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" 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. "

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" Donald Trump's vision of America, his nativist vision of America, his fear mongering - that's what we have to fight. "

" 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. "

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" Federal government has been a gateway to the middle class for people of color for generations. "

" Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman's right to make her own choices about her body and her health. That is not negotiable. "

" I consider Keith Ellison a friend. "

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" When my grandchildren ask, 'Where were you when Donald Trump took a sledgehammer to Lady Liberty?' I want to make sure I can tell them I was there protecting America. "

" Donald Trump is a fraud. Listening to him talk about how he's going to put American first again, he's spent his entire career putting his own profits first. "

" As long as we're united, and as long as we continue to organize, invest, and lead with our values, we'll be unstoppable. "

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

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

" You can't eat cake and lose weight. "

" The Republican playbook is voter suppression. "

" 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. "

" Our universal message of access to economic opportunity resonates with the ironworker in northeastern Ohio and the immigrant in South Florida. And we sometimes have a relationship deficit with our voters, because we're not communicating that message. "

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

" 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. "

" There is no price tag on an American life - whether it's in Florida, Texas, or Puerto Rico. "

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

" Joe Arpaio built a wall. His was a wall of distrust, and when you don't have the trust of the community, you don't have anything. He claimed to be a law-and-order sheriff, but he was really lawlessness and disorder. "

" 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. "

" I happen to think Donald Trump is crazy, but that's not an economic message. "

" We have to have a conversation where we bring in all the stakeholders and say, 'What is the vision of the Democratic Party?' "

" 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 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.' "

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" 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. "