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" Our government is corrupt. "
Wendy Long
Our
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Corrupt
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" A judge is supposed to have empathy for no one but simply to follow the law. "
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" Having been on the front lines of the confirmation battles involving Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito, I know firsthand what is at stake when the Senate exercises its 'advise and consent' power over federal judges. "
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" New York voters agree on this: There is too much corruption in government - federal, state, and local. "
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" I'm here to speak for those who say the American Dream isn't working for them, because I know it isn't. I'm here to say it's not your fault: the ruling class... has failed you. "
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" Conservatives who care about nominations of judges who practice judicial restraint are, constitutionally, restrained people themselves. "
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" What I do know is that liberal Democrat policies in our big cities are not helping anybody, especially our big cities. "
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" We have to have legal immigration, which has to be something that benefits our country. "
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" Thinking of ourselves as members of 'this group' or 'that group,' I think that's a recipe for division. "
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" With so many serious issues and responsibilities before the United States Senate, I think New York needs an independent senator who thinks for herself, not someone who just rubberstamps the Obama agenda or checks with Chuck Schumer and says, 'Me too.' "
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" In a nation based on the 'consent of the governed,' judges are supposed to apply the laws the people have assented to. "
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" How does a religious employer's decision not to offer health plans with abortion coverage dictate to anyone what to do with her own body? "
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Decision
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" The best way to have empathy for people and the best way to have empathy for our Constitution is to appoint judges who will rule based on the law and to have empathy, if you will, for the law only and to rule based on the law. "
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" Government has crowded out the role of many social institutions, including the Church, that have been a great force for good in public life. "
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" How great would it be to have a native son lead us out of turmoil and trouble to peace and justice? Someone who follows the rule of law and not the rule of mob... This is the path Donald Trump has set for our great nation, and it's the same path I'm on. "
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" The whole idea behind the EB-5 visa was to help create jobs in economically disadvantaged areas. But where big bucks are involved, corruption soon follows, and with Chuck Schumer and the EB-5 visa program, you need to follow the money. "
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" Judges should follow the law in deciding cases - not their own values, good or bad. "
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" I guess I was a little idealistic and thought if you are honest and you're well-qualified and capable of waging a good fight, you can raise money. And what I learned is that our campaign finance laws are really a great big incumbent protection act. "
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" The Supreme Court overrules, distinguishes, and upholds prior precedents. Sometimes it ignores them. But it does not - cannot - 'defy' them. "
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Court
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" Senator Gillibrand is good at saying things that sound nice but have little substance. I don't think we elect our public officials to avoid taking a stand or a difficult position on anything. "
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Sound
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" I had a dream to become a mounted policewoman. "
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Had
Dream
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" Kirsten Gillibrand and I are very similar in our biographies. We're both mothers, we're both lawyers. But we couldn't be more different in our beliefs, in our principles, in our politics. "
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" It's a sacrifice for me. It's not really something I want to do. I don't love the idea of being a U.S. senator; I love the idea of being a mother. "
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" Looking at the history of our country, we have been and we are pro-immigrant, but we aren't going to be much of a country if we don't take care of our own people first and if we don't observe the rule of law. "
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" I believe in the idea of sacrifice and fighting for what's right and giving something back to the country that's given me so much. "
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" The #NeverTrump crowd is running out of steam - and time. All of its attacks - that he's as liberal as Hillary Clinton, anti-immigrant, or a con man who will say anything to be elected - have failed. "
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Man
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" The power of incumbency and the power of money is just overwhelming. "
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