I should stop expecting so much.
I've tried to maintain my independence in Congress. Sometimes that has meant opposing my own party leaders.
A lot of it is backlash against all this political correctness that's going on.
[People] don't like the government telling them what to do or telling them how to live their lives.
[People] think [the government is] coddling people, like when people's feelings are hurt at the colleges and they send somebody in to make them feel better. Stuff like that drives [voters here] crazy.
I heard a lot about the Affordable Care Act, too. About how people in the individual market were getting clobbered with all these increases, which is a legitimate issue.
You know what the economics are like in Red Lake County. There's no way a family can pay $15,000, $20,000 a year for health insurance and make it work. You just can't do it. It's got to change.
I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It is an act that can be met with hostility, exclusion, and violence. It can also lead to love, understanding, transcendence, and community. I hope that my being real with you will help empower you to step into who you are and encourage you to share yourself with those around you.
The best way way to get a visual image is not to think of a visual image.
I started dancing when I was three, Scottish dancing.
I am the blood of the dragon. Do not presume to teach me lessons.