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No voter who wants his vote to matter would have money in control of politics, but we all know that money controls politicians and sways their law-making. Everyone complains of “money as speech” but can’t free our government from billionaires and corporations.
Sarah Sanders: Wall Billions Funded
on Saturday, June 15, 2019Sarah Huckabee Sanders Money Quote saying to President Trump and his supporters, that he’s achieved (anti-) immigration goals, as children are separated from their parents and caged at the border. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@PressSEc) said:
“President @realDonaldTrump secured billions in funding to build the wall and an unprecedented commitment from Mexico to stem the tide of illegal immigration” — Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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Despite no help from the do-nothing Democrats in Congress, President @realDonaldTrump secured billions in funding to build the wall and an unprecedented commitment from Mexico to stem the tide of illegal immigration. That’s leadership and another historic win for America.
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) June 8, 2019
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Jeannette Rankin: Bribes Offered
on Tuesday, June 11, 2019Jeannette Rankin Money Quote saying as first U.S. Congress woman that no bribe is obvious or traceable – so to prove none were paid, she took the opposite actions. Jeannette Rankin said:
“Bribes are not offered in such a way that you can prove them, and in order to prove that I didn’t accept a bribe, I had to run” — Jeannette Rankin
Born June 11, 1880 – Died May 18, 1973
Elected to Congress from Wyoming in 1916 and helped pass the 19th Amendment, to give women the right to vote
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Donald Trump: Tariff Coffer Billions
on Friday, June 7, 2019
Steve Sack, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN
Donald Trump Money Quote saying that tariffs charged on imports are earning the U.S. billions, while not comprehending that U.S. purchasers pay those tariffs, not China. Donald Trump said:
“Billions of Dollars are pouring into the coffers of the U.S.A. because of the Tariffs being charged to China, and there is a long way to go. If companies don’t want to pay Tariffs, build in the U.S.A. Otherwise, lets just make our Country richer than ever before!” — Donald J. Trump
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Billions of Dollars are pouring into the coffers of the U.S.A. because of the Tariffs being charged to China, and there is a long way to go. If companies don’t want to pay Tariffs, build in the U.S.A. Otherwise, lets just make our Country richer than ever before!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2018
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Madeleine K. Albright: Penny Profit
on Wednesday, May 15, 2019Madeleine K. Albright Money Quote saying that the president has a world view of competing businesses to maximize profit in every interaction. Madeleine K. Albright said:
“[Trump] conceives of the world as a battlefield in which every country is intent on dominating every other; where nations compete like real estate developers to ruin rivals and squeeze every penny of profit out of deals” — Madeleine K. Albright
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Barack Obama: Free College
on Sunday, May 5, 2019Barack Obama Money Quote saying the U.S. needs to support the idea of free community college for everyone, just like high school is now. Barack Obama said:
“As a country, we can’t afford to let any striving American be priced out of the education they need to get ahead. For everybody willing to work for it, we need to make two years of community college as free and universal as high school is today” — Barack Obama
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Conan O’Brien: CVS Receipt Dems
on Saturday, April 20, 2019Conan O’Brien Money Quote saying because there are so many democratic candidates for President in 2020, why not use those really long CVS receipts to print them all out? Conan O’Brien said:
“Million dollar idea: print the Democratic primary ballot on CVS receipts” — Conan O’Brien
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Million dollar idea: print the Democratic primary ballot on CVS receipts.
— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) April 9, 2019
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Al Gore: Democracy Bankrupted
on Sunday, March 31, 2019Al Gore Money Quote saying deceptive practices in government make us believe that Democracy is bankrupt. Al Gore said:
“If the reasoning process is corrupted by money and deception, then the consent of the governed is based on false premises, and any power thus derived is inherently counterfeit and unjust. If the consent of the governed is extorted through the manipulation of mass fears, or embezzled with claims of divine guidance, democracy is impoverished. If the suspension of reason causes a significant portion of the citizenry to lose confidence in the integrity of the process, democracy can be bankrupted” — Al Gore
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Cost Now
on Wednesday, March 27, 2019Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Money Quote saying everyone objects to spending to prevent climate devastation, but those who object will see more costly emergency spending as we react to climate change. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said:
We talk about cost — we’re going to pay for this whether we pass a Green New Deal or not. Because as towns and cities go underwater, as wildfires ravage our communities, we are going to pay. And we’re either going to decide if we’re going to pay to react, or if we’re going to pay to be proactive — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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"We talk about cost—we’re going to pay for this whether we pass a Green New Deal or not. Because as towns and cities go underwater, as wildfires ravage our communities, we’re going to pay. And we have to decide whether we’re going to pay to react, or pay to be proactive."
–@AOC pic.twitter.com/akp2xPYeof— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) March 27, 2019
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