You Never Know What'll Happen In Politics.

I Voted Against My Party With Some Frequency, Because Of My Independence. I've Just Got To Remind Missourians That I Am Independent And That I Try To Call Them Like I See Them, And Sometimes My Party Is Wrong On Some Things.

When You Work In The United States Senate, And You Are Around People Of All Different Ideas And Beliefs, You Realize That What Our Founding Fathers Did That Was So Genius, Is That They Made The Senate The Place Where Compromises Are Supposed To Happen Because Of The Makeup Of The Senate.

I Think We Have Got To Call Out The Republicans, Where Their Walk Doesn't Match Their Talk, And I Think We Also Have To Make Sure That We Communicate Clearly That We Are The Party That Cares Deeply In Our Core About Working People In This Country.

I Started In The Mailroom, Literally, As An Intern... In 1974. The Legislator I Was Working For At The Time Said, 'i Want You To Get Your Law Degree And Come Back Here And Get Elected And Be The First Woman Governor.' I Kind Of Took That Guy Seriously - I Thought That Sounded Like A Pretty Good Idea.

Do I Want Social Security To Be There For My Kids And My Grandkids? Absolutely. Will I Fight Like A Tiger To Make Sure That We Protect Social Security? I Absolutely Will.