Karen Handel Quotes

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Karen Handel

Profession : Politician

Birth : April 18, 1962

I think that for a child to be in a household... with a situation where the parents are not married, as in being one man and one woman, is not the best household for a child.

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I don't want to see any taxpayer funding going towards... a couple that is not married.

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I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place.

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Any real Colts fan cannot abide the Denver Broncos and John Elway!

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I try not to look back on my life and be regretful.

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I've made it abundantly clear that I think that marriage is between a man and a woman.

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As a Christian, I view relationships and marriage as being between a man and a woman.

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No secret that for some years - long before my time - Komen was dealing with a controversy regarding Planned Parenthood grants.

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I'm not going to be lectured by Nathan Deal, who is a former Clinton Democrat. I will stack up my conservative credentials against his any day of the week.

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What I support is moving Medicaid to block grants so that the states can drive that process.

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I have much greater faith in the governor and the state legislature to craft a Medicaid system that is going to be the best fit for the people of Georgia rather than someone in Washington dictating it.

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I've had to be tough my whole life.

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I moved out when I was 17 to get away from a pretty tough and difficult family environment.

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A small part of my job at Komen included advocating that mammogram screenings be covered under plans available on the exchanges - just as they are covered in other plans in Georgia.

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I think we can all agree that women deserve access to life saving, early detection procedures.

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Obamacare was passed months before my first day at Komen.

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My time at Komen has been well publicized and scrutinized, especially my departure over the funding of Planned Parenthood.

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The status quo - Obamacare - is not acceptable.

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It's no secret that I'm called to a different place, maybe, for some of the beliefs in the LGBTQ community because of my faith. With that said, I'm also called to be accepting and compassionate.

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We need to lift up the nation so we can find a more civil way to deal with our disagreements because, in these United States of America, no one should ever feel their life threatened over their political beliefs and positions.

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