Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
Gwendolynne Sophia "Gwen" Mooreis the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 April 1951
CountryUnited States of America
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By the eleventh grade I realized with horror that my assumption of attending college was no more than that - an assumption.
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Whenever I would get discouraged, I'd see the faces of the people who were going to have no voice in government if I weren't elected. A lot of them were female. A lot of them were people of color. And a lot of them were white, and they were poor. And they didn't matter. They just were obscure.
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Violence against women is as American as apple pie. I know, not only as a legislator, but from personal experience.
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Too many people feel that where you start out dictates where you should end up. I was on welfare and just shy of 19 when my first daughter was born, but I was encouraged to take advantage of my ability and drive and remained in school.
encouragement fighting people
We must encourage people to get educated, to get tested, to get involved in the fight against AIDS.
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There are more African-American men with suspended licenses than valid licenses,
kids
We cannot allow our kids not to have an educational opportunity.
costs medicare
Healthcare costs are rising, and not just Medicare and Medicaid, but healthcare in general.
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It is very frightening to see a resurgence of the old mores, or lack thereof, regarding women's rights to their own bodies.
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I don't have any rift with President Obama at all. I think that he is operating in an entirely different arena than I'm dealing in. I represent my constituents in the Fourth Congressional District. I'm looking out admittedly for much more narrow interests. I represent the fourth-poorest district.