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“People are tired of the same ol' garbage. They want people that are willing to speak out, speak up, be open and honest with them.”
“I fight like a daggone wild man for labor unions.”
“I'm trying to stand up so that the middle class, the working class, can finally have a say. I put them as my No. 1 priority.”
“If you believe in something, be willing to explain it.”
“I don't think I'm special.”
“I'd rather fight than eat.”
“The coal miners are working. But there's more than just coal miners in West Virginia.”
“If all you have is coal, that's the only thing that we have. Don't hate the coal miner for trying to get the only decent job that we have in West Virginia that can allow them to feed their family.”
“I stand with the working-class citizens.”
“I'm saying right now that if you're going to serve this nation in a federal position, you need to start proving that you're willing to sacrifice first. I'm saying... that people are sick and tired of the millionaires running the system.”
“We need to take care of our veterans. If I'm going to send you away and break you, I'm going to fix you when you come home.”
“Successful leaders surround themselves with intelligent people.”
“All Americans deserve to see, speak to, and hear from our candidates. No county is insignificant, no community too small, and each person's vote is important.”
“When the rich wage war, it's the poor who fight and die.”
“We got to fight to protect Social Security.”
“I have been a Democrat ever since I registered to vote, and I'll stay a Democrat, but that's because of what the Democratic Party was supposed to be.”
“You want to win races? You've got to get out there, and you've got to be vocal, and you've got to work. When you win, you've got to actually represent. You've got to be willing to fight your party.”
“I've dealt with the Taliban and al Qaeda.”
“Big Pharma's the Taliban... They're Al Qaeda.”
“If I'm stone-cold crazy because I have a hard time going to sleep at night because we have kids that go to bed hungry, then I'll be stone-cold crazy, and I'm OK with that.”