Quotes by Sara Gideon - Page 2

Failing to appropriately fund our schools creates more pressure on local communities who are forced to make up the state's shortfall by increasing property taxes.
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Failing
Fund
Property Taxes
Creates
Forced
Increasing
Make Up
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In my twenties, I relied on Planned Parenthood as my health care provider - and throughout my time in the State House, I have fought for Mainers' reproductive rights.
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Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
Twenties
Health Time Care
Fought
Planned
Provider
Reproductive
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The health, safety and prosperity of our communities are our top priorities, and state and local governments provide critical services that protect and serve Maine people.
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Maine
Safety
Governments
Local Governments
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After 24 years in Washington, Senator Collins has become part of that broken system, putting special interests and her political party first. And Mainers know it and feel it.
Sara Gideon /
Broken
Special Interests
Collins
Senator
Washington
Interests
Political Party
Putting
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There is nothing more important for us in Maine than to welcome immigrants and help them not only become part of our community but for us to become part of their communities.
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Immigrants
Maine
Our Community
Welcome
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When I think about Sen. Collins, I think she might have been different from the other people in Washington when she was first elected but I have to ask is that still the case.
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People First Think
Case
Collins
Washington
Elected
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We have been, obviously both in Maine and nationally, enmeshed in this false narrative that's based on a fear of immigrants, when in fact we are country founded by immigrants.
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Immigrants
Maine
Narrative
False
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Susan Collins' vote to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court may be paying off for her, but it's put women's control over their own health care decisions in extreme jeopardy.
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Jeopardy
Supreme
Supreme Court
Health Women Care
Collins
Susan
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Looking forward, I am determined to do everything possible to bring Democrats, Republicans and independents together to work on keeping our kids safe and preventing gun violence.
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Determined
Gun
Looking Forward
Preventing
Safe
Bring
Possible
Democrats
Republicans
Forward
Independents
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In the age of term limits, unfortunately, you see power not in the people who are elected by the people, but instead more in the hands of the people who are working behind the scenes.
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Limits
Term
Behind
By The People
Elected
Unfortunately
Instead
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Planned Parenthood has been there for thousands of Maine people. From cancer screenings to crucial reproductive care, there are countless families that rely on their support and care.
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Crucial
Maine
Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
Rely
Countless
Support Care People
Planned
Reproductive
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As Speaker, I passed protections for Mainers with pre-existing conditions to prevent insurance companies from denying them coverage - that's the kind of leadership we need in Washington.
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Leadership
Conditions
Coverage
Insurance Companies
Companies
Washington
Denying
Insurance
Passed
Speaker
Prevent
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The State House is notorious for its crazy, unpredictable work hours - it's a big reason why women are deterred from entering the legislature at all levels, and especially in leadership.
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Legislature
Notorious
Unpredictable
Deterred
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Creating paid family and medical leave will create a foundation for healthier families, healthier workplaces and the chance to have a growing and thriving population of families in Maine.
Sara Gideon /
Maine
Population
Healthier
Thriving
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Here in Maine, we've expanded Medicaid, put protections in place for seniors and people with pre-existing conditions, cracked down on big drug companies and protected reproductive rights.
Sara Gideon /
Conditions
Cracked
Drug Companies
Maine
Medicaid
Protected
Reproductive
Seniors
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I think what Americans need and what Mainers need more than anything is government that functions and I think that the filibuster prevents us from functioning and making progress on issues.
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Filibuster
Functions
More Than Anything
Prevents
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As Speaker, I passed Maine's most aggressive carbon emission reduction and renewable energy standards, and in the Senate, I will prioritize moving toward a completely clean and renewable energy system.
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Aggressive
Carbon
Maine
Prioritize
Reduction
Renewable Energy
Senate
Standards
Emission
Speaker
Renewable
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If you are willing to listen and if you are willing to sit around the table, sometimes especially with the people who you think you disagree with the most, it is still really possible to get things done.
Sara Gideon /
Disagree
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While Senator Collins continues to put the Affordable Care Act - and protections for Mainers with pre-existing conditions - at risk, I've fought to protect and expand access to health care here in Maine.
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Affordable
Affordable Care Act
Conditions
Maine
Collins
Senator
Expand
Fought
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I would say that of many, many difficult aspects of my job as speaker, presiding over a debate on a bill that has an emotional aspect to it on both sides is the most challenging thing that I can think of.
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Both Sides
Debate
Sides
Aspects
Speaker
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As human beings in Maine, we, without question, value our families above anything and everything else and it is time for us to put actual policies into place that allow individuals to show and act in that way.
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Anything And Everything
Maine
Everything Else
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From campaign contributions to expensive perks paid for by special interests, wealthy donors and corporate special interests have increasingly been able to purchase influence and promote their agendas in Congress.
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Agendas
Campaign Contributions
Corporate
Donors
Expensive
Perks
Special Interests
Contributions
Increasingly
Promote
Purchase
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The skyrocketing costs of insulin are simply unaffordable for too many Maine families, and no one should be forced to choose between life-saving medications and essentials like groceries or clothes for their kids.
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Clothes
Essentials
Groceries
Insulin
Life Saving
Maine
Choose
Simply
Forced
Medications
Skyrocketing
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The women and men who have served in our military deserve nothing but the recognition and benefits they have earned with their service. Unfortunately for those in the LGBTQ-plus community that hasn't always been the case.
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Recognition
Men Women Always
Earned
Women Men Community
Served
Women And Men
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Our rural communities are the heart of Maine, and we must invest in them - building our energy infrastructure, expanding access to broadband, and most importantly, making sure every single person has access to the health care they need.
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Access
Broadband
Expanding
Health Care
Infrastructure
Maine
Single Person
Invest
Communities
Importantly
Rural
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We know, without question, especially during a pandemic, we have to preserve people's rights to be healthy and safe but also to exercise their fundamental right to vote and I think all of us should be very clear and very loud about that.
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Loud
Fundamental Right
Pandemic
Preserve
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From maintaining public safety to educating our children to providing critical services, our police officers, firefighters, sanitation workers, teachers, librarians and so many other public employees are there for us when we need them most.
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Maintaining
Officers
Providing
Public Safety
Safety
Sanitation
Educating
Employees
Firefighters
Police Officers
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There's no better sight than when I look out from the speaker's rostrum and see a group of Republicans and Democrats who sit in a couple of rows together, laughing together. It is just - it sounds a little silly - but it's just an amazing, great sight.
Sara Gideon /
Amazing
Couple
Laughing
Sight
Together
Great Amazing Together
Democrats
Republicans
Group
Speaker
Republicans And Democrats
Rows
Sit
Sounds
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Lobbyists and special interests continue to take advantage of loopholes that allow them to host lavish receptions and pay for trips for members of Congress. Those practices represent exactly what's wrong with Washington, and I'm committed to ending them.
Sara Gideon /
Host
Lobbyists
Loopholes
Special Interests
Ending
Lavish
Practices
Take Advantage
Trips
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I am steadfast in my belief that, no matter a person's race, socioeconomic background, or what part of the state that they live in, every person has the right to make their own health decisions, control their own future, and receive care from the provider of their choice.
Sara Gideon /
Steadfast
Provider
Receive
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Maine is the best place in the country to live and to raise our family. And it's because of our people and our approach to life. No fuss - no frills - just the stuff that really counts. The beauty around us. Our connection to our mountains and lakes and ocean and farmland.
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Ocean
Farmland
Lakes
Maine
Beauty Life Best
Mountains
Counts
Fuss
Our People
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We shouldn't think of family leave as an elite benefit, only available at some companies. Everyone in Maine, whether they have a child or are caring for a sick family member, should have access to this same benefit. It should be like unemployment insurance, there for you when you need it.
Sara Gideon /
Caring
Maine
Unemployment
Elite
Family Member
Insurance
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Whether we have a new baby, a sick parent or an injured spouse, taking time off to care for our family member or ourselves is a need almost every one of us experiences during some point in our lives. This is true no matter where people live, what their income level is, or what kind of job they do.
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Injured
New Baby
Spouse
Family Member
Taking Time
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We know that greater participation in our democracy will make our government more responsible and make elected officials more representative of the people we serve. Making that participation easier while improving the integrity and security of our elections is something we should all be able to support.
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Democracy
Easier
Elected Officials
Greater
Improving
Integrity
Officials
Participation
Security
Elected
Representative
Serve
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I realized doing this work, identifying either issues or challenges or thinking about opportunities to actually impact people's lives, I could actually make things better, and bringing people around the table for solutions was something I liked doing and was actually something I was able to do fairly well.
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Identifying
Solutions
Fairly
Work Thinking Better
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Throughout my life, I've always believed that the sole purpose of public service is to improve the lives of the people around us. From the Freeport Town Council to serving as Speaker of the State House, I've kept that sense of purpose close to my heart - consistently and passionately asking myself how we make progress.
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Consistently
Council
Public Service
Serving
Sole
Life Myself Heart
Passionately
Speaker
Sole Purpose
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While I was serving on my town council, I was also volunteering in schools in my community helping to serve free breakfast. I quickly noticed that the same students were coming every day, and they were coming not because they had left the house too quickly and forgotten to eat, but often because there was no food at home.
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Breakfast
Council
Forgotten
Serving
Noticed
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Effective public policy to address human trafficking cannot only address offender accountability and increase prosecution, but must also address root causes of the issue as well as enhance safety, services, and dignity for victims. It must also provide education and awareness to those who can stop this crime in its tracks.
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Education
Accountability
Causes
Crime
Dignity
Increase
Policy
Prosecution
Public Policy
Safety
Address
Public
Effective
Enhance
Issue
Offender
Provide
Root
Services
Tracks
Victims
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We need to first clearly establish what our modern rules for behavior are and make sure those are clearly understood and communicated. That empowers both the people who experience harassment on any level, but also the people who are the perpetrators of harassment to absolutely understand what behavior is crossing the line.
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Harassment
Crossing
Empowers
Establish
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If we're going to come together and make real progress to improve the lives of people here in Maine and across the country, then we need new leadership. Because after 24 years in Washington, Sen. Collins has become part of that broken system, putting special interests and her political party first. And Mainers know it and feel it.
Sara Gideon /
Maine
Special Interests
Collins
Political Party
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Whether it's making sure that a person has access to a doctor when they need one, investing in excellent first class educations for our children or making sure that working people are able to provide for their families and put food on the table when they put in an honest day's work, I will continue to put people and families first.
Sara Gideon /
First Class
Investing
Educations
Working People
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