I think, particularly when we are talking about issues like the wealth gap, it is important that we operate and have these discussions with the context of history.

I'm proud to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for president. The movement for economic, social, and racial justice he's built is the only way we'll win in November.

This is criminal behavior.

These suicides are not just an indirect side effect, they are a direct consequence of the neglect of a vulnerable community.

this is a matter of life and death.

These are everyday people, most of them immigrants, in New York City, trying to start their lives.

We cannot stand for that, and to uphold and to deny... is to deny the impact of slavery in America.

I have family that have been born without the right to a Federal vote and I have family that... have died without the right to vote.

the disenfranchisement of Puerto Ricans is rooted in the history--the colonial and imperialist history that we have had

I believe that we will achieve our goal. This has been a long fight.

We need to give people in the District of Columbia the right to vote.

to deny the statehood of the District of Columbia is to deny the impact of slavery in America.