Amy Klobuchar quotes

So what's the cost of the culture of corruption? Of people giving breaks to the oil companies and giving giveaways and Christmas presents to the drug companies and the insurance companies? The cost is $90 billion a year. There you go. Quantifiable. (Amy Klobuchar)
I believe we can incentivize more affordable health care in general by better regulating insurance and creating meaningful competition for health care services. View quote
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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. View quote
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Who would know but ten years ago that kids would be texting each other all the time, that that would be one of their main forms of communication. View quote
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I believe that we need to bring a significant number of our troops home. That's the only that we send a clear message to the government of Iraq that we're serious about this and that they need to start taking responsibility for their own country.... I am one who does not believe that we can bring all the troops home tomorrow. The situation is too precarious. But I believe we need to start this year, in the very near future, drawing down the troops. View quote
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At a time when we must heal the heart of our democracy and renew our commitment to the common good, I stand before you as the granddaughter of an iron ore miner, as the daughter of a teacher and a newspaperman, as the first woman elected to the United States Senate from the state of Minnesota, to announce my candidacy for president of the United States. View quote
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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. View quote
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Families fighting childhood cancer should not have to worry about where they're going to get the next dose of the drug they need to save their child's life. View quote
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There is a difference between being bold and being rash. View quote
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For me, one of my earliest memories of politics where I thought that I could do anything was when Walter Mondale of Minnesota picked Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. I literally remember what she wore - the red dress, the white pearls. And I saw that, and I thought anything is possible. View quote
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When it's for the good of your state, you put partisan differences aside. (Amy Klobuchar)
My husband is the first man to consistently be involved in the Senate Spouses group. View quote
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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. View quote
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We have to do a better job of putting some rules on the insurance companies. View quote
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Before we even consider expanding Medicare, or another program based on its rates, we must reform our Medicare payment system so that it rewards value, not volume, and doesn't disadvantage states like Minnesota that provide high-quality care in an efficient way. View quote
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I guess my claim to fame is I've now gaveled Ted Kennedy to order twice. View quote
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We're actually making stuff in America now. We're exporting stuff. We're inventing things. View quote
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I think you're going to see a number of Democrats that do want to see us grapple with spending. View quote
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I would prefer a public option that would be a competitive option that would allow people to buy into a Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, which is a series of private plans. View quote
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If we're going to have standards in schools, let's be honest and have standards. View quote
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I remember when I was prosecutor we had truancy and curfew issues and we made a refrigerator magnet, and that was hot with parents. They loved putting it up on the wall and saying, you know, if you don't follow these rules, you could get prosecuted. (Amy Klobuchar)
We had a few tragic accidents in our state, as they've had in every state, from train crashes on down. And really, no text is worth dying for; that is our message to young people. And this is such a new phenomenon when you look at the number of texts and how they've increased exponentially in just the last few years. View quote
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I am a mother, so I'm used to balancing things. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't think it should be a surprise when we're talking about energy and trying to have more home-grown energy, be less reliant on foreign oil when you look at our health care that we're trying to get more affordable health care, that these are going to create major debates in this country and be somewhat polarizing. View quote
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