"I do believe that we should have to - make the voters first; not the donors first."
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"The First Amendment says that we can protest and call to - on our government to address grievances."
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"We think all over this country we need to rebuild everything from transit, fiber optic broadband in our rural areas and urban areas."
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"We'll see if [Donald Trump] really means it though; he will get a chance to deliver on that promise. And if he doesn't, we'll make sure the people know about it."
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"All I want to say is that anybody, well, from the Democratic side of the fence who thinks that - who's terrified of the possibility of President [Donald] Trump better vote, better get active, better get involved, because this man has got some momentum and we better be ready for the fact that he might be leading the Republican ticket."
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"I'm particularly good at turnout. So in my district, I had the lowest voter turnout in 2006."
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"I was very proud to be part of the Million Man March. I think it's one of the best things that I ever did."
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"[ Big infrastructure investment mentioned by Donald Trump] that would be a welcome development. We'll see if he wants to deliver on that. The truth is that if he does, we want to see infrastructure development too."
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"As chairman of the DNC, [Keith ] Ellison says he would replicate that kind of turnout on a national scale. But we spoke yesterday about some history that could stand in the way."
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"Can't be all men, can't be all white, can't be all black, can't be all straight. [It has] got to be a wide range of people. Can't be all people of one faith group. We need diversity so we can have the views of all Americans reflected in congressional outcomes."
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"I think that you need all perspectives to reflect the needs of the country. If you only give people one perspective, inputting their views into the congressional process, you're going to have a skewed outcome."
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"I've been talking to people all over the country, city council members, grassroots leaders, party leaders, members in Congress - and you know what? The truth is I'll have something to say real soon."
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"I don't feel that I've been hampered by [ racism or discrimination], and the reason why is that we reach out to people on the basis of where everyone meets, and try to build common cause on that basis. Because of that, I think we've cut through some of the issues that normally divide people."
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"I think it's a good idea to be - to fairly identify where things could have gone better once you get the facts, once you get the data and once you're able to review."
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"Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement."
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"Vehicle emissions standards directly sparked the development and application of a wide range of automotive technologies that are now found throughout the global automobile market."
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"I - to say the word "scared", I don`t know if I`m scared because, I have faith that we will see this through. But I take Donald Trump seriously. He has literally millions of people who support him."
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"This is what people do in America. They get out. They demonstrate. They let their voices with heard."
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"Vision and the ability to mobilize and inspire people at the grassroots. That's what the most important criteria is going to be for any DNC chair."
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"Our message of strengthening the middle class, working people, we just didn't penetrate well enough and we didn't have the kind of turn out that we really needed or expected."
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