“We didn’t start this war, we did not. But, we will finish it.”
“This is the partisan draft. It's very obviously not going anywhere.”
“This regime that we are fighting does not care about our partisan politics.”
“This is a war of choice. The Democrats are correct.”

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Statement on the Council of the District of Columbia's Passage of Legislation To Raise the Minimum Wage

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