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"But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class."
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"Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that's not what any of us should want from our judges."

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"We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don't starve. Those are values, too."
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