Bob Casey
Bob Casey
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I believe the United States should make the protection of Syrian civilians from war crimes and crimes against humanity a higher priority.
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I was heart broken, scared, I had a lot of anxiety, I was worried, I felt weak, and I had no idea how I was ever going to come up with the strength. But I just closed my eyes, and took a blind leap. I knew I had to get out of there.
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Pennsylvania couldn't be prouder of our native son, Joe Biden from Scranton. No one knows us better than Joe.
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If two people of the same sex fall in love and want to marry, why would our government stand in their way?
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I don't support gay marriage, but I also don't support a constitutional amendment banning it. However, I do support same sex unions that would give gay couples all the rights, privileges and protections of marriage.
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I do think there's a difference between what a religious leader says and does and what a public official or legislator does. But there's no question that a lot of our legal underpinnings find a good bit of their foundations in the Scriptures.
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Barack Obama and I have an honest disagreement on the issue of abortion.
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So often, generalizations don't apply to Catholic voters. Catholics are concerned about the war, the economy, about issues like abortion, issues pertaining to the budget and funding Medicaid and Medicare and what happens to the environment.
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Catholics are every bit as diverse as any other sort of voters out there, with conservative Democrats and moderates.
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I know Barack Obama. And I believe that as president, he'll pursue the common good by seeking common ground rather than trying to divide us.
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Sometimes I, as a public official, turn to Scripture or hymns - especially hymns, because sometimes we Catholics don't have the Scriptures memorized like we should - to help me explain a public policy position or an idea or to be able to articulate it better when you're talking about justice or mercy or compassion.
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We hope that it helps them provide more of these loans to a lot more people.
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Together, we're going to change the direction of this country.
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We don't have that guy, but we have a lot of blue collar guys who work hard, and they get paid on Saturday,