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We now have a political process, we've had a period of parties that have been fighting each other quite literally with bombs and bullets, talking to each other, and having sat together in the assembly and sharing government with each other.

What we must do is to sit down together as reasonable people and make our government do what is right, and stop doing what may be wrong-headed or wasteful.

We will continue to work together in our common fight against terror.

If the administration wants cooperation, it will have to begin to move in our direction.

Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.

I would advise Donald Trump to try to bring and unify this party together.

My earnest hope is that what we started in terms of building partnerships with communities across America will continue, that we will continue our efforts to reduce crime and violence.

I wish we could begin a new period of normal relations with the government of the United States.

We need new partnerships in fighting terrorism and building peace.