Brad Schneider Quotes
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I urge President Trump to maintain American participation in the Paris Agreement - for the sake of our international leadership, economic competitiveness, and children's environmental future.
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Passing comprehensive immigration reform and making DACA and DAPA permanent will free people from living in the shadows of fear from deportation to be able to pursue higher education, buy homes, start businesses, and expand our economy and strengthen the communities of the 10th district and our nation.
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We have to end Citizens United, and we have to do it united as a people. If we don't do it, our system is going to be further corrupted.
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What we shouldn't be doing is borrowing money to give benefits to the most fortunate, to put the burden and pull the rug out of those who struggle the most.
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We're movers, forward thinkers, people who get things done. But the Tea Party and Republicans like Bob Dold are holding us back.
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We need criminal justice reform. You have heard people talk about that all over the country. I was able to work on that specific issue at home.
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If I wasn't serving in Congress, I've always wanted to be a high school teacher. Specifically, I want to teach a course on modern American history and use Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury as a primary text.
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Chemical weapons, biological weapons, and nuclear weapons should never be used.
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I'm very proud of my business career.
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Consider this for a moment: House Republicans would rather cut off a woman's access to birth control, cancer screenings, and other preventative care from Planned Parenthood than continue to fund and operate the federal government.
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We need to rethink a system that has targeted young people, particularly young people of color, for nonviolent crimes.
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I've been very outspoken that the minimum wage needs to rise.
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I want to make sure every child has the opportunity for quality education.
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Protecting our Great Lakes and conserving this resource for the next generation is critical both for surrounding communities and our planet as a whole.
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Raising the age of Social Security retirement is not the answer. For so many jobs that are back-breaking jobs, physically burdensome jobs, we're raising the age already to 67. These people are going to struggle to get to that point.
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I'm willing to meet with anyone, Democrat or Republican, who has a good idea, an open mind and a willingness to come together to tackle the challenges we face.
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I know as a nation we are stronger because of our immigrant tradition.
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I want to see us move from a fossil fuel economy to a renewable economy - if not in my lifetime, then in the lifetime of my children.
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Elected officials should be held to a higher standard, and we cannot enable misbehavior with a system that secretly settles with public funds.
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I want to fight hard for the values and priorities of my district.