Amy Klobuchar

Politician

1960-05-25

Amy Klobuchar is an American politician and attorney serving as a United States senator from Minnesota. She has been active in national legislative policy and public affairs.

Books by Amy Klobuchar

Nevertheless, we persisted
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Antitrust
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The senator next door
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Quotes by Amy Klobuchar

I never was a great sports player. In fact, in fourth grade, I had the second to the worst softball throw.
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My husband is the first man to consistently be involved in the Senate Spouses group.
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If Congress continues to sit on its hands, and the drug companies continue to stash cash in their stockings, Americans will be forever bound in the Jacob Marley-like chains of high prices.
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I actually spoke at the christening of the USS Minnesota - it was a really, very cool submarine in Norfolk.
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Finally, a good prosecutor knows that her job is to enforce the law without fear or favor. Likewise, a Supreme Court Justice must interpret the laws without fear or favor.
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There must always be a balance between protecting privacy and security. In our country, one of the ways we have struck that balance is by requiring a court order before law enforcement can access certain communications of and data on suspects.
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Women politicians tend to lead by being accountable for results. We focus on goals and outcomes. You can't get by on just swagger.
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Foreign agents are taking advantage of loopholes in our laws.
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Things aren't always the fairy tale that you thought they were.
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I think there's a lot of Democrats that would favor reducing the corporate tax rate as long as we find a way to close loopholes so we have a way to pay for it.
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Who would know but ten years ago that kids would be texting each other all the time, that that would be one of their main forms of communication. And so many times, these kids know more about the technology than their parents. And so many times, we're putting kids in very adult situations and expecting them to behave like they're 40 years old.
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Who would know but ten years ago that kids would be texting each other all the time, that that would be one of their main forms of communication.
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We had a few tragic accidents in our state, as they've had in every state, from train crashes on down. And really, no text is worth dying for; that is our message to young people. And this is such a new phenomenon when you look at the number of texts and how they've increased exponentially in just the last few years.
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I have worked positively and successfully with Senator Sessions on issues like adoption and human trafficking.
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Canada has the world's largest Ukrainian population outside of Ukraine and Russia. As a senator from Minnesota, a state with a large Ukrainian-American community, I understand how important it is that Canada works with us to stand up to Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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In many parts of our country, geography and population density can make it difficult to attract private investment. These communities depend on federal investments to maintain and upgrade their transportation systems and stay competitive. And we know that it's an investment worth making. Because when rural America succeeds, we all do.
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It's an uphill battle to help our kids learn to make good food decisions - particularly when they are too often presented with an a la carte lunch room choice of french fries or yogurt.
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I have a dream that, one day, maybe we'll have more women in the Senate than there are victims of Harvey Weinstein's harassment.
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I will not vote in favor of Senator Sessions' nomination for attorney general.
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I am under no illusion that amending the Voting Rights Act in Congress will be easy, but with bipartisan calls for legislation to address it, I'm confident we are moving in the right direction.
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