02/13/2011
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"I will be leading an effort to try to restore funding for programs at the Department of Homeland Security that combat violent extremism in the United States that were cut a couple of years ago."
"we have to move forward because otherwise the President, you know, could be unaccountable."
"As Congressman Mike Quigley once observed, States allowing public-sector collective bargaining, on average, have a 14 percent budget deficit, while States that bar collective bargaining have, on avera..."
"It is an indication of the broader issues our country has, a backlog of infrastructure needs."