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So it is the business community and agricultural community who I think might have the most influence on helping us make this effort more bipartisan.

Claire McCaskill

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Claire McCaskill
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 24
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Mitch McConnell is a professional arm twister. He's done this for many years. He has a lot of power in his caucus.
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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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Even though we know sexual assault is still dramatically underreported, I think women are much more empowered today than they used to be.
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I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don't trust government. And they haven't trusted government for a long time.
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They [people from the Donald Trump cabinet] haven't had experience in the areas that they're being asked to manage in a very complicated world and a very complicated government.
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I've been very independent from the day I arrived in Washington.
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What is most heartbreaking to me is the young women who don't report [being raped] because they were drinking, and they feel like it was their fault that they were drinking. I mean, that is so common.
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When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door.
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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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Universities simply unable to play judge, jury and executioner when they're already having trouble playing educator. Resources are limited and colleges must put their focus on their primary objective: education.
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The White House has something in common with the rest of America, and that is disdain for Congress. It is hard to blame them.
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