Marcia Fudge Quotes
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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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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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Having been a mayor, we prioritized based on where we want our city and our country to go.
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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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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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A nation cannot be truly great without a moral compass.
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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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Civil rights is unfinished business. Make it your business.
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I don't believe this nation will elect a socialist.
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Before being elected to Congress, I was a mayor, and it's this perspective that makes me certain that Ed FitzGerald is the right kind of leader to get Ohio back on track.
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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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It's troubling that by eliminating weekend voting hours, the state of Ohio specifically banned a popular voting time of choice for minorities. In Cuyahoga County, which I represent, 56 percent of weekend voters in 2008 were African American while adult African Americans comprise 28 percent of the county population.
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The PHYSICAL Act gives our schools the flexibility they need to give physical education the attention it deserves in promoting our children's well-being.
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We are at a point in our nation's history when the right leadership is needed more than ever. Hillary has spent her life advocating for poor and working class families. Hillary will help build an economy for tomorrow and beyond; strengthen America's families; defend our country and its core values; and revitalize our democracy.
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Where was the closure for Michael Brown's parents?
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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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Our ultimate goal is that Iran never have a nuclear bomb.
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I've been impressed, obviously, with what Israel has done over the years, as it related to technology, agriculture, research in general.
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I just believe in common courtesy.
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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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As utility companies work to achieve full compliance with clean water standards, Congress must ensure our nation's most vulnerable are not priced out of life's most essential resource.
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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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As chair of the CBC, I will do all I can to be supportive of Congressman Conyers.
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It's important to know enough about all of the candidates to make an informed choice, and our candidate is Hillary Clinton.