Jo Ann Emerson

“I will not be a wallflower. I will not be a shrinking violet. I will not be a rubber stamp.”

“Bipartisanship is not a dirty word. It's how we get things done for the American people.”

“It is extremely important that we are helping people who are in a real crisis and need a hand up.”

“For rural America to thrive, we must continue to expand access to broadband so that all of our communities have the same opportunities that are available in our urban areas.”