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Mr. President. Two children are dead because of your immigration policies. For once, be an adult. Stop blaming everyone else. Take responsibility for your actions.https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1079082188665171971 …

Congratulations to Chuck Todd and Meet the Press for holding a serious discussion about climate change. Will this be a breakthrough moment for mainstream TV, which rarely discusses this issue?https://twitter.com/mediaite/status/1079432857255403520 …

The fossil fuel industry is now the equivalent of the tobacco industry. It creates death and destruction, and then spends billions denying its responsibility. We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into energy efficiency and sustainable energy.

One of the great crises facing our democracy is power of the billionaire class over our political process. The needs of ordinary people are ignored when the very rich and their Super PACs buy elections. We need to overturn Citizens United and move to public funding of elections.

If it is just "bi-partisan politics" to spend some $700 billion a year on the military, more than the next ten nations combined, why is it a "radical" idea to lower student debt and make public colleges and universities tuition-free?

The extraordinary power of the corporate establishment is not just over our economy and political life, it is over our imagination and our ability to envision a different kind of world.

The American people are tired of a president who is a liar, a fraud, a narcissist and a bully. They want leadership which unites us, not divides us. They want policies which work for all, not just the wealthy few.

As we enter the new year let us not forget that while the very rich become much richer, millions of Americans are unable to afford health care, housing, prescription drugs or education. In 2019 we can do better. We must do better.

There will no real social progress in this country unless we have the courage to take on Wall Street, the insurance companies, the drug companies, the military-industrial complex, the fossil fuel industry, the prison industry and all the other forces of greed.

The six largest banks now have over $10 trillion in assets—54% of GDP. We must break up these huge financial institutions. If a bank is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.

As we celebrate Christmas and the holiday season, let us rededicate ourselves to a world of peace - and economic, social, racial and environmental justice.

Jane and I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season.

While Trump talks about a "booming economy," the reality for working families is: -Real wages for average workers are lower than in 1973 -80% live paycheck to paycheck -Half of older Americans have no retirement savings New Year’s Resolution: Create an economy that works for all.

Today, over 40 million Americans live in poverty - including millions of children and seniors. As we enter the holiday season, and think about the future of our country, let us not forget the biblical admonishment: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

Wealth inequality is a profound moral issue this country must address. The richest 3 Americans cannot continue owning more wealth than the bottom half of our country, while over 40% cannot afford the basics to live.

This is what Christmas season looks like in Trumpland: -Take away paychecks of 800,000 workers by shutting the government. -Take away $1.40 meals from 755,000 hungry, unemployed Americans. - Give Pfizer a $26.5 billion tax cut after it increased the price of life saving drugs.

Think about it for a minute. Democrats and Republicans come together, after a whole lot of debate, and agree on how to keep the government open. And then, after a day of right-wing media criticism, the president undermines all of that. To say the least, that is problematic.