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" When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out. "

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" All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian. "

" In my grandfather's lab, scientists did independent research, and peers reviewed and commented on its merits. Politics, he taught me, had no place in the scientific process. "

" It is hard to look the other way when a dictator is being so cruel and violent with his own people. "

" I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the middle class - a leader with the courage to do what's right, no matter how tough the odds or how powerful the special interests we have to fight. "

" I find it greatly disturbing that the Bush administration has used political and religious ideologies to influence national policy on science and medicine. "

" I think that that integrity is something that is important to voters. "

" I had a serious childhood illness - sort of like spinal meningitis - that led to a three-month hospitalization. Afterward, I couldn't be insured because of a pre-existing condition. "

" Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies of freedom and democracy hope to achieve. "

" From day one, I have always been open about my sexual orientation. "

" Americans are not saving enough for retirement. "

" The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality. "