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