Kirsten Gillibrand
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Kirsten Gillibrand is a U.S. Senator known for her commitment to public service and bipartisan collaboration. This interview reveals her focus on building coalitions and understanding diverse perspectives to drive meaningful change.
“They don't want gun crime either. They just don't experience it on the same level that somebody living in New York City or Brooklyn or parts of Albany or parts of Buffalo experience. And it might live in a rural area and hunting's important to them, but having a background check doesn't impede their right at all.”
“Immigration. My district was maybe 97% white. Some immigrants, but not a great deal of diversity in the district. And so I hadn't heard enough of the stories of how painful it is to have your family be torn apart because there's ice at their door. Like I hadn't heard those stories or didn't try to, I mean, I didn't do enough.”
“My most vivid memory is going into a campaign headquarters on a hot August day and seeing these women stuff envelopes. And I just remember they were all wearing sleeveless dresses like the one I'm wearing right now, cotton dresses. And they were stuffing envelopes and I'm watching their arms jiggle just like mine just did.”
“Yes, but as an adult, I really struggled when I was young and single in New York City. And the way I worked through personal struggles is I started going to a new church and it was actually an evangelical church, different kind of service, different kind of preaching. But I really liked it because it was much more intellectualized.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 149 - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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