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I am a mother, so I'm used to balancing things.

Amy Klobuchar

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Amy Klobuchar
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: May 25
Autobiographer
Lawyer
Politician
United States Senator
Plymouth
Minnesota
Amy Jean Klobuchar
Mother
Used
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Balancing

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Every so often you might have an outburst in the gallery. That's one of the most exciting things that happen because then you can say, 'Unless there's order we will call the Sergeant at Arms.' And that sounds really scary.
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I believe we can incentivize more affordable health care in general by better regulating insurance and creating meaningful competition for health care services.
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Well, I think the way to go is civil unions. But I do think when you talk about the Republican Party and the debates that are going on within the Republican Party on a number of issues, what I'm hoping is that they will get to a point where they will work with us on moving forward with this economy.
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We have an enormous part of the FBI in our counter intelligence division and in our cyber division that focuses on just threat and making sure that we do everything that we can to understand how the bad guys might come at us.
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My husband is the first man to consistently be involved in the Senate Spouses group.
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I'm looking for a Justice who appreciates the awesome responsibility that she will be given, if confirmed. A Justice who understands the gravity of the office and who respects the very different roles that the Constitution provides for each of the three branches of government.
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I understand now why Hillary Clinton always wore navy blue pantsuits. Remember, for four years? If you have one or two themes, then you have the same shoes, the same bag. Otherwise, it's a nightmare.
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If Hillary Clinton can be president, then one girl can be mayor. And someone else can be a police chief, and someone else can be a U.S. senator.
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There is a difference between being bold and being rash.
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Times change, and right now what people need is, they need to be able to send their kids to college, they need to able to buy a house.
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I guess my claim to fame is I've now gaveled Ted Kennedy to order twice.
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My dad was a sports writer when I was younger and then he became just a general columnist. But I grew up with him literally getting into brawls with football coaches.
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In my job you can't just put your head in the sand and throw partisan bombshells. You have to get results.
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To criminally prosecute a child not old enough to go to the school prom makes no sense, you get much more cooperation from a victim if you give them a safe harbor, a place to live, job training, an education.
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You cannot compare any leaders in America to what Vladimir Putin has done. This is a man and a regime that has taken down a passenger plane in Ukraine, killing hundreds of people.
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There are still people that have been held for human rights that shouldn't be held for just speaking their mind.
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Russia's not too great about cooperating with us when there are criminals inside their borders, but all of then like to travel. And so if they travel grabbing them and locking and putting handcuffs on them to send a message that that's not a freebie.
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As the ranking member of the Rules Committee, I'm particularly concerned about ensuring our elections are safe from foreign interference.
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When it's for the good of your state, you put partisan differences aside.
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Finally, a good prosecutor knows that her job is to enforce the law without fear or favor. Likewise, a Supreme Court Justice must interpret the laws without fear or favor.
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