Bill Foster Quotes
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'Too big to fail' is fine for restaurant chains. If Denny's fails, it's fine for this economy. You can always go down to the TGIFs. But that's not the same for large-scale investment companies.
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America cannot become just a service and financial services economy, and to prevent that, there is no substitute for having people with successful, real-world manufacturing experience in Congress.
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As a scientist, the starting point is always the facts of the matter, whereas often, in politics, the starting point is how does this play in the next election.
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Anyone concerned with the broken politics in Washington needs to look no further than Mitch McConnell's cynical manipulation of the rules and obstruction of the NLRB.
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Whoever is running the country should not be in the pay of a foreign interest. The best way is to see tax returns.
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As we face tough decisions in Washington, we must never forget our responsibility to protect Medicare and preserve it for future generations.
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History has not looked kindly on us when we've prevented people fleeing violence from seeking refuge in this country.
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The idea of ensuring that federal research dollars should be reasonably spread around is an arguably useful goal. But it should be done per person, not per state.
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As we continue to work to pass comprehensive immigration reform, we must take action to stop these predators who are exploiting immigrants attempting to play by the rules.
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Immigrants greatly contribute to our country's economic prosperity.
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One of the fundamental scientific discoveries of the dog-human relationship is that when a dog looks into his master's eyes, you have a release of oxytocin - which is the trust hormone, the love hormone.
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Every person deserves to be treated fairly under the law.
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The National Endowment for the Arts distributes money to all 50 states, and they try to do their best to distribute to rural and suburban areas. It's one of the great things about the program. It raises the awareness of culture throughout the population.
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We have to get back to universities being more focused on education and more connected on what they educate students for to the jobs that actually exist.
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The United States will always be a global leader, and we need to actively engage the international community to make sure all citizens of the world live freely and equally under their country's rule of law. We cannot, however, afford to fight other nations' wars interminably or stabilize their regions.
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I am grateful for the sacrifices our veterans have made to defend our freedom and prosperity.
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I used to say I represented 33% of the strategic reserve of physicists in Congress.
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Federal policies must understand the linkages between economic growth, social mobility, and a strong middle class.
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I don't want to do anything that capitalizes personally on the fact that I've been in public service.
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Those who promote hatred, bigotry, and fear do not represent America and do not represent us.
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I support marriage equality and oppose legislation that defines marriage as only being between a man and a woman.
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We should not chip away at the protections that have built the largest economy and the largest middle class in the world.
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Those in science perform research, have it reviewed by their peers, publish the results, and believe the answer should be obvious.
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From a scientific point of view, it's hard for me to understand why someone in the Texas Panhandle should not have access to the same research funds that someone in the Oklahoma Panhandle can have.