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" A small part of my job at Komen included advocating that mammogram screenings be covered under plans available on the exchanges - just as they are covered in other plans in Georgia. "

Karen Handel

Georgia

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" I moved out when I was 17 to get away from a pretty tough and difficult family environment. "

" I think it's clear that Planned Parenthood has worked to mislead the public about who they are... they do not provide mammograms. They are the middleman, or middle woman, if you will. "

" The status quo - Obamacare - is not acceptable. "

" I do not support a livable wage. "

" Last time I checked, private nonprofit organizations have a right and a responsibility to be able to set the highest standards and criteria on their own without interference, let alone the level of vicious attacks and coercion that has occurred by Planned Parenthood. "

" No secret that for some years - long before my time - Komen was dealing with a controversy regarding Planned Parenthood grants. "

" I'm proud of the fact that I was able to overcome long odds. "

" We need to lift up the nation so we can find a more civil way to deal with our disagreements because, in these United States of America, no one should ever feel their life threatened over their political beliefs and positions. "

" I try not to look back on my life and be regretful. "

" I don't want to see any taxpayer funding going towards... a couple that is not married. "

" Hard work and making the most of life - that's what makes Georgians great. "

" It's tabloid. It's 24/7 news - people get in the middle of a news cycle for 24 hours off of things that previously would never have gotten the kind of coverage that is happening. "

" My responsibility is to follow the law. "

Karen Handel

Responsibility

Law

" I want women to have more access to quality care, and the access to healthcare for women is not through Planned Parenthood; it is through community health centers across the state. "

" Let me be clear: since I am pro-life, I do not support the mission of Planned Parenthood. "

Karen Handel

Support

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" I left home when I was just 17, finished up high school, and went to work. "

" For Komen, for myself, the mission was always foremost in everyone's mind. The mission and the women that we serve. The only group that made this issue political has been Planned Parenthood. "

" Increasing minimum wage doesn't build a stronger economy. "

" I think, for every phase of your life, you take something out of it, you learn from it, you grow from it. You just have to try to take what you can from it and then move on to the next phase of your life to be better. "

" Bullies always have another target. "

" I know exactly what it is like to fight against the odds and to overcome adversity. "

" I've made it abundantly clear that I think that marriage is between a man and a woman. "

" I think that for a child to be in a household... with a situation where the parents are not married, as in being one man and one woman, is not the best household for a child. "

" It's clear that Planned Parenthood went out of its way to paint me as some sort of a zealot - a Trojan-horse zealot who came into Komen and within 10 to 11 months had completely turned the place upside down. That's clearly not who I am, and it's not what happened. "

Karen Handel

Down

I Am

" I have much greater faith in the governor and the state legislature to craft a Medicaid system that is going to be the best fit for the people of Georgia rather than someone in Washington dictating it. "

" Obamacare was passed months before my first day at Komen. "

" I will ensure the conservative legacy and leadership of Tom Price, Johnny Isakson, and Newt Gingrich will continue. "

" I think we can all agree that women deserve access to life saving, early detection procedures. "

" In life, sometimes you just lose. "

" I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more. "