As a high school dropout, I understand the value of education: A second chance at obtaining my high school diploma through the G.I. Bill led me to attend college and law school and allowed me the opportunity to serve in Congress.
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The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.
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Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere.
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Living in New York City, I am reminded by the Statue of Liberty that the United States of America has always welcomed those yearning to breathe free and seek a better life.
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Of course things get stagnant; people get too used to their environment, but that's why I'm in my district every week, at meetings with my constituents.
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There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.
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