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I don't consider myself part of the Resistance because

I don’t consider myself part of the Resistance because that’s against something, and you have to be for something.
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While normal people have to disclose donations directly to a candidate, there is no such transparency on people donating to certain types of nonprofit organizations that can play a major role in our elections.
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My father was a Republican and my mother was a Democrat. In Michigan, we always fought about sports, not politics.
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I’m a former CIA officer and Pentagon official. I’m a deep believer in border security, but we have to be a nation of moral – of morals and, like, a moral core.
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We obviously – I’m from Michigan, so we saw a disproportionate number of these social media ads targeting us, targeting our population. So I want to close that loophole. That’s my amendment, so that no foreign entity can buy an ad for or against a candidate in our democracy.
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So it’s a really sort of mixed issue but I think, no matter whether you’re a Democrat or an independent or a Republican, the idea that a sitting president would attempt to leverage dirt on a political opponent from a foreign leader is just beyond the pale.
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I know from personal experience the issues veterans are facing, issues around PTSD, making sure our military officers and enlisted can transition to new careers.
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When I was negotiating with our foreign allies, I knew I had to do so in good faith, or trust would be broken – and those allies wouldn’t be there when we really needed them.
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Between stagnant wages and the cost of everything going up – particularly health care and college tuition – people have less money to save and less money to spend.
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It is my responsibility to always have my ear to the ground on issues affecting the people of our district, and whether it’s supporting the veterans of Michigan’s 8th district or anyone else, I will always do my best to listen and follow through on the needs of folks here.
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Our family lives military and veterans issues in a way few others do.
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I do not have to agree with everything a candidate believes, but I do have to believe that they represent core American values, and they will lead with decency and sincerity.
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There’s so many things, when you’re in national security, that you do that aren’t perfect, but you do them because you think you’re doing what the country needs to be safe.
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I come from a service family – I met my husband Dave during my third tour in Iraq serving as a CIA analyst alongside the military.
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I ran for Congress as a first-time candidate to fight to protect everyone with a pre-existing condition, to bring down the skyrocketing costs of healthcare and prescription drugs, to fight for clean drinking water, and to help restore civility and decency to our politics.
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Where people are trying to split Americans from each other I want there desperately to be bipartisanship.
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I have a very politically diverse district.
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My stepdaughter, who is based in Alaska right now, is a brand-new lieutenant in the Army. She could be deployed in 18 months. And another stepdaughter is a physician for the VA.
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I have spent my life working to protect our country. I served three tours in Iraq with the CIA, served in national security positions under Presidents of both parties, and at the Pentagon.
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Each week, I will release a public schedule of how I am spending my time, and who I am meeting with in my Congressional office.
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That hasn’t been easy, because in order to run a clean and transparent race, I announced in January I was not going to accept any corporate PAC money.
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I use the lessons my father taught me every day. And I believe the simple value of integrity matters, even in a complicated place like Congress.
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I worked for President Bush and President Obama. I had Democratic bosses and Republican bosses. I believe in order to actually get things done, we do need to buckle down and often reach across the aisle.
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Even if you’re not a union member, you’ve likely benefited from the hard-fought advancements our unions spearheaded: Have you taken a sick day, received paid leave for medical reasons or vacation, or received overtime pay? Unions paved the way for all of these.
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I want to be very honest, that I believe impeachment is a very big step – I believe it is something that should not be taken lightly – and it has to be something where we bring people along.
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Since Ronald Reagan we have had this assumption in the United States that the Republicans are the party of the military, the Republicans are the party of patriotism, the Republicans are the party of American values.
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I’m always going to have a strong preference for things that can actually pass into legislation. We can talk about big issues and have big goals while also working on pragmatic things.
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A big reason I ultimately decided to run was because of my family’s experience when my mom was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer and did not have health insurance at the time.
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I think mixing political and personal with professional and national security issues is always a dangerous game and never worth it.
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I believe in our country. Fiercely. And our institutions are the bones that keep us upright. We can and must restore decency to our system – and that requires the exercise of the checks and balances intended by our Founders.
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As a newcomer to politics, I knew in my bones that we as a country were better than what we see coming out of Washington. And we are.
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When I was working in the Pentagon, I had to own the re

When I was working in the Pentagon, I had to own the recommendations I made up the chain of command.
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Labor Day is a time to recognize and reflect on that work, and for elected officials to recommit to the too-often ignored task of fighting to improve the lives of working families.
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Michigan has always been a swing state, so we understand that the goal is to have two political parties, debating the issues with empathy and respect.
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Listen, I think we all believe that we need to take aggressive steps to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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The thing I get pulled over for in Kroger is the cost of health care and the cost of prescription drugs.
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So, when I saw Congressman Bishop smiling at the White House after voting to gut protections for pre-existing conditions, something inside me broke.
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Before the Affordable Care Act, one in five bankruptcies in this state was health care related.
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Our American experiment deserves an advocate, and the American people respond best to inspiration, not fear-mongering.
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My job is to represent my district. That’s who I’m responsible to and for.
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