' Medicare for all' is not a bad idea. I ran the Medicare program, what I have said is we have to improve the Medicare program before we start giving it to all. It has no long term care. It has no home health care. It has no dental benefits. What you want is a comprehensive plan. In fact, Medicaid is more comprehensive than Medicare is.

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Fear drives you and makes you better.

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The dog doesn't know the difference between Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, so I have to walk the dog early those days too.

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You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education.

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I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious.

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Our young people are out on the streets looking for parties, a place to dance, looking for a scene. No institutions are providing them with alternatives, fun things to do that don't necessarily have alcohol at the center.

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In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children.

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I have long ties to the women's community.

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We can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers of people who are not working.

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I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me.

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Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco. He shaped the polls on the tobacco issue.

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The government is fully capable of delivering services. Even complex services.

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We are living longer, and we need to live better.

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In every community, whether large or small, there are people who lead in their community in easy and difficult times.

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We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers.

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I'm pretty disciplined and am almost always on schedule.

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I'll be one of the spokespeople, one of the people who sells the Administration's plans.

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I try to deal with my serious reading before work.

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I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big problems.

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I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn't expect it.

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Sometimes I'll trust my gut more than my head. Logical information might lead me in one direction and my feelings in another. Whereas I would have followed my head ten years ago, now I'm as likely or more likely to go with my gut feeling. It's ironic - you'd think the opposite would be true as you move to the top but it's not.

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