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I JUST WANT TO SHARE SOME STATISTICS WITH YOU ABOUT THIS PANEL. RIGHT NOW, WOMEN HOLD 17% OF THE SEATS IN THE U.S. SENATE. THE WOMEN'S VOICES CLEARLY...
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| 00:02:29 |
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THIS WAS ONE OF THE LEAST HELPFUL DAYS, BUT YOU WILL KNOW -- NOTE THE PAJAMAS. THE FACT THAT I'M A GEEK IS RELEVANT TO TEH WAR ON WOMEN. I STARTED AS...
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| 00:19:13 |
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I HEARD SOMEONE YELL ALOHA. ALOHA. YOU CAN TELL ONE FROM HAWAII
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| 00:19:26 |
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BY THE LEI. AND WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE. IT'S A PLEASURE FOR ME TO JOIN ALL OF YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU IN HAWAII OR WATCHING THE STREAMING...
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| 00:33:20 |
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THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH. YOU GUYS WILL HAVE TO LIVE THROUGH MY VOICE. I APOLOGIZE.
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| 00:33:43 |
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IT WAS NOT THE CONVENTION THAT DID IT TO ME. IT WAS THE PARTY YINH. SPANX YOU TO MARRY AND THE ENTIRE NETROOTS NATION TEAM FOR YOUR AMAZING WORK IN MAKING...
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| 00:43:42 |
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FIRST WANTED TO JUMP INTO AN ISSUE OF THAT WILL LIKELY COME UP. A NEW POLL BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND CBS FINDS ONLY 24% OF THE PUBLIC WANTS HEALTH CARE...
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| 00:44:35 |
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I LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND AM PROUD TO BE FROM MASSACHUSETTS. "THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT HAS A LOT OF FEATURES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US. KIDS UNTIL THE...
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| 00:45:30 |
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SINGLE DAY WHAT THE BENEFITS OF "THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT" ARE. >>
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| 00:45:35 |
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CAN I JUMP IN ON? I MUST SAY THAT IT WE KNEW THAT
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| 00:45:46 |
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WE WERE REALLY NOT GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT CLEARLY. IT DISTRESSES ME WHEN I SAW THE FIGURES. WHAT IT SAID TO ME WAS THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD PARTS TO THE...
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| 00:47:32 |
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WE NEED TO, BECAUSE THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY WHO OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEFT OUT. 40 MILLION PEOPLE IN
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| 00:47:42 |
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OUR COUNTRY WITHOUT HEALTH CARE. IT IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT WILL GO AWAY. WE NEED TO HAVE FOCUSED LEADERSHIP THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THIS TO THE FOREFRONT....
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| 00:48:32 |
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NOT INSURE A PERSON RECOVERING FROM LEUKEMIA. I HAVE YET TO TALK TO A TOWHO THINKS IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST...
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| 00:49:16 |
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PUSHED MINIMUM WAGE FROM $5 TO $4. MITT ROMNEY SAYS IT'S NOT NEEDED. AND THERE'S SOME WHO HAVE NOT SIGNED UP ON THIS. DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE WISE FOR...
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| 00:49:54 |
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SO WHAT IS WASHINGTON STATE? WE'RE $8 IN MASSACHUSETTS. >> IT'S ABOUT $10 AN HOUR RIGHT NOW. >> THAT'S
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| 00:50:06 |
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INTERESTING. THAT'S AMAZING. THE QUESTION ABOUT STRUCTURAL
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| 00:50:11 |
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CHANGE IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. WE HAVE COME
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| 00:50:14 |
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TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE ONE PLACE WE HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED SO MINIMUM WAGE CAN NO LONGER CONTINUE TO GO DOWN OVER TIME. IT'S HOW WE STRUCTURE...
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| 00:50:49 |
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OF AN INDEX. AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TO FOCUS ON CREATING JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY. THERE ARE 14 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL WITHOUT JOBS....
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| 00:51:25 |
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THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN? >> THE PRINCIPLE PROBLEM THAT WOMEN HAVE IN AFGHANISTAN IS A CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ONE.
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| 00:51:42 |
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AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THAT COUNTRY IS TRADITIONALLY VERY LOW. WHAT WE FOUND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD THAT SIMILAR CULTURALLY IS THAT ECONOMICALLY...
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| 00:52:43 |
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AND IT'S TRUE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. WE MAKE INVESTMENTS IN WOMEN AND WHEN WE DO THAT, WE MAKE INVESTMENTS IN FAMILIES AND INVESTMENTS IN COUNTRY....
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| 00:53:03 |
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DOUBT VERY MUCH THAT WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND THE TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND ALL THESE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY WOMEN'S RIGHTS ISSUES ALSO WOULD NOT...
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| 00:54:03 |
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SAME PRINCIPLE YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT. IT'S -- [UNINTELLIGIBLE] IT'S ABOUT A WHOLE ATTITUDE TOWARD WOMEN. REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ARE...
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| 00:55:04 |
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RIGHTS. >> YOU CANNOT DISENTANGLE THE TWO. IT'S ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF
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| 00:55:13 |
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PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. [APPLAUSE] AND WE HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AND SPEAK UP. >> I AGREE WITH ELIZABETH. I DO THINK WE SHOULD GO ON OFFENSE...
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| 00:55:29 |
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AND GUARANTEE IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES THAT WOMEN WILL BE EQUALLY PROTECTED IN OUR COUNTRY. [APPLAUSE] >> YOU KNOW, ABOUT 40 YEARS...
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| 00:55:47 |
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I WAS IN COLLEGE. THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA HOW MATURE I AM. BUT IT WAS A LETTER TO SUPPORT ABORTION RIGHTS BECAUSE IN THOSE DAYS, WE DID...
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| 00:57:19 |
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THEY MAKE? >> WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THERE'S EXAMPLE AFTER EXAMPLE OF WOMEN WHO TO DO THE SAME
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| 00:57:27 |
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JOB AS MEN AND WHO ARE NOT ACCORDED EQUAL PAY. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT THE LEDBETTER LAW IS ALL ABOUT. I JUST SAW ANOTHER PIECE WHERE MICHELLE OBAMA...
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| 00:58:00 |
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CHOICES? IT SHOULD BE EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK. [APPLAUSE] IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE OF PERSONAL CHOICES THAT WOMEN ARE MAKING. [APPLAUSE] >> HOW WOULD...
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| 00:58:21 |
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UNNECESSARY REGULATION? >> IT'S UNNECESSARY IF YOU'RE THE MAKING THE SAME DOLLAR AS WOMEN ARE MAKING. [APPLAUSE] >>
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| 00:58:32 |
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IT IS A NECESSARY ARGUMENT THOUGH. [UNINTELLIGIBLE]
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| 00:58:42 |
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TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN, MANY OF THEM HAVE -- IF YOU DO THE SAME JOB AND ACCEPT THE SAME PAY. IT'S A BED ROCK ISSUE TO US AND...
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| 00:59:20 |
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CONTRACEPTION. [UNINTELLIGIBLE] I WANT YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT YOU THINK AND WHY THERE IS SUCH A DISPARITY THEN THE TWO SIDES. >> WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?...
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| 00:59:43 |
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THIS PRINCIPLE OF THOUGHT ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS. PART OF IT IS MAYBE PEOPLE AREN'T PAYING
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| 00:59:52 |
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ATTENTION. DO THEY NOT WATCH RACHEL MADO? PART OF IT IS AN EDUCATION ISSUE. AND SOMETIMES, IT TAKES SOMETHING BEING TAKEN AWAY TO WAKE PEOPLE UP AND...
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| 01:00:37 |
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IN 2012, IT SIMPLY CANNOT BE TRUE, THAT WOMEN CAN'T PASS A LAW FOR EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK. WOMEN CAN'T HAVE ACCESS FOR BIRTH CONTROL. THIS IS 2012....
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| 01:02:24 |
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STOSE BIRTH CONTROL. IT STEAMED UNCONCEIVABLE TO HER. AND SHE AND I HAD NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT AND I FINALLY CONVINCED HER THAT THEY WERE...
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| 01:03:44 |
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THE CLEAN AIR ACT, THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS, EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN AND OUR CHOICES. THEY'RE ALL OVER IT IN TERMS OF REGULATIONS. SO WE...
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| 01:05:11 |
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ON THE VOICES OF HUMAN BEINGS. THAT'S PART OF WHAT'S HAPPENING
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| 01:05:19 |
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HERE. IT'S EFFECTIVELY THE UNITED STATES AND SUPREME COURT SAYING THAT THE CORPORATION CAN GRAB THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND THEY CAN SQUEEZE THE POWER...
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| 01:06:43 |
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WOULD SAY THEY WERE 12 GUYS. SO YES, THAT IS A WAY TO FRAME THE IMPACT OF SINCE UNITED THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER WAY FOR CANDIDATES PRO WOMEN,...
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| 01:07:50 |
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I AM SURE CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE BUT WE ALSO IN THE SHORT TERM, NORT HAVE ANY CHANCE OF HAVING THAT CONSTITUTIONAL EARGETS IN ORDER TO HAVE ANY ...
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| 01:09:02 |
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AND THE IMPORTANCE IT HAS, BUT DO WOMEN WORK TOGETHER AT ALL DIFFERENTLY IF I'VE HEARD THIS FROM SOME SENATORS WHEN THEY'RE IN A REAL MEETING WITH...
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| 01:09:37 |
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GOT TOGETHER AND SAID LET'S FORM A BIPARTISAN CAUCUS AND THE GUY SAID YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THAT AND WE NOTICED WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PASS A LOT OF THE...
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| 01:11:25 |
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OF WOMEN THAT HAVE TO BE IN PUBLIC. MORE WOMEN WERE ELECTED IN AFGHANISTAN THAN THE QUOTA REQUIRED. THAT 26% OF THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT IS NOW PARLIAMENT....
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| 01:12:09 |
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THING. IF YOU GET YOURSELF IN A POSITION TO ONE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATOR OR THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND YOU'RE A WOMAN, BELIEVE...
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| 01:12:50 |
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LADIES' ROOM. [LAUGHTER] BUT, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES YOU -- YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S IN YOUR OWN CARD. AND THAT'S WHAT TEACHES THE REAL FIRM NATION...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.