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And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents to uphold that principle, whether it's ending 'don't ask, don't tell,' making sure that gay and lesbian partners can visit each other in hospitals, making sure that federal benefits can be provided to same-sex couples.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Ask Been Benefits Couples Done Each Ending Federal Gay Half Half Years Here Hospitals Lesbian Making More Other Partners Presidents Previous Principle Provided Same-Sex Sure Tell Than Two Uphold Visit Whether Years

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We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States.

~Barack Obama

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The Supreme Court, in 2005, emphasized and contrasted the great power of Congress under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate commerce versus much more limited federal power under the discarded Articles of Confederation.

~Barbara Ann Radnofsky

Topics: Articles Clause Commerce Confederation Congress Court Discarded Emphasized Federal Great Great Power Limited More Much Power Regulate Supreme Supreme Court Versus

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Health care providers, saving lives daily in our emergency rooms, live with federal mandates.

~Barbara Ann Radnofsky

Topics: Care Daily Emergency Federal Health Health Care Live Lives Mandates Our Providers Rooms Saving

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Parents today are under a lot of stress, sometimes working two jobs just to make ends meet. They're trying to find day care for their kids and elder care for their own parents. The Federal Government shouldn't add to their worries by not living up to its obligations.

~Barbara Mikulski

Topics: Add Care Day Elder Ends Federal Federal Government Find Government Jobs Just Kids Living Lot Make Meet Obligations Own Parents Sometimes Stress Today Trying Two Up Working Worries

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When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported it intellectually.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Action Combat Community Early Effort Federal Injustice Intellectually Law Part Poverty Put Sixties Social Social Injustice Supported

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We have 1.8 million Americans behind bars today at Local, State and Federal level. In the federal system, which has doubled in the last ten years, over 110,000 people behind bars in the Federal system, probably two-thirds are there for drug related reason.

~Barry Mccaffrey

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It's definitely longer than the buzz cut you see most of the time in the federal government. I would pale in comparison to rock and rollers with my haircut. I would be a lightweight.

~Bart Chilton

Topics: Buzz Comparison Cut Definitely Federal Federal Government Government Haircut Lightweight Longer Most Pale Rock See Than Time Would You

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We believe the Senate language provides for federal subsidies for abortions. Plus there's a language in there where you have to pay one dollar per month, every enrollee, to pay for a fund for reproductive rights which include abortion. And that's totally against federal law. So we are saying take that out.

~Bart Stupak

Topics: Abortion Against Believe Dollar Every Federal Fund Include Language Law Month Out Pay Per Plus Provides Reproductive Rights Saying Senate Subsidies Take Totally Where Which You

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The federal government is often said in militia circles to have made wholesale seizures of power, at times by subterfuge. A leading grievance holds that the 16th Amendment, which authorizes the federal income tax, was ratified through fraud.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Amendment Circles Federal Federal Government Fraud Government Grievance Holds Income Income Tax Leading Made Militia Often Power Said Tax Through Times Which Wholesale

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