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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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America works best when we work together to expand the circle of inclusion.
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My parents found good paying jobs, educated me and my brother in wonderful public schools, and entered 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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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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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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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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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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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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Mail in our country serves as an economic engine.
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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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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 addition to skyrocketing premiums, Trumpcare also unravels protections that older Americans want and need in their health coverage.
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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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Equality as a principle is at the heart of our democracy.
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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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Everyone agrees that our immigration system is broken. Building a wall with Mexico isn't going to fix it.
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Partisan politics is not my passion.
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In some ways, political decency is a sign of a healthy democracy, but in other ways, it is the cause of it.