Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Jaime Harrison - Page 2

Folks here in South Carolina want someone with a backbone, with a spine. Someone who's going to stand up for them and their families, regardless of who's in the White House.

I know what it's like to lose your home. I know what it's like to be hungry. I know what it's like to lose a family member because of a lack of health care. So all of these things aren't just political issues for me. All of these things are personal to me.

I support DACA, which prevents the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to America as children. Congress should cement this program into law by supporting the DREAM Act, which has overwhelming bipartisan support.

Part of what makes South Carolina so beautiful is the land we conserve for wildlife and for future generations.

The climate change issue is real and we are seeing its effects right here in South Carolina.

Our nation's debt has to be a concern for us all. It is not sustainable long-term.

My entire life, people have told me that I couldn't do certain things. They told me I couldn't go to college. They told me I couldn't go to Yale, Georgetown, couldn't end up doing much on Capitol Hill. Couldn't be party chair. And my response has always been, 'Watch me.'

I've picked butter beans, okra, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew. I've butchered pigs, chickens. We made our own sausage and pudding.

Black business owners throughout America too often face bigger barriers to accessing capital.

The Affordable Care Act is not perfect, and I would vote to build on its success while fixing what doesn't work.

The Democratic Party has to transform itself. We can't just pop up every two or four years and hope people will support us.

I want to make sure that every kid, every young boy and young girl in this country gets the opportunity to live their American dream. That's what the role of being in Congress and being a United States senator is all about.

I love Howard Dean.

I don't come from a lot of money.

Listen, I have lived the American dream, which is something that I am deeply proud of and something that I believe every child in South Carolina or across the country should have the opportunity to do.

I can tell you as a black person in South Carolina whose grandparents grew up through Jim Crow, when you lose the courts and justice no longer becomes just, we're in a world of trouble.

Too many people have lost their lives, particularly in the African-American community, for the right to vote. I stand in their shadows and I am standing on their shoulders.

Our goal should be to protect our borders and our national security, while instituting humane policies that reflect our values as a nation of immigrants.

I think about the world that we leave behind for our children.

We must turn the page on the dark parts of our history.

I was born into long odds. I know what the David versus Goliath story is. My life has been that.

There's Lindsey Graham 1.0 and then there's Lindsey Graham 2.0. I could not beat Lindsey Graham 1.0. That was the John McCain-Lindsey Graham.

I was born to a single mother and often struggled to find my next meal. With the right opportunities from public education and mentors, I achieved the American dream.

Medicare should be allowed to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices on prescriptions.

I'm fully aware of the tricks that are often played in elections here in South Carolina.

We have to end cash bail.

I'm a cartoon junkie. Love 'Avatar: The Last Airbender.'

Climate change is threatening ecosystems in South Carolina, while making it less safe and more costly to live along our coastline.

Hillary Clinton, who followed her heart to Arkansas, understands that the American Dream extends beyond the Mason-Dixon line and that South Carolina's motto, 'While I breathe, I hope,' applies to all.

To campaign in the South is a unique cultural experience. You go into the little church facilities and meet people, or you go to a spaghetti supper, and it's about talking and hugging and shaking hands.

I disagree with those who want to shut down the H-1B Visa program.

Democrats believe in a New South because no matter your race, immigration status, income, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, we all have the same aspirations for high-quality education, jobs, neighborhoods, health care, and retirement.

I am not in favor of implementing a Medicare-for-All, single payer healthcare system.

I think for young people, there are so many issues, not only student loan debt but health care and all these various issues that I believe can impact the quality of your life.

America can win the global energy race of the future, but only if we act boldly. We can and should seize the massive economic opportunity of leading the world in clean energy, by making investments that would create countless high-paying jobs and clean up our air and water in the process.

I broke the cycle of poverty thanks to education.

No, I absolutely do not support defunding the police. But it's clear we have been investing too much in force and need to reinvest in understanding and serving our communities.

When I think about my legacy, I think about the world that we leave behind for our children.

I've worked cornfields.

Every American, and every corporation, should pay their fair share to build the American dream.