American - Politician | November 23, 1950 -
But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.
Chuck Schumer
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Arafat was a barrier to peace.
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Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.
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Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over to the right, just as the Democratic primary is further over to the left than the average voter in each party.
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I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs - and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it.
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I want to attract the best people into teaching.
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But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go into teaching but don't because the economic opportunities are sometimes elsewhere.
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I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail.
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I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.
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I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.
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I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company.
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I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.
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