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" No secret that for some years - long before my time - Komen was dealing with a controversy regarding Planned Parenthood grants. "
Karen Handel
Some
Long
Planned
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" 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. "
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Best
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Washington
" Bullies always have another target. "
Karen Handel
Another
Always
Bullies
" I don't want to see any taxpayer funding going towards... a couple that is not married. "
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Any
Going
Want
" I moved out when I was 17 to get away from a pretty tough and difficult family environment. "
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Environment
Family
" 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. "
Karen Handel
Mind
Political
Myself
" 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. "
Karen Handel
Time
Right
Responsibility
" The status quo - Obamacare - is not acceptable. "
Karen Handel
Status Quo
Status
Quo
" My responsibility is to follow the law. "
Karen Handel
Responsibility
Follow
Law
" My time at Komen has been well publicized and scrutinized, especially my departure over the funding of Planned Parenthood. "
Karen Handel
Well
Over
Departure
" I'm a girl: that means I fight like a girl. And there ain't nothing meaner. "
Karen Handel
Girl
Like
Nothing
" I left home when I was just 17, finished up high school, and went to work. "
Karen Handel
High
Work
School
" People want to know that I'm a person of conviction. "
Karen Handel
Want
Conviction
Know
" Any real Colts fan cannot abide the Denver Broncos and John Elway! "
Karen Handel
Real
Cannot
Fan
" Some people call me scrappy - and that's because I am. "
Karen Handel
People
Some People
Because
" I worked my way up in the private sector and implemented Georgia's tough voter ID law. "
Karen Handel
Law
Georgia
Tough
" Others do not define you - you define yourself through your words and actions. "
Karen Handel
Words
Yourself
Actions
" In life, sometimes you just lose. "
Karen Handel
Just
Lose
Life
" My pledge is to be part of the solution to focus on governing, to put my experience to work to help solve the very serious issues we're facing in this country. "
Karen Handel
Focus
Work
Help
" 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
Me
" As a Christian, I view relationships and marriage as being between a man and a woman. "
Karen Handel
Marriage
Woman
Christian
" Let me be clear: since I am pro-life, I do not support the mission of Planned Parenthood. "
Karen Handel
Support
Am
I Am
" I've had to be tough my whole life. "
Karen Handel
Life
Whole
Had
" Obamacare was passed months before my first day at Komen. "
Karen Handel
Day
Before
Obamacare
" 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. "
Karen Handel
Clear
Will
Woman
" I think we can all agree that women deserve access to life saving, early detection procedures. "
Karen Handel
Life
Think
Women
" I try not to look back on my life and be regretful. "
Karen Handel
Look
Back
Try
" 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. "
Karen Handel
Think
Social Media
Politics
" Creating more and better jobs is how you build a strong economy. "
Karen Handel
You
Better
Build
" Clearly, there have been changes in the climate. "
Karen Handel
Been
Clearly
Climate
" These immigrants have come to our country and blatantly disregarded our laws. We cannot, we should not, reward that. No amnesty. No ability to vote. Get those borders secure, and then deal with that situation. "
Karen Handel
Vote
Reward
Immigrants