Elizabeth Emken Quotes

I think we need to have more women in the Republican Party talking about what it is we're trying to do for families.

I don't care what the political establishment says, Republican, Democrat - I'm a problem solver.

When you look at a Congress that has an 84 percent disapproval rating, that means that for the most part, the people of this country, and certainly California, are looking for new leadership.

I know how to take good ideas and turn them into sensible law at great odds.

My son is a blessing in every way.

Ironically, if you look at Dianne Feinstein's profile and you look at my profile, I'm the 99 percent. Dianne Feinstein's the one percent. She appeals to one percent.

We need new energy back in Washington.

I'm no fan of what I've seen health insurance companies do.

I offer something very different from the lifelong career politicians who have worked their way up to run for higher office or those who can parachute in with checks for $5 million or $10 million, and that seems to be the definition of credible or legitimate. I'm rejecting that premise.

Part of the problem you have is that you don't have a dialogue between elected officials and their constituents. They've built these barricades, these barriers around themselves and tried to avoid interaction with their constituents.

I take on daunting tasks.

My son has autism, and I founded the government relations department at Autism Speaks.

You know, my background, I was at a non-profit for years.

We all know Sen. Feinstein is out of touch, but just to make it worse, by not embracing today's technology, she isn't even connected. Out of touch and disconnected.

I believe both parties are sending the wrong kind of people to Washington, D.C.

The federal government secures the border; Californians decide how we want to treat our population. I think we need a vibrant guest worker program. If we have one, we're going to stop having a lot of issues at the border.