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" Responding to a natural disaster is a complex problem. "
Tom Perez
Disaster
Problem
Complex
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" You're more likely to see someone fatally struck by lightning than witness a case of in-person voter fraud. "
Tom Perez
Someone
See
You
" We're the party that's fought for increased wages, fought for the union movement, fought to make sure that collective bargaining is not eviscerated, it's strengthened. And when we communicate those messages, we succeed. "
Tom Perez
Movement
Party
Union
" I am proud of our diversity, and when you attack the federal workforce, you are having significant impact on women - many of whom are single moms working to support their family - and you're having a significant impact on communities of color. "
Tom Perez
Women
I Am
Diversity
" I remember a good friend of mine whose father worked at Bethlehem Steel for 40 years with just a high school degree. That was a remarkable pathway to prosperity that sustained generations of working families. "
Tom Perez
Remember
Good
Friend
" Donald Trump is anathema to America. "
Tom Perez
America
Anathema
Donald Trump
" If you're going to be a big tent party as we are, and you're going to help elect democrats who have generated support in their communities... the will of those voters is the will that we must respect. "
Tom Perez
You
Will
Support
" Donald Trump's vision of America, his nativist vision of America, his fear mongering - that's what we have to fight. "
Tom Perez
His
Fear
America
" I happen to think Donald Trump is crazy, but that's not an economic message. "
Tom Perez
Think
Crazy
Donald Trump
" Smart growth is having the courage to say yes and having the courage to say no. "
Tom Perez
Courage
Yes
Smart
" Infrastructure done right can help working people; infrastructure done wrong is just more money for private equity. "
Tom Perez
Money
Done
Wrong
" When you cut investments in worker training, you're cutting investments in the middle class. "
Tom Perez
You
Class
Worker
" Our economic future and our energy future are one in the same, and it's a future America can't shrink from. We must shape it, just as we've always done. We have to protect our planet from the threat of climate change and ensure that workers have the skills to compete for good middle-class jobs. "
Tom Perez
Energy
Change
America
" If Donald Trump wants to raise the minimum wage to $15, yes, I will work with Donald Trump. "
Tom Perez
Minimum Wage
Yes
Work
" 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. "
Tom Perez
Think
Same
Positive
" Federal government has been a gateway to the middle class for people of color for generations. "
Tom Perez
Middle
Class
People
" 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. "
Tom Perez
Social
Tried
Party
" 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. "
Tom Perez
Leadership
Opportunity
Music
" I've memorized 'Hamilton.' "
Tom Perez
Hamilton
" Talk about the issues that matter most to people. "
Tom Perez
People
Talk
Issues
" 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.' "
Tom Perez
Crazy
Vote
Side
" Sometimes you have to push the envelope in pursuit of the right thing. "
Tom Perez
You
The Right Thing
Sometimes
" Trust is not something that's given because you win an election; it's something you have to earn. "
Tom Perez
Trust
Because
You
" When you recruit good candidates and you have a good message and you have energy and organization and partnership, you always have a fighting chance. "
Tom Perez
Chance
You
Good
" We believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. "
Tom Perez
Privilege
Health
Care
" The Republican playbook is voter suppression. "
Tom Perez
Republican
Voter
Suppression
" You can't show up at a church every 4 October and say, 'Vote for me,' and call that persuasion. "
Tom Perez
Vote
October
Me
" We have to have a conversation where we bring in all the stakeholders and say, 'What is the vision of the Democratic Party?' "
Tom Perez
Conversation
Party
Say
" 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. "
Tom Perez
Native Americans
Without
Policy
" 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. "
Tom Perez
Opportunity
Think
Service
" I consider Keith Ellison a friend. "
Tom Perez
Friend
Consider