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You make budget cuts based on what you want to accomplish. You have to decide what is our priority going forward as a country. You cannot do it on the backs of any one group of people... There has to be some balance.

The fact that our country, the greatest country in the world, remains mired in race relations issues in the year 2014 is an embarrassment.

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Historically, people of color and the Diaspora have been at the bottom of the barrel, even as it relates to immigration. If we don't engage in the discussion, then what is it that we're saying to people? That we don't care?

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I've never been one to try to find a niche for myself. I've always tried to wait and see what comes.

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We must combat ill-advised conservative-led state legislation by encouraging every eligible person you know to vote.

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I'm happy doing what I do.

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I don't believe this nation will elect a socialist.

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The Office of Congressional Ethics was created to provide more transparency in the House of Representatives. It was a commendable goal.

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As a founder and most senior member of the CBC, John Conyers has been an advocate for the Congressional Black Caucus and a respected leader in the House of Representatives.

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This is not about race or affiliation, and it isn't about black versus blue. All lives matter.

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Our economic, civil, and constitutional rights are being challenged and, frankly, they are being lost.

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Promoting healthy lifestyles and encouraging fitness are so important for our children's development and reducing the nation's epidemic of childhood obesity.

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Our ultimate goal is that Iran never have a nuclear bomb.

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Black lives do matter, and our lives do hold value.

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I cannot support a measure that chooses to protect some women and not others.

Marcia Fudge

If Paul Ryan wants to talk about the soul of America, I ask him to look into his own soul. Because if he is saying we have no soul, he certainly has a hole in his. He needs to understand that every single person in this country has a right to expect that their government will take care of them in their greatest need.

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In too many ways, Ohio is being run for the benefit of those who have already made it, and too many of our friends and neighbors are being left behind. Nowhere is this more evident than in the cuts to police officers, firefighters, nurses, teachers, and to our local schools, while property and sales taxes are going up.

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Ethnic sensitivity both on-camera and behind it demonstrates a corporate understanding of the benefits of diversity and a genuine respect for the audiences' needs.

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We respect our elders. There is wisdom that comes from experience, and I am not going to stop learning from wise counsel.

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Where was the closure for Michael Brown's parents?

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Unfortunately, my colleagues in Congress have unfairly burdened the Postal Service with a costly, unfunded mandate to pre-pay health care for retirees. No other agency or business has to pay these costs in advance - and neither should the Postal Service.

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Remnants of the foreclosure crisis linger everywhere.

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The Ferguson Grand Jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown is a miscarriage of justice. It is a slap in the face to Americans nationwide who continue to hope and believe that justice will prevail.

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I'll put my record up against anybody's.

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More than a quarter of mortgage borrowers are underwater, and 11 percent of all homes are vacant.

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I'm a very direct person just generally. I don't use a lot of words unnecessarily. I try to get to the heart of the issue, address it and go on to the next thing.

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Anyone that I know who wants to work in these fields by the sweat of their brow, the bend of their back, picking lettuce and fruit, can do it. We don't want those jobs. Let's be real about that.

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As chair of the CBC, I will do all I can to be supportive of Congressman Conyers.

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It's our moral obligation, as well as, I believe, it is the government's obligation to take care of its people.

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We're going to do things that are going to make this country better and reduce the cost of health care.

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We have a community where almost 50 percent of the people in the city of Cleveland alone have some type of record. I represent one of the poorest districts in America - out of 435, I'm 422.

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I do have a very large Jewish population, so it's not unusual that I would be interested in being a part of discussions and finding out what's going on in Israel.

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I am going to be respectful of you, and I want you to be respectful of me. We are all Democrats, and we need to act like it.

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If leadership is something that is in-your-face, then that is a different type of leadership.

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We'd rather pay farmers millions of dollars not to grow crops than to feed children.

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Any staffing changes that disproportionately cut the number of African Americans at CNN - intentionally or otherwise - are an affront to the African American journalism community and to the African American community as a whole.

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We've lost our way if we turn our backs on millions of Americans in need.

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