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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. "

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" 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. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I've said that we need to elect Democrats from the school board to the Senate. "

" Frankly, what we need to be looking at is whether this election was rigged by Donald Trump and his buddy Vladimir Putin. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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'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. "

" Smart growth is having the courage to say yes and having the courage to say no. "

" 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. "

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

" Trust is not something that's given because you win an election; it's something you have to earn. "

" I consider Keith Ellison a friend. "

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" The politics of division are not what we want in New Jersey and Virginia and elsewhere. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think our big tent is our greatest strength. "

" 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. "

" Infrastructure done right can help working people; infrastructure done wrong is just more money for private equity. "

" 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.' "

" If Donald Trump wants to pass comprehensive immigration reform, I will work with Donald Trump. "

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