05/07/2013
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"It is very difficult for me to explain to the people in northern Minnesota... why their unemployment benefits would be cut off."
"I was on a bill a year ago with Senator Conrad to try to put a process, a bipartisan process together with suggestions on Social Security and other ways to bring down our deficit."
"I am concerned that some of the policies indicate a willingness to go too far that could create an impression that we're on the road to legalizing drugs."
"One of my own priorities, if I'm lucky enough to be confirmed for this position, is to focus the energy to the Office on Prevention Work and particularly around children who are exposed to violence."