EMM News Explorer: Keith Ellison

[-said]: While always important, remittances to Somalia are now more crucial than ever because of the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Somalia,

news 24-DEC-11

[-said]: We need to work it out long term to protect public safety and national security but at the same time not shut down remittances to the most vulnerable part of the globe,

garoweonline 18-DEC-11

[-asks]: Are there better ways to maintain safety and to facilitate transactions that really do need to be made in order to keep starving people alive?

npr 17-DEC-11

[-says that]: This doesn’t mean to say that we are not concerned about Palestinian captives held in Israel without due process, but we were appealing to Mashaal as fellow Muslims, and that is what was so unique and impactful about this initiative.

jpost 12-NOV-11

[-concedes that]: but not religious tension. The point of controversy is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, not religion. And that conflict itself is not a religious one but a territorial dispute.

jpost 12-NOV-11

[-added]: The Jewish mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, was another person who spoke out against those attacking the initiative and so this kind of mutual solidarity is a very positive sign,

jpost 12-NOV-11

[ says]: Yes, there has been tension on campus,[*]but not religious tension. The point of controversy is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, not religion. And that conflict itself is not a religious one but a territorial dispute.

jpost 12-NOV-11

[ declared]: The progressive movement is on the upswing,

cnn 05-OCT-11

[ added]: The fact that Jones presented prima facie claims of sexual harassment and hostile work environment highlights the impropriety of an award of attorneys’ fees in this case,

rt 29-SEP-11

[-also argues that]: and for that reason the government of Israel has not called for a cut-off of assistance because they realize it benefited them.

globalsecurity 23-SEP-11

[ said]: If you can make a movie, make one. If you could sing a song, sing it. If you could write a play, write it. If you want to run for office - run, but do something to make this world a better place

voanews 31-JUL-11

[ noted]: The Social Security program does not contribute to the country’s deficit problem. In fact, the trust fund has actually loaned us money. There is no reason that the approximately 35 million people who rely on an average $14,000 annual payment should have to worry about their benefits,

AHN 09-JUL-11

[ said]: The United States is in danger of defaulting on paying its debts because of ridiculous Republican policies that have protected irresponsible corporations, as well as millionaires and billionaires, from paying their fair share of revenues,

AHN 09-JUL-11

[ said]: The announcement of troop reductions was welcome, but not nearly ambitious enough,

globalsecurity 24-JUN-11

[-said]: This committee's approach to this particular subject, I believe, is contrary to the best of American values,

voanews 14-JUN-11

[-said]: I'm a big fan of Cub Foods,

javno 31-MAY-11

[-said]: Muhammad Hamdani was a fellow American who gave his life for other Americans,

upi 03-APR-11

[ said]: Rather than try to get the program right we abandon all those people who are underwater,

CBSnews 30-MAR-11

[-explained]: We've seen the consequences of anti-Muslim hate,

cnn 24-MAR-11

[ added]: This committee's approach to this particular subject, I believe, is contrary to the best of American values and threatens our security - or could, potentially,

newschannel5 11-MAR-11

[ added]: This committee's approach to this particular subject, I believe, is contrary to the best of American values and threatens our security — or could, potentially,

AP 11-MAR-11

[-told]: When you assign their violent actions to the entire community, you assign collective blame to a whole group,

montrealgazette 11-MAR-11

[-said]: After the tragedy,

latimes 11-MAR-11

[ said]: His life should not be identified as just a member of an ethnic group or just a member of a religion, but as an American who gave everything for his fellow Americans,

iafrica 11-MAR-11

[ added]: This committee's approach to this particular subject, I believe, is contrary to the best of American values and threatens our security or could, potentially,

news 11-MAR-11

[-told]: You seem an unlikely person to be here,

news 11-MAR-11

[-said]: He wanted to be seen as an all-American kid,

npr 11-MAR-11

[-said]: Mohammed Salman Hamdani was a fellow American who gave his life for other Americans,

smh 11-MAR-11

[-said]: They think that we're having a legitimate hearing based on real investigation,

cnn 10-MAR-11

[-said]: American Morning,

cnn 10-MAR-11

[ said]: bravely sacrificed his life,

wsj 10-MAR-11

[ said]: When you assign their violent actions to the entire community, you assign collective blame to the whole group. This is the very heart of stereotyping and scapegoating,

wsj 10-MAR-11

[-said]: Mohammad Salman Hamdani was a fellow American, who gave his life for other Americans,

latimes 10-MAR-11

[-said]: This committee's approach to this particular subject is contrary to the best of American values and threatens our security,

latimes 10-MAR-11

[-said]: It is a problem that we can only solve.

upi 10-MAR-11

[-said]: life should not be identified as just a member of an ethic group or just a member of a religion, but as an American who gave everything for his fellow Americans,

upi 10-MAR-11

[ said]: is the heart of scapegoating,

latimes 10-MAR-11

[-said]: This hearing is not going to help. Will it hurt? I hope not. Will it help? Definitely not. … We need a greater level of engagement and more trust, and these hearings do the opposite,

latimes 10-MAR-11

[-said]: This committee's approach to this particular subject, I believe, is contrary to the best of American values and threatens our security, or could potentially,

AP 10-MAR-11

[ said]: As leaders, we need to be rigorous about our analysis of violent extremism,

voanews 10-MAR-11

[alleged that:]: the focus of today's hearing

CBSnews 10-MAR-11

[-said]: Mr. Hamdani bravely sacrificed his life to try and help others on 9/11. After the tragedy some people tried to smear his character solely because of his Islamic faith,

CBSnews 10-MAR-11

[-alleged that]: the best defense against extremist ideologies is social inclusion and civic engagement,

CBSnews 10-MAR-11

[-said]: After the tragedy, some people tried to smear his character solely because of his Islamic faith. Some people spread false rumors and speculated that he was in league with the attackers because he was a Muslim,

earthtimes 10-MAR-11

[-said]: Mohammad Salman Hamdani was a fellow American who gave his life for other Americans. His life should not be identified as just a member of an ethnic group or just a member of a religion, but as an American who gave everything for his fellow Americans,

npr 10-MAR-11

[-warned that]: First, violent extremism is a serious concern to all Americans, and is the legitimate business of this Committee. Second, this Committee's approach to violent extremism is contrary to American values, and threatens our security. Finally, we need increased understanding and engagement with Muslim American communities to keep America safe.

WashingtonPost 10-MAR-11

[-said]: I will make three points today,

WashingtonPost 10-MAR-11

[-said]: Mr. Hamdani bravely sacrificed his life to try and help others on 9/11,

WashingtonPost 10-MAR-11

[warned that:]: ascribing the evil acts of a few individuals to an entire community is wrong; it is ineffective; and it risks making our country less secure.

WashingtonPost 10-MAR-11

[-said]: His life should not be defined as a member of an ethnic group or a member of a religion, but as an American who gave everything for his fellow citizens,

CBSnews 10-MAR-11

[-said]: Mr. Hamdani bravely sacrificed his life to try to help others on 9/11. After the tragedy some people tried to smear his character, solely because of his Islamic faith,

news 10-MAR-11

[-said]: Some people spread false rumors and speculated that he was in league with the attackers because he was a Muslim. But it was only when his remains were identified that these lies were exposed,

rferl 10-MAR-11

[-said]: His life should not be identified as just a member of an ethic group or just a member of a religion, but as an American who gave everything for his fellow Americans,

cnn 10-MAR-11

[-said]: Mr. Hamdani bravely sacrificed his life to try to help others on 9/11,

npr 10-MAR-11

[ said]: People's civil rights cannot be a popularity contest,

usaToday 10-MAR-11

[-said]: What we want to do is build cooperation and trust and open lines of communication,

usaToday 10-MAR-11

[-said]: We're concerned about the breadth of this,

JakartaPost 10-MAR-11

[-said]: In terms of expert opinions, this hearing is sorely lacking,

CBSnews 09-MAR-11

[-said]: If you take a hearing like this, and use a congressional investigative hearing to investigate a community with the allegation -- before we've even had any testimony -- the allegation that there's no cooperation, I think what you're doing is you're setting the tone of blame and collective guilt,

CBSnews 09-MAR-11

[-said]: We’re concerned about the breadth of this,

dailytimesPK 08-MAR-11

[-said that]: State of the Union.

homelandsecuritynewswire 08-MAR-11

[-said]: If we’re going to talk about gang violence, I don’t think it’s right to talk about, you know, only the Irish community and the Westies. I think we talk about gang violence. I think, if we’re going to talk about organized crime, it’s not right to just talk about the Russian community,

homelandsecuritynewswire 08-MAR-11

[-said]: ... It's absolutely the right thing to do for the chairman ... to investigate radicalization, but to say we're going to investigate a religious minority and a particular one, I think, is the wrong course of action to take.

reuters 07-MAR-11

[-said]: ... It's absolutely the right thing to do for the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee to investigate radicalization, but to say we're going to investigate a religious minority and a particular one, I think, is the wrong course of action to take.

reuters 06-MAR-11

[-said]: We need to be careful about how we use the instrumentality of the government in investigative hearings,

WashingtonPost 06-MAR-11

[-said]: It's absolutely the right thing to do for the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee to investigate radicalization,

WashingtonPost 06-MAR-11

[ said]: To say we're going to investigate a religious minority, and a particular one, I think is the wrong course of action to take,

newschannel5 06-MAR-11

[-said]: I don't want them to be able to stand up and claim, you know, see, we told you, America is at war with Islam. That's one of their main recruiting arguments.

newschannel5 06-MAR-11

[-said]: What it is all about Mr. Speaker is which direction will America go in? Will we cut back and scale back vital programs that help Americans do better and move into the middle class? Will we cut back and scale back vitally needed regulations to help protect us, allow us to have clean air and clean water and important other rights,

voanews 19-FEB-11

[ said]: But I am proud of a few things, one is that President Obama, a couple of years before this revolution made comments in Cairo which were nothing short of prescient

voanews 16-FEB-11

[ said]: And I hope the United States gets on the right side of history,

voanews 16-FEB-11

[ said]: They also say that the only way to achieve change is through violence and terrorism and murder,

voanews 16-FEB-11

[-said]: Well the people in Tahrir Square showed that if you stick, and you stay, and you stand up for what you believe in, that you will be successful and you don’t have to harm anybody to do it.

voanews 15-FEB-11

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