brown
See
Again
American
" I believe that tax dollars used to create a new school of engineering for Florida State University, when there is already a successful partnership in place with Florida A&M University, is counterproductive to increasing engineering graduates. "
Corrine Brown
School
Believe
Engineering
" Veterans continue to get the short end of the stick when it comes to this administration. "
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End
Short
" We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways. "
Corrine Brown
Best
Move
Improve
" Not only should we be giving Amtrak the money it needs to continue to provide services; we should be providing security money to upgrade their tracks and improve safety and security measures in the entire rail system. "
Corrine Brown
Money
Safety
Security
" We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs to survive. "
Corrine Brown
System
Rail
Money
" Transportation funding is a win-win for everyone involved. "
Corrine Brown
Transportation
Involved
Everyone
" I think it is scary anytime anyone is coming at you asking questions. "
Corrine Brown
You
Asking Questions
Questions
" I don't want to sound cocky or anything, but I work hard. I work 24/7. "
Corrine Brown
Work Hard
Work
Want
" I don't have to prove my innocence to the court or to the news media. "
Corrine Brown
Court
News
Innocence