Emanuel Cleaver Quotes

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• Hope fills the holes of my frustration in my heart.
• There is more power in unity than division.
• Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken.
• There are people walking around the streets of Kansas City who are unemployed, while one of our largest employers is not only sending jobs aboard,…
• This deal is a sugar-coated satan sandwich. If you lift the bun, you will not like what you see.
• The truth of the matter is the tone is toxic here in Washington, and we have been exporting it around the country.
• America, I am a strong believer that how we treat each other matters.
• Community colleges need to be upgraded. We got to have training for real jobs. We've got a lot of jobs that are going unfilled because…
• Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation.
• First of all, do I think there's some racists in the Tea Party? Yeah. I'm an ordained United Methodist pastor; there's some racists in the…
• God did not burden the United States with a diversity of backgrounds, ideas and religions, He blessed America with them.
• Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for…
• I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road…
• Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!
• One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time.…
• We can be fervent in our disagreements without being factitious with our beliefs.
• We have Democrats saying dumb things every single day, and Republicans as well.
• We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.
• We've gotten to the point now where Republicans and Democrats have nothing in common besides being members of the 'caustic caucus,' and we can't get…
• You would think that if any group in America had 20% to 25% unemployment, it would generate all kinds of attention. The Labor Department would…

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