Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender.
Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it - for the long haul.
I'm an energetic person. I work hard.
I think it's dangerous to prosecute people for their political views and their political associations. I think you prosecute people for what they do, for their acts.
We need more leaders speaking up for minority groups who have been marginalized and attacked.
You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day.
People like, George Soros, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Paul Krugman, Joe Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sax, Dean Baker, Robert Poland, Larry Summers have said they all support a transaction tax.
If people want to protest, to get out there and express themselves, as long as they do it peacefully, they should be encouraged to do so.
Clean air and a healthy climate benefit all of us, but it will take a diverse coalition to step up to the threat posed by unchecked climate change.
When I started running for Congress, it actually took me by surprise that so many people were fascinated with me being the first Muslim in Congress.
Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance.
Faith really should be a bridge, not a wall. Because at the end of the day, we should be focusing on what you believe, not what your religion is.
I think debates are healthy. I think they include more people. And I don't believe most people, if they don't win, are just going to take their ball and go home.
People will politicize religion; we see it in every faith, in every religion. We see it with Pat Robertson, in my opinion, and we see it with the Taliban.
Progressive economic policies lead to a sustainable economy.
I have a deep and personal aversion to anti-Semitism regardless of its source, and I reject and condemn the anti-Semitic statements and actions of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, and Khalid Muhammed.
The middle class should not continue to foot the bill for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires.
I'm not against T.V. advertising for campaigns, but we need to emphasize field campaigning much more than we do.
Decent wages keep people out of homeless shelters. Decent wages allow families to afford books and, I don't know, school fees and things like that.
My values - going back to my childhood - were always based on respect for all people and rejection of bigotry and racism.
