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20,000 jobs is really not that many jobs.
As a Jew, support for Israel is in my DNA.
The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas.
The best way to earn a fortune in America is to already have one.
I support negotiating authority to lower prescription drug prices.
Your health benefits are not a gift - you work hard for them every day.
We must ensure American workers get the long-overdue raise they deserve.
Unequal pay exists across most job sectors of our economy, even in nursing.
Every American must be guaranteed dignity and independence in their retirement.
Making sure women get equal pay for equal work remains one of my top priorities.
When we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help.
As a Jew I cannot sit idle while genocidal atrocities continue to unfold in Darfur, Sudan.
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act doesn't protect women's health. It threatens it.
At some point in our life, each of us is very likely to be a care getter or a care giver or both.
Ensuring that our children have more and better opportunities is the essence of the American dream.
Each and every day health centers provide high-quality primary and preventive care to our constituents.
Americans firmly rejected Republican legislative efforts to repeal the ACA - only 17 percent supported it.
I will continue to push for solutions to eliminate reliance on hired guns to provide security in war zones.
Three years into the war, tens of thousands of American troops remain targets of a growing Iraqi insurgency.
We can afford to pay workers fairly, and it is the right thing to do. We also need equal pay for equal work.
The District of Columbia has every right to pass their own laws, and House Republicans should stay out of it.
Preventing gender-based violence is critical to establishing safe, productive, and healthy workplaces for all.
Engaging in diplomacy with Iran and putting an end to their nuclear weapons program was the right thing to do.
I've seen the impact of deportation in my district. It is heartbreaking to see families torn apart for no good reason.
I will continue to work to maintain Planned Parenthood's ability to provide excellent health care to millions of women.
Working families spend about 90 percent of their income on consumption - buying stuff. The rich spend less than 45 percent.
I will continue to do all that I can to ensure and enhance worker protections, including the right to bargain collectively.
When girls can get an education and women can work and run businesses or even serve as elected officials, the world benefits.
The JCPOA is working - preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. It's time for the Republicans to start working, too.
No military contractors should have a 'shoot first' culture that puts civilians or our brave military service members in danger.
Without health insurance, getting sick or injured could mean going bankrupt, going without needed care, or even dying needlessly.
The reality is that life expectancy has not improved for everyone. In fact, in some cases, life expectancy is actually decreasing.
President Obama's executive actions on immigration are designed to temporarily address major flaws in our broken immigration system.
Reproductive health decisions should be made by a woman and her doctor. Any efforts to undermine women's reproductive rights must stop.
Why did we not know that heads of state were being eavesdropped on, spied on? We are the intelligence committee and we didn't know that.
American workers are the best in the world. They teach our children, care for our sick and elderly, build our communities, and much more.
The JCPOA has made the world safer. The deal ensures that Israel does not have to live with the threat of a nuclear Iran in its backyard.
President Trump ran on protecting U.S. jobs and renegotiating unfair trade policies - those policies strengthen labor laws around the world.
Workers should not be prevented from bargaining with the companies that help set their wages, benefits, schedules, and workplace conditions.
If we can spend over $3 trillion on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, surely we can find the money to meet the long-term needs of our people.
The truth is the middle class is not only stagnant but it is my fear that, without sustained and focused action, it is at risk of disappearing.
Our goal should be to, together, to improve Obamacare so that even more people have access to affordable, quality health insurance and services.
President Trump proclaimed 'America First' from the inauguration stage. As an American Jew and daughter of immigrants, that slogan makes me shiver.
With affordable health care, women can have economic security and the peace of mind that they will not become a financial burden on their families.
American workers deserve a raise. I fully support the push for $15 an hour and a union. We also must raise wages for low and middle income families.
It is truly appalling for Senator Mark Kirk to equate the Obama Administration's diplomacy with Nazi appeasement. As a Jewish-American, I am offended.
Simply raising fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks to 33 miles per gallon would eliminate our oil imports from the Persian Gulf.
Americans have a right to the security of their personal information, and the entities that hold personal information have a responsibility to protect it.
Hatred, bigotry, and discrimination have no place in our country. We must work hard to make sure that America remains an inclusive and respectful country.
In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year.