"I've talked to law enforcement officials at the state and local level who say that violence against women is going up. In any case, we think that it's an important issue whether it's going up or not. And we are determined to stop it."

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"I've talked to law enforcement officials at the state and local level who say that violence against women is going up. In any case, we think that it's an important issue whether it's going up or not. And we are determined to stop it."

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Nature

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Politics

"I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs."

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Money

"We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong."

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