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1. I always tell people that being the mayor of an urban city for eight years was like getting run over by a truck every day. There’s inner satisfaction, but 24 hours a day, every day, I’m on duty.
2. A lone voice isn’t as important as a collective voice.
3. It’s very interesting how Washington works. It’s not about speeches. It’s about relationships.
4. We have required under law for years that men and women get paid equal money for equal work. But we’ve faced challenges enforcing that law. There is still a large wage gap, and there are numerous instances of women holding jobs where they are not compensated fairly.
5. There should be no doubt why Israel, our best friend and greatest ally in the Middle East, has determined that Iran poses an existential threat.
6. Sometimes less is better with government.
7. Veterans are one area where Republicans and Democrats have made progress together.
8. We can’t just pop off and drop a bomb on North Korea and think everything’s going to be OK. It just doesn’t work like that. It’s a complicated puzzle.
9. I think I have a gene in me to always fight for the underdog, which I’ve done since I was a kid.
10. Mayors, I think, tend to be more no-nonsense, and you look for economic opportunities for your communities.
11. Once you’ve been a mayor, you look to try to get things done.
12. I’m the mother of a Marine veteran.
13. I’m from Florida, which I consider more southern. You cannot put Florida in the same category as California or New York.
14. The right to religious freedom and the right to vote are both fundamental to our democracy.
15. ISIL is dangerous. They’re a threat. They’re a brutal, horrible force that needs to be dealt with.
16. Closing the gun show loophole would be a good thing to do.
17. There should be no room in our society for any type of religious bigotry.
18. I definitely think there should be stronger gun safety laws, including prohibiting the sale of assault weapons, probably banning the sale of certain magazines that allow you to fire a large amount of bullets.
19. We must engage with China to try and put as much pressure on North Korea as possible.
20. I am not one of those who thinks that Congress needs to be in session 24 hours a day interfering in peoples’ lives.