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Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (née Rutnik; /ˈkɪərstən ˈdʒɪlɪbrænd/ ( listen) KEER-stən JIL-i-brand; born December 9, 1966) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from New York since 2009. She previously held the position of U.S. Representative for New York's 20th congressional district from 2007 to her appointment to the Senate by Governor David Paterson. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the state's second female U.S. Senator.

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I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nations faith in its elected leaders.

Believe, Elected, Faith, Government, Keys, Restoring

[Hillary Clinton] was trying to encourage us to become more active in politics and she said, 'If you leave all the decision-making to others, you might not like what they do, and you will have no one but yourself to blame. ' It was such a challenge to the women in the room. And it really hit me: She's talking to me.

Challenges, Decision, Encourage, Like, Talking

Women's voices aren't heard often enough. Congress should reflect the population, but with only 20 percent women in the Senate and 18 percent in the House, it just doesn't.

Congress, House, Population, Voice, Women

My hope is that in the future, women stop referring to themselves as 'the only woman' in their physics lab or 'only one of two' in their computer science jobs.

Computer, Future, Jobs, Lab, Labs, Two

My mother is a great hunter - she usually shoots our Thanksgiving turkey.

Hunters, Mother, Thanksgiving, Turkeys, Usually

Why the confidential advisor provision is so important, because most women - the first place they go is online: "What do I do if I'm raped?" There's no knowledge about "How do I proceed?" in a way that's going to protect them.

Firsts, Important, Place, Raped, Way

A typical rapist is a recidivist.

Rapist, Recidivist, Typical

We should be cultivating our female workers. The truth of the matter is that women just see problems and solutions differently, and that's valuable.

Differently, Female, Matter, Problem, See, Workers

Women asking for raises should not only know their value, but they should ask with the confidence that they're helping the company to be successful.

Ask, Inspiring, Know, Strong Women, Successful, Women

If we expect our children to thrive at our colleges and universities, and succeed in our economy once they graduate - first we must make quality, affordable early childhood education accessible to all.

Accessible, Affordable, Childhood, Children, College, Succeed

One of the things that Claire [ McCaskill] and I are trying to do is put systems on campus in place so that a survivor knows who to talk to - that there's somebody who's an expert on their campus that will know all their options from day one and really empower them to make their own decision about what they want to do.

Claire, Decision, Empowering, Knows, Options, Trying

Hardworking men and women deserve not only job security, but also a paycheck when they need to take time off to care for a loved one.

Jobs, Men, Needs, Security, Take, Time

As a lawyer you never speak with emotion. It's about the precise facts.

Emotion, Facts, Lawyer, Precise, Speak

Typically, [a victim of sexual assault] go home, take a shower, call their best friend, and evidence is lost. They say, "I can handle it. " And they let time pass. And then, either the guy starts harassing them again or they see him do it to somebody else. Having that power on the first day is so important.

Guy, Home, Important, Pass, Time, Victim

Each campus should absolutely investigate the use of alcohol, the prevalence of alcohol, and its role in sexual assault. We know that predators will use alcohol as a weapon. We know they will use drugs as a weapon.

Alcohol, Assault, Drug, Prevalence, Roles, Weapon

A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.

Career, Careers, Dream, Help, Impossible, Strong

I have since talked to some of my girlfriends sexual assault and found out that they had their own experiences that they never shared at the time. It was never talked about it. And I think it's because of that normal response - you feel badly, you feel responsible, you feel guilty, you feel like you did something wrong, you feel ashamed.

Girlfriend, Normal, Responsible, Shared, Talked, Thinking

The story we hear over and over again is: Boy in science class, very nice to the girl, says, "Please come to our party on Saturday night. " She, of course, shows up. He hands her two, three, four, five drinks. She becomes so inebriated he says, "You can sleep it off in my room. It'll be safe. " Or, "I'll walk you home. " It's all premeditated with the intention of having sex with that woman without her consent when she's passed out. It's a huge issue.

Becomes, Five, Girl, Nice, Premeditated, Sex

I don't like the phrase having it all. It implies we're being greedy, like "have a second piece of pie. "

Greedy, Having, Phrase, Phrases, Pie, Pieces

As a 10-year-old girl, I would listen to my grandmother discuss issues, and she made a lasting impression on me.

Girl, Grandmother, Issues, Lasting, Years

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