We want to make sure that our members come back, we want them to be successful, and they've got to do what they've got to do to be successful.

Cheri Bustos

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As we review this report, I also remain committed to continuing my efforts to bring down the cost of health care, invest in our infrastructure and clean up the mess in Washington.

But what she's saying is let's stay focused on what we need to ge... by Cheri Bustos

But what she's saying is let's stay focused on what we need to get done for the American people.

I was across the hall at another hearing, and so that is why I came in late, and the reason I came over here was because I got a text to me, saying that right now, as we sit here, there is an active shooter in my part of the state of Illinois, in Rockford, Illinois.

This shooter is now on the loose, so everybody in our community is being warned about how he is armed and dangerous.

I wouldn't look into this that this is a progressives versus moderates, or a political newcomer versus a long-term incumbent, this is a unique race in many, many ways.

Sitting around our kitchen table from a very early age on, we talked politics, and we talked policy. Never once can I ever remember my dad saying, 'Go away, this is an adult conversation.'

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If there's any success that I've had, it is a direct reflection of the people I work with. We have a very smart team and an extremely hardworking team, both here in Washington and back in Illinois.

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From the time I was a little girl, I'd just always been naturally curious. And I was raised in a family that... would just get really worked up about inequities and unfairness.

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I always saw the best reporters as ones you hardly ever saw other than when they were back in the newsroom, writing their stories.

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I didn't like being in a newsroom all the time. by Cheri Bustos

I didn't like being in a newsroom all the time.

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I get up at 4:30 A.M. pretty much every morning during the week. I work out for an hour and a half. I do weights and I ride the bike, I run or I play tennis. It's my release.

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