03/02/2011
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"A failing infrastructure undermines our national security by weakening economic growth and creating vulnerabilities in our bridges, our water systems, and our electrical grid."
"Slashing non-defense programs to pay for an increase in defense spending is not a solution and would not make our Nation safer."
"Sequestration has produced terrible consequences for the average American as well--our infrastructure is failing, investment in job training and employment are down, and education funding lags behind."
"If you guarantee all that, you guarantee diversity. If you guarantee diversity, you guarantee a democracy."