Kirsten Gillibrand
“Ignoring women’s fundamental freedoms and equality to win elections is both an ethically and politically bankrupt strategy," NARAL's president said.
The former vice president blamed the “morass” surrounding Obamacare passage in 2009 for tanking a cap-and-trade bill that would have curbed pollution.
The Department of Education is scrapping Obama-era rules for holding universities accountable.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Part of the problem is that persistence can be a lifelong and often lonely mission.
“If we are not helping people, we should go the f**k home.”
“It would be foolish for us not to tap into that outlet.”
She's the first member of the Armed Services Committee to do so.
A recently introduced bill has almost no chance of passing in a GOP-controlled Congress. But it's a victory for clear thinking over inertia.
"Just run for the office you want to run for and run on the issue you want to fix," she tells New York magazine.