The first year of the Bush administration we used up all of the surplus and ended up just with the Social Security and Medicare surplus, and each year worse than the year before.

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We can be more inclusive.

We can be more inclusive.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.

I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second.

I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second.

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are...

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are...

The destinies of the two races in this country are indissolubly linked together, and the...

The destinies of the two races in this country are indissolubly linked together, and the...

The Federal prison population has increased more than 7-fold over the past 20 years.

The Federal prison population has increased more than 7-fold over the past 20 years.

We live in an information and knowledge-based economy.

We live in an information and knowledge-based economy.

The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.

The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no...

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no...

Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate...

Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate...

It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.

It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.

If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination.

If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination.

And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys...

And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys...

The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice...

The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice...

Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national...

Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national...

Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers...

Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers...

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and...

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and...

Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills...

Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills...

We can fight Big Industry.

We can fight Big Industry.

So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues.

So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues.