If we want to be better, we must act.

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Although many in Congress are seeking a detailed plan today, we must be careful not to act in haste, foregoing better approaches.

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"He was beating horses and he was beating me, but more importantly, I think, was that he was beating a whole generation into understanding that there must be a better way, that we have got to get away from this, " Roberts says.

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We must do better and that is what our focus will be going into next week.

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But we all know that these reforms must be just one part of a comprehensive effort to rebuild our neighborhoods and build a better future for our children.

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And we must all hope and pray that the war will be short with minimum casualties and an outcome that helps to secure a better world.

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