Kyrsten Sinema: To those who say we must make a choice between the fil...

Hardworking families can no longer afford to wait for a Congress that gridlocks on ideology. I look forward to working with my colleagues from both parties to get things done.

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I think what endurance sports teach you is to stay dedicated, stay focused, and also to understand youre going to have ups and downs, but you need to keep running right through them.

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The first thing I plan to do is what I did while serving in Arizona’s legislature — and that was to seek out members that I often disagreed with on important issues. It was through our authentic relationships and mutual respect that we found common ground on legislation that helped people. The challenge for Congress is to move past the harsh partisanship that we saw in the last term. This is a critical step in advancing policies that will strengthen and protect LGBT families.

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My parents are very conservative. They taught me the value of hard work - dont depend on other people, do it yourself.

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Im an environmentalist; I recycle.

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This pilot program would apply to families who arent claiming credible fear, which of course is the first threshold in seeking asylum, if someone says I left my country because I cant make a living,( or) its hard to take care of my family thats what we call an economic migrant.

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They did what their country asked them to do, without thinking of their own sacrifice and without thinking of themselves as being heroes.

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I think we need more women in office, for sure, on the Republican side, I think we have 22 women in the House. I'm the only female veteran woman Republican in the House. We need to represent the diversity of our country, right ? The more women we can have running and winning, the better off we'll be.

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I'm very concerned about the tone of politics in recent years. We've seen a decline in civility and bipartisanship, and a rapid increase in hostility between those who have differing opinions. I think this has led to the alienation of the public in governance, which jeopardizes democratic participation.

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My number 1 priority is common sense, because we don't see a lot of that in the state capitol.

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I have great respect for Sandra Day O'Connor. She has broken so many barriers for women in the law, and was a master negotiator and pragmatist in her days on the Supreme Court.

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The number one thing I will take with me is my experience as a social worker who saw what happened to families who couldn't find jobs, struggled to take care of their health and saw opportunity slipping away for their kids. I ran for Congress because politicians were fighting with each other instead of looking out for these families.

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My family was actually homeless for several years when I was a kid. It's a bit unusual for a member of Congress.

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I don't think Arizonans are interested in having the Mormon religion dictate public policy to them.

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I speak my mind. I'm not really afraid of things. I actually don't think that's that unusual.

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I think there's this pressure to get rid of the fun that makes us human. It hasn't worked on me.

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A huge dollar bill is the most accurate way to teach children the real motto of the United States: In the Almighty Dollar We Trust... Until the average American realizes that capitalism damages her livelihood while augmenting the livelihoods of the wealthy, the Almighty Dollar will continue to rule. It certainly is not ruling in our favor.

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I lived for two years in an abandoned gas station with no running water and no electricity after my parents got divorced and my stepdad couldn't get a job. So I think a lot about families like mine who were middle class and struggled. So that experience really drives my philosophy.

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I was not a Democrat; I was an independent. Here's the thing: You can't win that way. But I didn't know that.

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On most holidays, you'll find me in Mexico. Actually, on most holidays you won't find me. I'm at a beach, and it's wonderful.

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To those who say we must make a choice between the filibuster and X, I say this is a false choice, the reality is that when you have a system that's not working effectively... the way to fix that is to change your behavior, not to eliminate the rules or change the rules.