"We’re here to help people, and if we’re not helping people, we should go the fuck home."

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“She seems like me — serious and policy-focused.”

“As a 10-year-old girl, I would listen to my grandmother discuss issues, and she made a lasting impression on me.”

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“I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.”

“was trying to encourage us to become more active in politics and she said, 'If you leave all the decision-making to others, you might not like what they do, and you will have no one but yourself to blame.' It was such a challenge to the women in the room. And it really hit me: She’s talking to me.”

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