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" Talk about the issues that matter most to people. "

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" Donald Trump is anathema to America. "

" Sometimes you have to push the envelope in pursuit of the right thing. "

The Right Thing

" You're more likely to see someone fatally struck by lightning than witness a case of in-person voter fraud. "

" 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. "

" If Donald Trump wants to raise the minimum wage to $15, yes, I will work with Donald Trump. "

" We believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. "

" 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. "

" The 3.5 million people in Puerto Rico are American citizens. They deserve fair and equal treatment as Americans. "

" As Republicans try to trample on our most sacred freedoms, Democrats will do everything we can to end discrimination and protect the one right that preserves all others - the right to vote. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Our message in rural America is just as powerful as it is in urban America. But because we haven't been a physical presence there in any sustained way, we have a lot of voters there who no longer believe that the Democratic Party is working for them. "

" I've memorized 'Hamilton.' "

" It's not only inhumane to treat Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens. It's deeply un-American. "

" Here's the reality: when Hillary Clinton won the nomination, the DNC handed her insufficient and substandard tools for success. "

" 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. "

" We're at our best when we put hope in front of fear. "

" Our message of opportunity and inclusion is, I think, a very powerful message that does indeed speak to Americans, but we've got to do a better job of listening. "

" 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. "

Native Americans

" I was in the U.K. and Germany and went to Volkswagen and learned about their apprenticeship model - young people become paid apprentices in trades. It's not a coincidence that youth unemployment is far lower in Germany than the United States because there are paid opportunities for young people to get experience. "

" When you cut investments in worker training, you're cutting investments in the middle class. "

" 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. "

" 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. "