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One Of The Things That`s Offensive Is Saying In The Fifth District There`s Nothing Going On. This Is A Very Vast District. The Congressman Happens To Represent Me. And While There Are Always More Things That We Can Do In Every Community, This Is A Very Diverse District With All Kinds Of Wonderful Things.

National Action Network, The Group I Founded, Has Affiliates Or Chapters In Over 40 Cities Around The Country.

As I Ran For President, I Hoped That One Child Would Come Out Of The Ghetto Like I Did, Could Look At Me Walk Across The Stage With Governors And Senators And Know They Didn't Have To Be A Drug Dealer, They Didn't Have To Be A Hoodlum, They Didn't Have To Be A Gangster. They Could Stand Up From A Broken Home, On Welfare, And They Could Run For President Of The United States.

The Unfortunate Part Is There`s Not Enough Balance In The Legislative Chambers, And Particularly The Senate That Has To Do That Confirmation For There To Be Enough Pushback.

You Can't Get A Solution If You Won't Talk To The People That Have The Problem. You Can't Ever Have Healing If The Patient Is Left Out Of The Operation Room.