11/08/2009
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"The Jackson-Vanik Amendment--enacted vis-a-vis the former Soviet Union--long ago fulfilled its purpose with regard to Russia: to support free emigration, particularly Jewish emigration."
"I urge Congress to pass this agreement so that the payroll tax cut we put in place last year will not expire at the end of this month."
"That sense of urgency and determination and the values that are at stake are no less today than they were back in 2008."
"We said that it shouldn't matter who you love if you want to serve the country you love."