The government has a right – the government and the people of the United States have a right to run the programs of the United States. Health, welfare, housing – all these things. Keith Ellison Read Quote
How are we all going to pitch in to fix this party to make working America know that the Democratic party is absolutely on their side? That’s the real question. Keith Ellison Read Quote
I’m going to be fighting to rebuild the Democratic party no matter what. I’m going to be fighting to make sure the Democratic party is known among working people that we are their champion no matter what. Keith Ellison Read Quote
There’s nothing wrong with any group of Americans using our democratic system in order to advance their policy views. Keith Ellison Read Quote
I’ll never forget working to get my college, Wayne State University, to divest from the government in South Africa. This was the beginning of my activism, and the fight for social and economic justice has been a constant thread in my life. Keith Ellison Read Quote
I think that whenever businesses harm the economy, harm workers, harm consumers, or undermine human rights in any way, then it is the role of the government to make sure that they don’t do that and to make sure that markets are fair and they operate properly. Keith Ellison Read Quote
Why can’t we get real, sane, sensible gun legislation? Because the NRA, funded by Mossberg, Smith & Wesson, Glock and all the rest of the big dogs in the weapons industry, you know, spread around donations and won’t let it move through. Keith Ellison Read Quote
I have a deep and personal aversion to anti-Semitism regardless of its source, and I reject and condemn the anti-Semitic statements and actions of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, and Khalid Muhammed. Keith Ellison Read Quote
We need more leaders speaking up for minority groups who have been marginalized and attacked. Keith Ellison Read Quote