Top 60 Marcia Fudge Quotes

We have a community where almost 50 percent of the people in the city of Cleveland alone have some type of record. I represent one of the poorest districts in America – out of 435, I’m 422.

Promoting healthy lifestyles and encouraging fitness are so important for our children’s development and reducing the nation’s epidemic of childhood obesity.

You would be amazed how many people call my office looking for work every day.

The Office of Congressional Ethics was created to provide more transparency in the House of Representatives. It was a commendable goal.

The Ferguson Grand Jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown is a miscarriage of justice. It is a slap in the face to Americans nationwide who continue to hope and believe that justice will prevail.

Faith and service to others were pillars in Rev. DeBose’s life. I knew him as a very kind person and an outstanding public servant.

More than a quarter of mortgage borrowers are underwater, and 11 percent of all homes are vacant.

Democrats did not lose control of the Senate because African Americans did not vote. Actually, as supported by preliminary exit poll data, the complete opposite is the case. African Americans increased as a proportion of the electorate in 2014 over 2010.

There was a close relationship between Mandela and the CBC.

We’d rather pay farmers millions of dollars not to grow crops than to feed children.

If we are to learn anything from the tragic death of Michael Brown, we must first acknowledge that we have a race issue we are not addressing.

Black lives do matter, and our lives do hold value.

Inviting a foreign head of state to address the Congress is a clear breach of protocol and practice, and undermines the U.S. presidency.

I want to raise up the next generation of young people who are going to run this community. I need for them to understand government and how it works.

If Paul Ryan wants to talk about the soul of America, I ask him to look into his own soul. Because if he is saying we have no soul, he certainly has a hole in his. He needs to understand that every single person in this country has a right to expect that their government will take care of them in their greatest need.

Ethnic sensitivity both on-camera and behind it demonstrates a corporate understanding of the benefits of diversity and a genuine respect for the audiences’ needs.

As a founder and most senior member of the CBC, John Conyers has been an advocate for the Congressional Black Caucus and a respected leader in the House of Representatives.

At present, our country needs women’s idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

As chair of the CBC, I will do all I can to be supportive of Congressman Conyers.

We’re going to do things that are going to make this country better and reduce the cost of health care.

I think that there is not any group of people in this country who do not believe that they should be a part of the process.

We have to let young people know that we care about them and their future. I want to involve them to a level where they become the leaders and the advocates because, right now, a lot of these young people don’t believe they have an advocate.

I’m happy doing what I do.

I cannot support a measure that chooses to protect some women and not others.

It’s important to know enough about all of the candidates to make an informed choice, and our candidate is Hillary Clinton.

We need to address hunger, job training, justice. I can’t do it alone. We need to elect people who understand the urgency.

If we lower the payroll tax, will Americans let us raise it again? I don’t think so.

This is not about race or affiliation, and it isn’t about black versus blue. All lives matter.

We’ve lost our way if we turn our backs on millions of Americans in need.

I think what we do really want to do is make sure that we take chemical weapons away from Syrians. And I do as well believe that because of the threats that have come from the United States, that Russia and Syria both understand that there needs to be some action.

I’m not about sound bites. I’m about substance.

U.S. trade policy is not just about the relationship between our nation and other countries. It is part of a larger conversation about living wage, consumer protection, job security, and a better quality of life for all Americans.

The PHYSICAL Act gives our schools the flexibility they need to give physical education the attention it deserves in promoting our children’s well-being.

I think calling what Paul Ryan is doing a ‘budget’ is lending some validity to it. It is not a budget. If it were a budget, he could justify his revenue projections, he could justify his cuts, and he can’t. This is a scheme to rob the poor and give to the rich.

There is this real divisive theory that if we allow more immigrants to come into this country, that they’re going to take our jobs. It is simply not true. Every person I know who wants to work in a hotel and change sheets can do it.

Unfortunately, my colleagues in Congress have unfairly burdened the Postal Service with a costly, unfunded mandate to pre-pay health care for retirees. No other agency or business has to pay these costs in advance – and neither should the Postal Service.

To put it simply, my support of Israel will be just as strong the day after Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address as it is today.

We are world leaders, and we need to act like it.

I do have a very large Jewish population, so it’s not unusual that I would be interested in being a part of discussions and finding out what’s going on in Israel.

I’ll put my record up against anybody’s.

We need to have a discussion on race, but we also need to have a discussion on how we are treating poor and minority people in this country.

It’s our moral obligation, as well as, I believe, it is the government’s obligation to take care of its people.

We need to tell the American public the truth. We need to let them know they’re not the only ones struggling.

Any time something goes wrong, Republicans pick on women and minorities.

I especially remain firmly opposed to a nuclear Iran and will review all related policies and proposed actions from that position.

I am certainly humbled to receive the American Voice Award and join the ranks of so many people that I admire.

I do believe that if there is some way that we can find a diplomatic way to address the atrocities in Syria, I think that we should move forward with all due speed to make sure that it is something that is credible.

If leadership is something that is in-your-face, then that is a different type of leadership.

I just believe in common courtesy.

The absence of diverse voices leads to policies and programs that adversely impact African-Americans.

It is our job, our responsibility as their representatives to help them. If we choose not to do that, we should not be their representatives.

In order to govern, you have to win.

All artists deserve compensation for their work, including musicians.

Before being elected to Congress, I was a mayor, and it’s this perspective that makes me certain that Ed FitzGerald is the right kind of leader to get Ohio back on track.

We must combat ill-advised conservative-led state legislation by encouraging every eligible person you know to vote.

I’m from Cleveland, Ohio, which has one of the largest Jewish populations in a single district in the state of Ohio and almost anyplace else in the United States.

A nation cannot be truly great without a moral compass.

The 2012 superstorm known as Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc beyond the Eastern Seaboard and reached Northeast Ohio as well, with heavy rain, wind gusts of nearly 70 miles per hour and waves on Lake Erie reaching 15 to 18 feet.

I don’t believe this nation will elect a socialist.

Our economic, civil, and constitutional rights are being challenged and, frankly, they are being lost.