Bruce Braley Quotes

#1. The Populist Caucus aims to bring people together around middle class issues, so we can tolerate a little difference of opinion.

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#2. The Populist Caucus is the only caucus in Congress devoted solely to addressing middle class economic issues. We formed the caucus because the founding members felt like there wasn't enough focus on middle class issues in Washington, and we're going to keep it focused on middle class issues.

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#3. Increasing the minimum wagewill put billions annually into the Social Security trust fund.

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#4. I have represented farmers in federal court during the Iowa farm crisis. A farmer from Butler County. I don't think Sen. Grassley had that life experience. It's just a simple difference of who we are and where we've come from.

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#5. Waiting for a long-term solution to immigration reform will not make Americans safer.

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#6. There are too many people trying to take opportunity from people in the middle class.

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#7. We all say things that we later regret.

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#8. Being a farmer is a great qualification to have to serve in the United States Congress.

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#9. I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria.

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#10. A populist is someone who fights for common sense economic policies that sustain and expand the middle class.

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#11. By the time I land in Iowa, I feel like my mind is more open to the reality of being back home and focusing on the problems of the people in my district.

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