#erica

I didn't grow up in the typical happy American home, but music was always a safe and wonderful place for me to go. ↗

— Chris Isaak

#american #go #grow #grow up #happy

Out of control judicial activism threatens traditional marriage in America. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#america #control #judicial #judicial activism #marriage

As a result of the current universal benefit, the poverty rate for seniors in America is about 10%. Without the universal benefit, it would be over 50%. ↗

— Steve Israel

#america #benefit #current #over #poverty

Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has dramatically declined. ↗

— Steve Israel

#american workers #among #declined #dramatically #economic

The President and I agree that Social Security needs to be preserved so that we can ensure that all Americans receive the retirement benefits they've been promised. But we disagree as to how best to fix the system. ↗

— Steve Israel

#all americans #been #benefits #best #disagree

What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#american #american dream #basic #big #dream

I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave none behind is attacked as being a race appeal, which is not true, but then it's put out in the media as true. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#appeal #attacked #behind #being #bill

For me, Barack Obama's election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my heart. I thought we were seeing the beginning of a new era of equal opportunity across race and gender such as America had never known before. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#america #barack #before #beginning #day

The American people on the ground need a clearer, stronger, Lyndon B. Johnson-type voice from their president. Obama has that voice. It has to be used. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#american people #clearer #ground #lyndon #need

The great responsibility that we have today is to put the poor and the near poor back on front of the American agenda. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#american #back #front #great #great responsibility