I was just a young lawyer thinking, What am I doing with my life? What am I doing with my career? As I watched [Hillary Clinton] on that stage I thought, Why aren't I there? It was so poignant for me. And that's what made me figure out how to get involved in politics. (Kirsten Gillibrand)

I was just a young lawyer thinking, What am I doing with my life? What am I doing with my career? As I watched [Hillary Clinton] on that stage I thought, Why aren't I there? It was so poignant for me. And that's what made me figure out how to get involved in politics.

Kirsten Gillibrand

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