One of the things that we need to do immediately is try to move our self away from petroleum-based or fuels from carbon-based fueling of this country, and, you know, we started doing that here in Iowa and we've been very successful with developing our alternative energy programs.

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Climate change is very real. It is a serious issue it should be treated that way... It is not just ours here in Iowa or even in the United States.

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Average Americans, middle-class citizens, just feel disenfranchised by our government. And they feel particularly unhappy by what is perceived as business-as-usual politics in Washington.

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I think women bring a different perspective into Senate and that we tend to be more collaborative in our approach.

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I do think women change the discourse in Senate and I think it is more civil when women are involved.

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We have to get back to a government where leaders are willing to talk across party lines and do not have absolute politics as the goal. Our goal has to be bettering the country, making sure we have an education system that is world-class and a healthcare system that is world-class, making sure social security is safe. People don't care who is huddling in a corner with whom, making the next political move. If you are elected to do a job, you are supposed to do it to the best of your ability.

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Ethanol is the cleanest renewable option we have today, and it's absolutely the wrong answer that we abandon renewable fuels and go back to burning 100 percent fossil fuels.

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I would certainly look at a proposal for tuition-free community college for two years if the students kept a certain high grade-point average.

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Donald Trump at the head of the Republican ticket affords Democrats a great opportunity.

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I was the first woman elected as secretary of agriculture in Iowa.

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When I ran for secretary of agriculture in Iowa in 1996, people... were sure that Iowans would not consider electing a woman to that position.

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I have worked with Chuck Grassley off and on through the years, and always had what I considered and what I think he'd consider a cordial working relationship.

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I've had a lot of careers in my life. When I think about it, I think every piece of that - from being a nurse, a farmer, dealing with real estate - has added to a skill set that I would have been able to use throughout my political career.

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I'm never very quiet; that's not my nature.

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I don't know that free trade... is good for our country and good for Iowa and Iowa workers.

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In rural communities, people are upset with the government, upset with what they see as business as usual. They saw Obama as a change agent, and they saw Donald Trump as a change agent.

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I am not afraid to cross the party line. I never have been.

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What I will stand up for is what I think is right and for the best interests of the citizens of the state of Iowa.

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Washington is broken.

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Our culture has changed. It has become more violent. People are literally afraid to go to the movies or to school.

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From here in Iowa, it seems to be the wealthy and big corporations get enough help.

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here help big enough