“Preferential treatment for the rich and well-connected has no place in the college admissions process.”
“No more excuses: As soon as Democrats hold a trifecta, protecting voting rights must be at the top of the agenda.”
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On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
At the end of the day, it's about jobs. Those jobs, if they're in the manufacturing sector, will be middle- American jobs, and it will reignite the American Dream. Men and women can see the opportunity. They can see the opportunity to buy a house, to educate their kids, to take care of their families, to put food on the table. That's the American Dream, and we intend to reignite it. Ms. Schakowsky, if you would carry on here, you have more things, and I know you were talking earlier about some of them. So, please.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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