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Who can sit back as our towns and cities are torn apart by violence and be content with the status quo?
Our politics has been greatly impacted, for the worse, by big money and the concentration of big money.
We need to focus on destroying ISIL, but we shouldn't be the ones declaring that [Bashir] Assad must go.
But we should not lose sight of how far we are coming and what a big hole we were left by George W. Bush.
Senator Mikulski has done an outstanding job representing Maryland in the U.S. Senate for nearly 30 years.
I think former President Clinton and even Newt Gingrich have said it was a mistake to repeal Glass Steagall.
We have not recovered all that we lost in the Bush recession. That's why we need to continue to move forward.
We do ourselves a disservice when some of us cave to the myth that Social Security somehow drives the deficit.
There is no legislative change that can be made to make up for an economy that's not growing and not expanding.
I think that the S.E.C. has been pretty feckless when it comes to reigning in reckless behavior on Wall Street.
Maryland schools succeed because we have never stopped investing in our students and doing the things that work.
Civil rights was not an impossible dream. Thousands of brave African Americans stepped forward to make it happen.
The Center for American Progress rates Maryland as the best state in the nation for women. I couldn't agree more.
Leadership is about making the right decision and the best decision before, sometimes, it becomes entirely popular.
Between 1999 and 2009, the people of Baltimore achieved the greatest reduction in crime of America's largest cities.
There is not a country on earth that could get its fiscal house in order by shrinking opportunity and depressing growth.
God doesn't make mistakes and has made each of us in his own image. God is simply love. There should be no fear in love.
History is full of times when the inevitable front-runner is inevitable right up until he or she is no longer inevitable.
A stronger middle class is not the consequence of economic growth. A stronger middle class is the cause of economic growth.
Romney economics would spell disaster for America's middle class. In this economy there are shipbuilders and ship wreckers.
I think we need an American jobs agenda for the climate challenge which means American renewable grid, more renewable energy.
People are looking for a leader independent of powerful, wealthy special interests that always push to the front of the line.
We haven't had an agenda for American cities probably since at least Jimmy Carter. We have left cities to fend for themselves.
The death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent, and the appeals process is expensive and cruel to the surviving family members.
I'm not for the sort of trade deals that hollow out our standards while they hollow out our middle class and middle class wages.
The attitude in Baltimore in 1999 was almost one of resignation, that our problems were bigger than our capacity to handle them.
Leaders exhibit two essential characteristics, the willingness to confront adversity and a clearly articulated future preference.
If workers have less money in their pockets to put food on the table, they will be spending less money; your economy will suffer.
His problem, is that the other side of Lindsey Graham is that he's known as sort of, I don't know, a moderate, an accommodationist.
Oh, you know what, it's an honor to be mentioned in the company of those that might lead our country forward after President Obama.
Twenty-first century buildings support a 21st century education - because it is difficult to learn or to teach if you are shivering.
If any mayor reduced school funding by 33 percent and called it the 'Strengthening Our Schools Initiative,' I think they'd be excoriated.
Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we give our children a future of more or a future of less - this, too, is a choice.
I think we can all agree that every child's home deserves to be protected equally under the law, that there is dignity in every child's home.
In 2013, Maryland had the second highest job creation rate of any state in the Mid Atlantic region - faster than both Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Progressive leaders always try to take action on the forward edge of that movement, movement toward greater respect for the equal rights of all.
The most fearless hearts, the audacious dreamers, have always maintained a sense of optimism that often flies in the face of the available evidence.
The right to vote gives every eligible American a voice in our electoral politics. There's too much at stake to stay silent as this right is eroded.
I believe in the dignity of every person. I believe that while we are all free to practice our religion, and to hold whatever religious beliefs we choose.
We have concentrated wealth and capital to such a degree that the vast majority of us don't have the discretionary dollars to make our economy go and grow.
As mayor, I got used to the fact that when you walked out of the house in the morning to pick up the newspaper in your boxers, there could be a camera there.
We live in a very different world than the one that we inherited from our parents and from our grandparents. Times are changing, and states must adapt to win.
Donald Trump is an unstable charlatan who is appealing to the worst instincts in people, and I believe ultimately the American people are going to reject that.
I believe that we do our country a disservice when we make it harder for new American immigrants to abide by the rules of the road and obtain drivers licenses.
I think it would be an extreme poverty indeed if there weren't more than one person willing to compete for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party.
We must preserve our planet and grow our economy simultaneously. We cannot become more prosperous without the living systems upon which our prosperity depends.
Putting middle class families in jeopardy in order to protect the wealthiest among us isn't consistent with the values and priorities that most Americans share.
There are more repercussions for a person being a chronic speeding violator in our country, than there is for a big bank being a chronic violator of S.E.C. rules!
Let's not fall into the trap of thinking that all of our Muslim American neighbors in this country are somehow our enemies here. They are our first line of defense.
Donald Trump is a racist. Donald Trump in fact is making fascist appeals. That's why many self-respecting Republicans are not supporting Donald Trump for president.