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Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward.
In a couple of days, it will be 40 days, 40 hours, 40 years in the desert - 40 is fraught with meaning and symbolism.
Let's respect women for the value - let's respect everyone, men and women, for the value they bring to the workplace.
I went to Congress to change the policies of our country. I did not go to change the behaviors of members of Congress.
I have always said, in my own rise in the leadership, please don't ever ask anybody to vote for me because I'm a woman.
I do think that campaigns are about electing somebody, but they're also about a discussion of the future of our country.
On February 17th, Four weeks from [Barack Obama's] inauguration, he signed a bill which saved or created 4 million jobs.
Our view of the law is that it - if somebody is here without sufficient documentation, that is not reason for deportation.
And, cuts in education, scientific research and the rest are harmful, and they are what are affected by the sequestration.
If people don't have a job, they're not too interested in how you intend for them to have a job. They want to see results.
Even if Osama bin Laden is caught tomorrow, it is five years too late. To capture him now I don't think makes us any safer.
If I cry, it's about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics - no, I don't cry.
I do believe that during the Bush-Cheney administration, that Vice President Cheney set a tone and an attitude for the CIA.
I don't know any member of Congress who ever said, 'I'm satisfied with the communication that we have from the White House.'
Republicans support opening the floodgates to special interest money and suppressing the right to vote. It's just plain wrong.
Women have come a long way, but it never fails to sadden me when I see younger women saying we have to overcome some obstacles.
Do not ever say to anybody it's time for us to have a woman in the leadership, because that's the least important selling point.
Yes, [I am accusing the CIA of] misleading the Congress of the United States, misleading the Congress of the United States. I am.
Democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests; build the economy from the middle out, not the top down.
The more women we elect to public office, the more wholesome the whole process will be, whether it's government, politics, whatever.
What is key for winning the election is to be able to put forth a vision for our future and how this election affects people's lives.
Hillary Clinton has a vision, she has knowledge and judgment. She is a strategic thinker, based on her experience and her connection.
While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.'
A successful marriage is a decision. You decide whether it's going to work, and then you turn around and you've been married 45 years.
So when [Donald Trump] makes his address on the 40 days that he has been president, he has nothing to show for it but fear in every way.
We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility.
Does Trumpcare protect seniors and families? Does Trumpcare - is Trumpcare good for our veterans? Is there any caring in Trumpcare at all?
Imagine in what the president [Donald trump] wants to do, the 400 wealthiest families in America will get a tax break of $7 million a year.
Lincoln said, public sentiment is everything. We have to listen to the people and come together as we prioritize our agenda and go forward.
I believe that nothing has been more wholesome for America, for our government, for our politics, than the increased participation of women.
I had a friend who was getting married. I said, 'You're getting married - I didn't know about all this!' She said, 'I need health benefits.'
I have a few uniforms - depending on whether I'm going to a college campus or meeting a head of state. But clean and easy works best for me.
But I would say, you know, if you're getting married - why are you getting married? Why would you get married? Why would anybody get married?
Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
The good news is that we really do think that ... on the immigration issue, that we will, before summer, have comprehensive immigration reform.
I have deep emotions about the American people. If I were to cry for anything, I would cry for them and the policies that they're about to face.
The situation in Iraq and the reckless economic policies in the United States speak to one issue for me, and that is the competence of our leader.
My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.
When I was growing up in the 50s it wasn't quite the same. Fathers were more protective and now they see all of the possibilities for their daughters.
If you make - not have - $1 million a year, should you not participate in the sense of community of our country? I'm willing to put that on the table.
We have our differences since the beginning of America. It's a legitimate difference. What is the role of government, et cetera, federal, state, local?
America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people.
Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed.
I'm a mother of five, and raising five babies, little children, you have to make use of time in a very effective way. So, I think that may have trained me.
As many of you know, I came from San Francisco. We don't have a lot of farms there. Well, we do have one - it's a mushroom farm, so you know what that means.
Take inventory of what you have to offer. Place a value on it. Respect it - because if you don't respect what you have to offer it's hard for other people to.
Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance.
I would never think of crying about any loss of an office, because that's always a possibility, and if you're professional, then you deal with it professionally.
Since I was in my 20s, I've been giving my face 30 hot splashes in the morning and at night, and I keep thinking, If it's 25, oh my gosh, I'm going to fall apart.
We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members, who will no longer be serving with us.