American - Politician | November 23, 1950 -
Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, whether you are a liberal or a conservative, we know that neither this President nor prior Presidents of both parties did everything right or we would not have had a 9/11.
Chuck Schumer
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The Tea Party people are ideologues. They are right, and no one can change their minds. There is no reason for compromise.
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Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.
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The bottom line is there are lots of problems that were not created by government. The biggest one is loss of middle class incomes, loss of good-paying jobs which was created by technology and globalization. Above all, when you can move a job to China or India, it reduces wages.
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If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.
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America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.
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You do have to change things as warfare changes.
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Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.
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If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say?
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The Internet in the 21st Century is as important to our future as highways were in the 20th Century. Like a highway, the Internet must remain free and open for all - not determined by the highest bidders.
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I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.
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You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are willing to accept the fact, as the majority of Israelis do, that there should be two states between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, we won't have peace.
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