Raja Krishnamoorthi Quotes
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A high school diploma will no longer be sufficient. But that post secondary education does not have to be a four-year university or a four-year college. It can be career technical education, vocational education, community college.
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I think that what is really important is that, at the grassroots level, Indian-Americans really engage in the political process. That means voting and volunteering and assisting candidates who support the agenda that is friendly to their values.
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Americans want Washington to put aside political differences, find common ground, and start producing real economic solutions for the middle class.
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I believe you cannot survive in this global economy without some form of postsecondary education.
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As a candidate for Congress, I proposed a federal infrastructure bank to help local governments fund badly needed projects, including ones in my district. We need to repair and expand our crumbling transportation systems by creating many good-paying construction jobs.
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Ultimately, much of the dysfunction in Congress is due to the impact of big money, which drowns out the voices of working families and leads to the special treatment of special interests.
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As the president of a cutting-edge research and development firm, I deal with the development of solutions to long-term national security and renewable energy problems every day and will bring this same perspective to Congress.
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Donald Trump will become president even after losing the popular vote in our November elections by a wide margin. To govern effectively, he must appeal to a broader base than what he campaigned on and avoid the divisive rhetoric that alienated so many Americans.
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All in all, Trumpcare is a bad plan for older Americans.
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In some ways, 'decency' is a hazy concept; we know it when we see it.
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It is time to investigate Russian interference in our democracy and to address it in a manner that will help restore Americans' trust in their government.
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Whenever the Congress represents the increasing diversity of the United States, that's a good thing.
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Illinois is large, but we do not always receive our fair share of federal resources because our leadership is often divided. When we all row together, good things happen.
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Mail in our country serves as an economic engine.
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The fact that Barack Hussein Obama became president is historic, to say the least. Actually, to become U.S. senator, that was historic, and then what he did later on - that's what inspired me to think about running for office.
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In addition to skyrocketing premiums, Trumpcare also unravels protections that older Americans want and need in their health coverage.
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There's another important reason not to send the Dreamers packing: they are essential to preserving the social insurance programs on which older Americans rely.
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I decided to run for Congress to get and keep people in the middle class.
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In my roles as Deputy State Treasurer and Special Assistant Attorney General, I strove to make government more responsive, transparent, efficient, and proactive.
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Equality as a principle is at the heart of our democracy.
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Partisan politics is not my passion.
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When the chair of an investigating committee refuses to share vital findings or source information with any of his colleagues, his committee's ability to function has been fundamentally undermined.
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A porous border is a danger to America's national security, the people who live near it, and to those who cross it.
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Everyone agrees that our immigration system is broken. Building a wall with Mexico isn't going to fix it.