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Claire McCaskill Quotes

When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door Picture Quote #1

I am a small - town girl Picture Quote #1

Being a new mother was a joyful and sometimes overwhelming experience - and as the first Missouri female state legislator to have a baby while in office, having heath care for myself and my son gave me some needed peace of mind Picture Quote #1

Corporate governance is a huge issue too. We don’t have women on these corporate boards. More than half of the students in law school are women, more than half of the women, I think, in medical school now are women Picture Quote #1

I started in the mailroom, literally, as an intern... in 1974. The legislator I was working for at the time said, ‘I want you to get your law degree and come back here and get elected and be the first woman governor.’ I kind of took that guy seriously - I thought that sounded like a pretty good idea Picture Quote #1

I was in the room with, you know, more than a dozen Republicans trying to negotiate the stimulus. Most of them decided the politics of the situation meant they should walk away, even if it wasn’t responsible in terms of what our country needed right then Picture Quote #1

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There’s nothing that irritates Americans more than the fact that some members of Congress think they are entitled to their own set of rules. and it’s true - too many people in Washington live in an alternate reality Picture Quote #1

You know, we’ve got to be responsible about our debt. We don’t want the United States to ever be a dead beat, and not be able to pay its bills, either to our soldiers who are fighting or to Social Security recipients Picture Quote #1

There are three legs of the stool; spending, entitlements and making the tax code fair and equitable. That’s the three legs of the stool. If we do all of those in a responsible, bipartisan way, I think the American people would all be very, very happy Picture Quote #1

I’ve got a really hard election. If you had a really hard election and it was after Labor Day would you go to North Carolina to a bunch of parties and glad-handing or would you stay home and work as hard as you know how to convince Missourians they should rehire you? Picture Quote #1

Universities simply unable to play judge, jury and executioner when they’re already having trouble playing educator. Resources are limited and colleges must put their focus on their primary objective: education Picture Quote #1

I have fought the establishment, run primaries, my entire career. I think that for Planned Parenthood or NARAL or the Human Rights Campaign to be considered the establishment, somebody`s not paying close attention to how American politics works Picture Quote #1

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When I was a prosecutor in Kansas City, my job was to fight for justice and safety for all citizens in my community. Equal access to justice under the law is an American value embedded in the fabric of our legal and political system - the idea that anybody, powerful or not, can have their day in court Picture Quote #1

When I was a single, working mom with a newborn, I learned just how vital it is to have comprehensive, affordable health care Picture Quote #1

Even though we know sexual assault is still dramatically underreported, I think women are much more empowered today than they used to be Picture Quote #1

They [people from the Donald Trump cabinet] haven’t had experience in the areas that they’re being asked to manage in a very complicated world and a very complicated government Picture Quote #1

Clearly, a large number of African-Americans don’t have faith that the laws are being executed fairly in Ferguson, and that’s a problem... We need to ensure Africans-Americans feel confident in the rule of law Picture Quote #1

Only in Washington would the Republican operatives get the entire press corps ginned up over the notion that I’m going to be home campaigning instead of going to a bunch of worthless parties at a convention that’s only being held to do something we all know is going to happen anyway Picture Quote #1

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What we have done with No Child Left Behind is squeeze the creativity out of the classroom because teachers have begun to just teaching to the test Picture Quote #1

Even though we know sexual assault is still dramatically underreported, I think women are much more empowered today than they used to be Picture Quote #1

Many countries struggle and never get to the point where people have faith that laws are executed fairly Picture Quote #1

I’m the only United States Senator in the country that I’m aware of that’s had the far left up on TV and the far right up on TV against me at the same time Picture Quote #1

My first obligation is my job. It’s very hard to really get into campaign mode when you’ve got to focus on doing the work Picture Quote #1

It’s very hard from a distance to figure out who has lost their minds. One party, the other party, all of us, the president Picture Quote #1

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I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don’t trust government. And they haven’t trusted government for a long time Picture Quote #1

After holding hearings to get input from Missourians, I led the fight to pass legislation that protects seniors from predatory lending in the mortgage industry. I stood up against efforts that would make it harder for seniors to vote, and battled telemarketers bent on defrauding seniors Picture Quote #1

If every crime victim had to have perfect judgment, we could empty our prisons Picture Quote #1

The price of a college education should never include a 1 in 5 chance of being sexually assaulted Picture Quote #1

I believe that sexual assault - if this is possible - was even more underreported when I was in school Picture Quote #1

What we have done with No Child Left Behind is squeeze the creativity out of the classroom because teachers have begun to just teaching to the test Picture Quote #1

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When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door (Claire McCaskill Quotes) I am a small - town girl (Claire McCaskill Quotes) Being a new mother was a joyful and sometimes overwhelming experience - and as the first Missouri female state legislator to have a baby while in office, having heath care for myself and my son gave me some needed peace of mind. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) Corporate governance is a huge issue too. We don’t have women on these corporate boards. More than half of the students in law school are women, more than half of the women, I think, in medical school now are women (Claire McCaskill Quotes) I started in the mailroom, literally, as an intern... in 1974. The legislator I was working for at the time said, ‘I want you to get your law degree and come back here and get elected and be the first woman governor.’ I kind of took that guy seriously - I thought that sounded like a pretty good idea (Claire McCaskill Quotes) I was in the room with, you know, more than a dozen Republicans trying to negotiate the stimulus. Most of them decided the politics of the situation meant they should walk away, even if it wasn’t responsible in terms of what our country needed right then (Claire McCaskill Quotes) There’s nothing that irritates Americans more than the fact that some members of Congress think they are entitled to their own set of rules. and it’s true - too many people in Washington live in an alternate reality (Claire McCaskill Quotes) You know, we’ve got to be responsible about our debt. We don’t want the United States to ever be a dead beat, and not be able to pay its bills, either to our soldiers who are fighting or to Social Security recipients (Claire McCaskill Quotes) There are three legs of the stool; spending, entitlements and making the tax code fair and equitable. That’s the three legs of the stool. If we do all of those in a responsible, bipartisan way, I think the American people would all be very, very happy (Claire McCaskill Quotes) I’ve got a really hard election. If you had a really hard election and it was after Labor Day would you go to North Carolina to a bunch of parties and glad-handing or would you stay home and work as hard as you know how to convince Missourians they should rehire you? (Claire McCaskill Quotes) Universities simply unable to play judge, jury and executioner when they’re already having trouble playing educator. Resources are limited and colleges must put their focus on their primary objective: education (Claire McCaskill Quotes) I have fought the establishment, run primaries, my entire career. I think that for Planned Parenthood or NARAL or the Human Rights Campaign to be considered the establishment, somebody`s not paying close attention to how American politics works (Claire McCaskill Quotes) When I was a prosecutor in Kansas City, my job was to fight for justice and safety for all citizens in my community. Equal access to justice under the law is an American value embedded in the fabric of our legal and political system - the idea that anybody, powerful or not, can have their day in court (Claire McCaskill Quotes) When I was a single, working mom with a newborn, I learned just how vital it is to have comprehensive, affordable health care. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) Even though we know sexual assault is still dramatically underreported, I think women are much more empowered today than they used to be (Claire McCaskill Quotes) They [people from the Donald Trump cabinet] haven’t had experience in the areas that they’re being asked to manage in a very complicated world and a very complicated government. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) Clearly, a large number of African-Americans don’t have faith that the laws are being executed fairly in Ferguson, and that’s a problem... We need to ensure Africans-Americans feel confident in the rule of law. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) Only in Washington would the Republican operatives get the entire press corps ginned up over the notion that I’m going to be home campaigning instead of going to a bunch of worthless parties at a convention that’s only being held to do something we all know is going to happen anyway. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) What we have done with No Child Left Behind is squeeze the creativity out of the classroom because teachers have begun to just teaching to the test. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) Even though we know sexual assault is still dramatically underreported, I think women are much more empowered today than they used to be. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) Many countries struggle and never get to the point where people have faith that laws are executed fairly. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) I’m the only United States Senator in the country that I’m aware of that’s had the far left up on TV and the far right up on TV against me at the same time. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) My first obligation is my job. It’s very hard to really get into campaign mode when you’ve got to focus on doing the work. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) It’s very hard from a distance to figure out who has lost their minds. One party, the other party, all of us, the president. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don’t trust government. And they haven’t trusted government for a long time. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) After holding hearings to get input from Missourians, I led the fight to pass legislation that protects seniors from predatory lending in the mortgage industry. I stood up against efforts that would make it harder for seniors to vote, and battled telemarketers bent on defrauding seniors. (Claire McCaskill Quotes) If every crime victim had to have perfect judgment, we could empty our prisons (Claire McCaskill Quotes) The price of a college education should never include a 1 in 5 chance of being sexually assaulted (Claire McCaskill Quotes) I believe that sexual assault - if this is possible - was even more underreported when I was in school (Claire McCaskill Quotes) What we have done with No Child Left Behind is squeeze the creativity out of the classroom because teachers have begun to just teaching to the test (Claire McCaskill Quotes)

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