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" I'm asking regular folks to be my super PAC. "

Claire McCaskill

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" We still have not been able to move into those positions in our country that are really directing traffic among that 1 percent, and that's where women have to break through. "

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" 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. "

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" All the movies where I play nice guys don't seem to do very well. "

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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. "

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" 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. "

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" We have a lot of things we give away to people who are very, very wealthy in this country. And I'm not sure that our federal government can afford that. "

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" We need candidate schools to recruit more young African-Americans to run for office and more diverse law enforcement communities. "

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" Many countries struggle and never get to the point where people have faith that laws are executed fairly. "

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" 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. "

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" It seems to me that before we give federal funds to police departments, we ought to mandate that they have body cams. "

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" Respecting the Second Amendment does not mean abandoning common sense. The right to own guns in this country must remain, while we also must strengthen our laws to prevent mass shootings. "

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" We shouldn't deny the right of the minority to filibuster, but we need to do a much better job of making them own it. That way, the American people could figure out who is being obstructionist and who is willing to compromise. "

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" The U.S. military is the best-trained, most effective fighting force the world has ever known. And the conduct of the vast majority of our service members makes Americans rightfully proud. "

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" I think, first of all, you know, Washington has a bad habit of a very short attention span. "

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" I'm a moderate. I hang out in the middle. I vote against my party with some regularity and try to compromise. It doesn't appear right now that the Republican Party is welcoming moderates any more. "

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" Many civil rights came about, not when they were passed into law, but because the federal government did what it should and saw them enforced. "

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" 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. "

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" When I was a single, working mom with a newborn, I learned just how vital it is to have comprehensive, affordable health care. "

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" The NRA grades senators and representatives based on their votes on gun issues - and even on issues that have little-to-nothing to do with guns. "

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" The Missourians I hear from just don't buy the idea that the only way to tackle the national debt is to drastically alter Medicare and Social Security. "

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" No commander in chief would ever say, 'I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground.' "

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" Frankly, earmarking is not the problem. It is a symptom of the problem. "

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" 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. "

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" You know I think the president has to really focus on getting elected to a second term in 2012. And I need to focus on making sure I'm accountable to the people of Missouri. "

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" We work for the public, and I believe that if a senator wants to block a piece of legislation or a nominee, they owe the public an explanation. "

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" You have to be willing to offend in order to make progress. "

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" 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? "

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" 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. "

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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. "

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" The political system loves the extremes, it doesn't so much show a lot love for the moderates. "

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