American - Politician | October 17, 1958 -
With more than half of the American workforce without private pension coverage, Social Security provides economic certainty within a system that is fair, equitable, and easy to understand. You work hard, pay into the system, and the federal government makes a promise to pay back your earned benefits when you retire. It's that simple.
Mike Quigley
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Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved.
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Just as we can no longer pretend that ducking under wooden desks will keep us safe from a nuclear bomb, we must no longer pretend that a large nuclear stockpile will protect us from the most immediate security threats the United States faces.
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Scaling back the U.S. fleet of 14 nuclear-armed submarines to eight would maintain a robust deterrent at sea while generating billions in savings and easing pressure on the Navy's shipbuilding budget.
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Too often, advances in civil rights or women's rights are undermined by wrong-headed legislation or weak-kneed political leadership.
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Before being elected to Congress, I oversaw the Cook County Hospital System as a Cook County Commissioner for 10 years.
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Empowering women by allowing them to choose when and how many children to have is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do.
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As a husband and a father of two daughters, I want young women around the globe to have the same rights and opportunities as my daughters.
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Passionately defending one's principles is crucial. Representing your district is fundamental. But refusing to entertain the common ground - with no other cost but giving the other guy a political 'win' - is a disservice.
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We can't allow ourselves to descend down the rabbit hole of unbridled partisanship for partisan sake.
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I don't buy that there's nothing we can do to stop criminals and the mentally ill from killing if they want to.
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There is such a thing as commonsense middle-ground gun reform, and most gun owners support it.
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