Sara Gideon Quotes

Sara Gideon

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 4, 1971

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.

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As representatives, we are accountable first not to our party, not to our leadership, not to the chief executive, but just to our constituents.

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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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Not a single Mainer should be rationing their medication or avoiding a trip to the doctor because they aren't sure what it will end up costing.

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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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The era of special interests blocking progress on every issue from access to health care to the cost of prescription drugs to tackling climate change has to end.

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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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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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The health and safety of our neighbors and our communities should be our top priority - nothing is more important.

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COVID-19 is a national crisis, and we need a national response to address it.

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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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Maine needs a comprehensive solar policy that brings us into the 21st century.

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Here in Maine, we know that the system of special interests influencing elections runs contrary to our democratic values.

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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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In the Senate, I will push to overturn Citizens United as I've been vocal about since I first served on the Town Council.

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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.

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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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I am an elected official. I am a parent.

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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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The reality is we have allowed systemic racism to continue through all these years.

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