What we really need to do is to make sure that every child, of whatever race and of whatever station, in whatever neighborhood they're born in, has the chance to live the success stories that you have lived.
Remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Dinner
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Our objective tonight is not to disagree with our president and his party, though our differences are many. Like all Americans, we must celebrate any success that builds a better future.
We know big government does not have all the answers. We know there`s not a program for every problem. We know and we have worked to give the American people a smaller, less bureaucratic government in Washington. And we have to give the American people one that lives within its means. The era of big government is over.
Today, largely because of immigration, there is no majority race in Hawaii, or Houston, or New York City. In a little more than 50 years, there will be no majority race in the United States. What do the changes mean? They can either strengthen and unite us or they can weaken and divide us. We must decide.
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