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" I'm an energetic person. I work hard. "

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" Throughout my work as a state legislator and member of Congress since 2002, I have worked as hard as I could to build bridges. I've worked to combat anti-Semitism and confront Holocaust denial. I've organized dozens of meetings to promote interfaith dialogue and joint projects. "

" Republicans profess to be against deficits, but they are experts at creating and exacerbating deficits. "

" I think that whenever businesses harm the economy, harm workers, harm consumers, or undermine human rights in any way, then it is the role of the government to make sure that they don't do that and to make sure that markets are fair and they operate properly. "

" I have a deep and personal aversion to anti-Semitism regardless of its source, and I reject and condemn the anti-Semitic statements and actions of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, and Khalid Muhammed. "

" My values - going back to my childhood - were always based on respect for all people and rejection of bigotry and racism. "

" 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. "

" We've got to make sure our veteran, Democratic veterans are strengthened and feel like they are fully included. "

" Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance. "

" There's nothing wrong with any group of Americans using our democratic system in order to advance their policy views. "

" The truth is that we have got to make America work for working people again. "

" I know a lot of police officers who are on the force to do the right thing to protect people. But how can you deny this pattern, this disturbing pattern, Alton Sterling, Mr. Castile in my own community, Philando Castile, but then Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland? "

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" You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day. "

" Progressive economic policies lead to a sustainable economy. "

" Those who seek the divine want to make this world a better place, which first requires that we communicate. "

" People spend money on negative campaigning because it works. "

" If people want to protest, to get out there and express themselves, as long as they do it peacefully, they should be encouraged to do so. "

" 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. "

" Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement. "

" Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender. "

" 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. "

" I think there are real dangers to escalating military conflict with ISIS, and we need to be aware of them. But at the same time, you have to understand, you know, that this whole thing started with Bashar al-Assad and how he is the one who continued to escalate against the people of Syria who were trying to get democratic reform. "

" The real problem for Democrats is we've got to help people believe, and then we've got to deliver the message to them. Believe what? That we are absolutely, unshakeably on their side, and we're going to fight for them every single minute. "

" The middle class should not continue to foot the bill for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. "

" People like, George Soros, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Paul Krugman, Joe Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sax, Dean Baker, Robert Poland, Larry Summers have said they all support a transaction tax. "

" What is it to be white? It does mean something to be Norwegian. It means something to be Polish or German or Spanish. But 'white' is simply a catchall for 'light-skinned person.' It doesn't really mean anything. "

" All I'd like to say is that I am a patriotic, loyal American. I love my country and the values that it stands for. And I am a Muslim. "

" I've never gotten up in front of a Muslim congregation and played the role of a religious leader, and I decline those invitations because that's not what I am. "

" I'll never forget working to get my college, Wayne State University, to divest from the government in South Africa. This was the beginning of my activism, and the fight for social and economic justice has been a constant thread in my life. "

" 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. "

" Pragmatism is not always a good thing. Experience is not always a good thing. "