Amy Klobuchar Quotes
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I have worked positively and successfully with Senator Sessions on issues like adoption and human trafficking.
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I was one of the first women partners at my law firm, the first woman in my Minnesota prosecutor job, and the first woman elected from my state to the Senate. So advice from women who had done similar things was important for me.
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I wanted to be a librarian.
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I am a mother, so I'm used to balancing things.
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You cannot compare any leaders in our country to what Vladimir Putin has done.
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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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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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There are always people that are misbehaving.
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I believe same-day registration has to be part of comprehensive reform of our voting systems that will also restore pre-clearance, shorten lines at polls, and ensure that no one who wants to vote is denied their constitutional right.
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When I was a prosecutor, we had one straightforward goal: convict the guilty and protect the innocent. To me, that simple mission still holds true.
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In my early campaigns, people would sometimes come up to me at a grocery store or at a shopping mall and say, 'I know you from somewhere.'
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Where there's a lack of competition - as we saw with Mylan Pharmaceutical's virtual monopoly on EpiPen - price increases often follow.
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With the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs, American taxpayers shouldn't be footing the bill for medicine going to waste.
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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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You want to represent the country and you want elected officials that are representative of the country.
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One thing is certain: we will not be successful in this fight against ISIS and other extremist groups unless countries in the region are a major part of the coalition.
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Competition is the best way to ensure prescription drugs are affordable.
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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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We can't just say the right thing on lowering the cost of prescription drugs: we have to do the right thing, too.
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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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I called the book 'The Senator Next Door,' not 'The President Next Door.'
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Every so often you might have an outburst in the gallery. That's one of the most exciting things that happen because then you can say, 'Unless there's order we will call the Sergeant at Arms.' And that sounds really scary.
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The floor of the U.S. Senate isn't a place that usually sees a lot of drama.
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I love representing Minnesota in the Senate.