The 1994 crime bill's mandatory minimums and 'truth-in-sentencing' provisions that require offenders to serve the vast majority of their sentences have not proven effective. Elizabeth Warren More Quotes by Elizabeth Warren More Quotes From Elizabeth Warren Americans understand that the game is rigged, and they've had enough of it. They're ready to fight back. They want a Washington that works for them, i think that people are getting more engaged, politically, and they're seeing through a lot of the rhetoric that politicians have been throwing out there for a long time. They want to see some real change, and I think that's what we need to work on. Elizabeth Warren fightingrealchange When conservatives talk about opportunity, they mean opportunities for the rich to get richer, for the powerful to get more powerful. Elizabeth Warren powerfulopportunitymean Cars, toys, aspirin, meat, toasters, water - nearly every product sold has passed basic safety regulations well in advance of being marketed and sold. But consumer credit is a kind of buyer-beware, wild west. That is partly the result of history. Elizabeth Warren carsafetywater The trickle-down experiment that began in the Reagan years failed America's middle class. Sure, the rich are doing great. Giant corporations are doing great. Lobbyists are doing great. But we need an economy where everyone else who works hard gets a shot at doing great! Elizabeth Warren hard-workclassamerica I'm going to do everything I can to help Hillary Clinton get elected and I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that Donald Trump never comes within shouting distance of the White House. Elizabeth Warren distancewhitehouse The bankers might not have said it in so many words, but gradually their strategy emerged: Target families who were already in a little trouble, lend them more money, get them entangled in high fees and astronomical interest rates, and then block the doors to the bankruptcy exit if they really got in over their heads. Elizabeth Warren blockdoorsbankers When you have no real power, go public - really public. The public is where the real power is. Elizabeth Warren real-powerreal Our veterans deserve the very best, and that means ensuring that America's veterans receive high-quality services and cares when they come back home. Elizabeth Warren our-veteranshomemean It is not the job of the Department of Education to maximize profits for the government at the cost of squeezing students who are struggling to get an education. Elizabeth Warren governmentstrugglejobs College students today are drowning in debt, and it is hurting them and hurting our economy. We must find a way to help families pay for college without condemning them to a lifetime of indebtedness. Elizabeth Warren collegehurteducation As a Democrat, one of the things that frustrates me the most is there are a lot of times we just don't get in the fight. We ask pretty please if we can have things or we make the argument for why it is the best thing to do, and then wait patiently for the other side to agree to come along. We negotiate. We start our opening position by negotiating. Elizabeth Warren fightingwaitingsides Look around. Oil companies guzzle down the billions in profits. Billionaires pay a lower tax rate than their secretaries, and Wall Street CEOs, the same ones the direct our economy and destroyed millions of jobs still strut around Congress, no shame, demanding favors, and acting like we should thank them. Does anyone here have a problem with that? Elizabeth Warren oilwalljobs Pundits talk about 'populist rage' as a way to trivialize the anger and fear coursing through the middle class. Elizabeth Warren anger-and-fearclassway Accountability for the largest financial institutions on Wall Street is the bedrock for a strong economy. Hard-working families and honest businesses cannot survive in a world where the rules don’t keep the marketplace honest. Elizabeth Warren wallhard-workstrong I'm still very connected to my family, to the world I grew up in. I understand what it means to be afraid that you can't pay a doctor's bill. Or to have to make the choice between buying a band uniform for a seventh-grader and making the insurance payment on time. That will never leave me. It was how I lived until I was well into my adult years. Elizabeth Warren doctorsmeanyears I don't like credit cards. They make overspending very easy. They can make life a lot more complex and stressful. Elizabeth Warren crediteasycards We lose eight children and teenagers to gun violence every day. If a mysterious virus suddenly started killing eight of our children every day, America would mobilize teams of doctors and public health officials. We would move heaven and earth until we found a way to protect our children. But not with gun violence. Elizabeth Warren teenagerteamchildren People feel like the system is rigged against them, and here is the painful part, they're right. The system is rigged. Elizabeth Warren painfulfeelspeople We're going to make sure that the people who run for office and get elected are the ones who are going to work for the American people. Elizabeth Warren officerunningpeople I think having a fighter in the lead, a female fighter in the lead, is exactly what America needs. Elizabeth Warren femaleamericathinking
