Gwen Moore
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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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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.
apples pie violence
Violence against women is as American as apple pie. I know, not only as a legislator, but from personal experience.
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,
lack regarding women
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.