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> [We have to get back to a government where leaders are willing to talk across party lines and do not have absolute politics as the goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/we-have-to-get-back-to-a-government-where-leaders-are-willing-to-talk/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

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> [We have to get back to a government where leaders are willing to talk across party lines and do not have absolute politics as the goal. Our goal has to be bettering the country, making sure we have an education…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/we-have-to-get-back-to-a-government-where-leaders-are-willing-to-talk-2/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

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## More by Patty Judge

> [What I will stand up for is what I think is right and for the best interests of the citizens of the state of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/what-i-will-stand-up-for-is-what-i-think-is-right-and-for-the-best/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [The people in Iowa know that Washington isn't working. It's devolved into partisan politics and a lot of gridlock and obstruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/the-people-in-iowa-know-that-washington-isn-t-working-it-s-devolved/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [We have to get back to a government where leaders are willing to talk across party lines and do not have absolute politics as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/we-have-to-get-back-to-a-government-where-leaders-are-willing-to-talk/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [I think women bring a different perspective into Senate and that we tend to be more collaborative in our approach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/i-think-women-bring-a-different-perspective-into-senate-and-that-we/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [We have to get back to a government where leaders are willing to talk across party lines and do not have absolute politics as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/we-have-to-get-back-to-a-government-where-leaders-are-willing-to-talk-2/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [Average Americans, middle-class citizens, just feel disenfranchised by our government. And they feel particularly unhappy by what is perceived as business-as-usual politics in Washington.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/average-americans-middle-class-citizens-just-feel-disenfranchised-by/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [Climate change is very real. It is a serious issue it should be treated that way... It is not just ours here in Iowa…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/climate-change-is-very-real-it-is-a-serious-issue-it-should-be/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [I would certainly look at a proposal for tuition-free community college for two years if the students kept a certain high grade-point average.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/i-would-certainly-look-at-a-proposal-for-tuition-free-community/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [I think it is possible to meet people in the middle, to have a discussion even though you may not agree on solutions, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/i-think-it-is-possible-to-meet-people-in-the-middle-to-have-a/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [I am really not clear in my mind what a sanctuary city is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/i-am-really-not-clear-in-my-mind-what-a-sanctuary-city-is/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [Donald Trump at the head of the Republican ticket affords Democrats a great opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/donald-trump-at-the-head-of-the-republican-ticket-affords-democrats-a/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [Oh, what could be more delicious than replacing Chuck Grassley on the Senate Agriculture Committee?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/oh-what-could-be-more-delicious-than-replacing-chuck-grassley-on-the/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [I was the first woman elected as secretary of agriculture in Iowa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/i-was-the-first-woman-elected-as-secretary-of-agriculture-in-iowa/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [I don't know that free trade... is good for our country and good for Iowa and Iowa workers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/i-don-t-know-that-free-trade-is-good-for-our-country-and-good-for/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

> [I'm never very quiet; that's not my nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/i-m-never-very-quiet-that-s-not-my-nature/)

[Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/)

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