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  • Honest to goodness, Brian Campbell, he was holding the Cup, and there was no one around for a minute. He says, 'Hold this for a second.' So he hands it to me - one of the best moments of my life.

  • Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities.

  • 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.

  • Before being elected to Congress, I oversaw the Cook County Hospital System as a Cook County Commissioner for 10 years.

  • 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.

  • Whether I'm reading a national publication or one of my local Chicago newspapers, I don't need to turn too many pages before I stumble upon another scandal. Not only do ethics violations deteriorate the public trust, but they also disrupt and undermine legitimate debate and policy.

  • Too often, advances in civil rights or women's rights are undermined by wrong-headed legislation or weak-kneed political leadership.

  • I introduced the Transparency in Government Act, a multi-faceted transparency bill that would bring unprecedented access and accountability to the federal government.

  • Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government.

  • As the largest contributor to the United Nations and funder of international family planning, the U.S. is in a unique position to continue to lead the global agenda and place reproductive health at its core.

  • Growing up during the Cold War, I remember the seemingly imminent threat of nuclear war. In primary school we were taught to 'duck-and-cover' for protection. But even as children hiding under wooden desks, we recognized the inadequacies of this strategy.

  • Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved.

  • Opening up the Capitol dome and giving the public a look at the inner workings of Congress - however messy they may be - certainly won't be pretty. But trust isn't earned by showing off only your Sunday best. The dirty laundry has to be aired, too.

  • We can't allow ourselves to descend down the rabbit hole of unbridled partisanship for partisan sake.

  • Anyone who has ever asked for directions knows you need two crucial pieces of information to get good results: a starting point and a destination.

  • We need to replace hyperbole with a reasonable, informed discussion about how to reinvent the federal budget with more transparency and better accountability.

  • 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.

  • Ironically enough, why I got into politics is because I came to the conclusion that if you wanted to save the world, which in my mind was through the environment, those elected officials seemed to be the ones who made a lot of the important decisions, if not the most important decisions.

  • Since 2001, I've done what every elected official should be doing in government right now. My staff and I took a look at the books, thought outside the box and proposed reforms.

  • When you have a high-volume magazine or an assault weapon, you're not hunting deer or protecting your home; you're out to hunt people.

  • 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.

  • I've seen it with my own eyes: When government takes money from the poor and the middle class, everyone suffers.

  • I like to take out the recycling because I actually feel like I'm doing something.

  • I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics.

  • I don't buy that there's nothing we can do to stop criminals and the mentally ill from killing if they want to.

  • I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust.

  • As a policy maker, I have to stand up for the rights of all my constituents, regardless of their faith.

  • There is such a thing as commonsense middle-ground gun reform, and most gun owners support it.

  • I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the publics trust.

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