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Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

Bailing them out, that was then. Get over it. Of course they got a lot of money from the taxpayers. Why do you keep bringing that up, Mr. Ellison? That was just a fine thing to do. But here. The 71 fix-the-debt CEOs, who lead publicly held…

Congressional Record · 2012-11-29
Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

We actually improved Medicare by finding savings. It seems to me that number came up in the election that Democrats were somehow stealing from Medicare, implying to senior citizens that their programs were being eroded when, in fact, their…

Congressional Record · 2012-11-29
Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

Here's Lloyd Blankfein, and he's just one example, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, and part of what I really resent about it is he doesn't even know what he's talking about. He says: You can look at the history of these things, and Social…

Congressional Record · 2012-11-29
Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

That the idea that we are all in this together, that we do have some responsibility. And I want to tell you that there isn't a person that goes to synagogue or church or a mosque or a temple that doesn't learn about, we are our brother's…

Congressional Record · 2012-11-29
Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

You have the sign, ``The Progressive Message,'' and I am a proud member of the Progressive Caucus. But I believe that if you presented what you just said to the American people, in general, that the vast majority agree with that because…

Congressional Record · 2012-11-29
Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

This is the approach that the President has talked about for a long time now.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

And I believe we're at our best when everybody who works hard has a chance to get ahead.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

It is this belief that has drawn millions to our shores and spurred America's prosperity for centuries.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

I want to reward manufacturers like this one and small businesses that create jobs here in the United States, not overseas.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

The goal here is a two-state -- is two states, one Israeli, one Palestinian, living side by side in peace and security.

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Brandon Johnson
@brandonjohnson· Democratic · IL· Nov 29, 2012

Twelve years ago, I took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States. I am here today to urge my colleagues to uphold our Second Amendment right to bear arms. Congress has to put aside partisan differences and act to uphold a…

Congressional Record · 2012-11-29
Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Nov 28, 2012

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for yielding to me for a very important hour. I want to begin with Elodie Michaud, this beautiful, beautiful baby and hope that everyone will think about Elodie as every child, as any child, as your child. Because…

Congressional Record · 2012-11-28
Danny Davis
@dannydavis· Democratic · IL· Nov 28, 2012

some people see things that are and ask, why; but I dream of things that have never been and ask, why not?

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Danny Davis
@dannydavis· Democratic · IL· Nov 28, 2012

wherever there is life, I have been told, that there is hope.

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Danny Davis
@dannydavis· Democratic · IL· Nov 28, 2012

We never saw a prevalence spike like we have seen on autism in Africa.

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Danny Davis
@dannydavis· Democratic · IL· Nov 28, 2012

I commend you for your efforts and certainly wish you well as you revert back to private life.

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