I love studying different religions. For me, learning and drawing from the different religious traditions is essential to being a good public servant. And the connections between our various religious traditions become our public ethic; they tie us together.

Tim Ryan

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It seems to me it would do us all good to act from our heart more often. We’ll be surprised how small acts of attention and kindness can release the energy, enthusiasm, and imagination bottled up in our overstressed minds and bodies.

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Millions of working, uninsured Americans go to bed every night worrying what will happen to them and their families if a major illness or injury strikes.

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Mindfulness is about finding ways to slow down and pay attention to the present moment-which improves performance and reduces stress. It’s about having the time and space to attend to what’s right in front of us, even though many other forces are trying to keep us stuck in the past or inviting us to fantasize or worry about the future. It’s about a natural quality each of us possesses, and which we can further develop in just a few minutes a day.

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Obviously, I have certain policy positions that I push and advocate for that would benefit people dealing in a system that breeds inequality and makes life more difficult for people.

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We were told that all this new high technology, all these new high-tech jobs that we were going to be creating here in the United States of America would stay here, so our people would benefit with the jobs and health care and everything else.

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From the War for Independence to today in Iraq and Afghanistan, I am inspired by the courage, professionalism and patriotism of our men and women in uniform.

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While the political debate over abortion will continue for a very long time, the federal government can and should be doing more to support programs and services that provide women with better options.

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I just find Bobby Kennedy's short campaign for president so inspiring because his rhetoric identified what America can be like if we care about each other.

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I've been on enough sports teams in my life to have experienced the magic of what can happen when a group of people care for and love each other.

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It is hard to look at the amount of damage in the two states and say it's equal, but the time to fight that battle is gone. Without Louisiana and Mississippi working together, Louisiana might have gotten a lot less than that. That's just the reality of politics.

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I am a firm believer in the mission of the health centers, which offer cost-effective comprehensive primary and preventive services to at-risk people.

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Listen, were losing so much manufacturing, all over the United St... by Tim Ryan

Listen, were losing so much manufacturing, all over the United States.

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We need to fund No Child Left Behind. We need to start at the beginning and we are not doing the job here in the United States of America.

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It is past time for the U.S. government to fully fulfill our moral obligation to those who have fought for freedom and democracy.

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And I believe that if we can care about whether or not our neighbor has a good job or access to affordable health care for their children, and we move to implement the policies that can improve these situations, we will unleash vast amounts of human potential and recapture the American spirit.

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I just think Biden is declining. I don't think he has the energy. You see it almost daily. And I love the guy.

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It's not like I said something that a lot of people aren't thinki... by Tim Ryan

It's not like I said something that a lot of people aren't thinking.

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People are dying on the streets of this country, being killed by weapons made for the battlefield, this country will never be safe until we get these weapons of war off the streets.

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Let the process play itself out. by Tim Ryan

Let the process play itself out.

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We're sick of that rhetoric, we're sick of it coming from the White House, we're sick of it coming from Steve King, it's time to put our foot down.

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