Excerpts of Terri Lynn Land's Remarks at the 2014 Michigan Republican Convention

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The following are excerpts of Terri Lynn Land's remarks at the 2014 Michigan Republican Convention, which drew a standing ovation from the crowd of 5,000 people.

"I'm Terri Lynn Land, and I'm running for the United States Senate to represent the great state of Michigan because Washington is broken, and now it's breaking Michigan. We need a Senator who will put Michigan First!

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"I have had plenty of men try to boss me around. They tried to tell me what to do, what jobs I could have, what to think and that I could never win an elective office in Michigan as a woman. But you know what? I never backed down. I was not only leaning in before it was cool -- I was winning elections.

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"Congressman Peters on the other hand, while holding himself out as a champion of women, pays 67 cents on the dollar to women for every dollar he pays men. Can you say hypocrisy? So I've got a message for Congressman Peters today: I'm not going to be lectured about equal pay by a man who pays women in his office 67 cents on the dollar!

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"We must repeal and replace ObamaCare with a patient-focused system that puts Michigan men and women first.

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"It's time to stop letting Washington decide how our gas tax dollars get spent. We know how to fix our own roads. We don't need Washington telling us what to do. So let's stop playing politics and finally fix our roads!

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"He told one group recently he supports more enforcement. But he told another that "immigration reform isn't about enforcement.' We can't trust what he says. All we can go by is his record, and he's voted multiple times for amnesty.

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"I want to expand federal grants to include training programs for skills like welding, machining, manufacturing and other great-paying jobs. Many of our young people are in need of good-paying jobs, but they lack the training needed for those jobs. The federal government gives loans for four-year colleges, but they leave behind those who don't attend a university.

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"He claims he opposes outsourcing, and yet he is an outsourcer himself! He sent a contract to a Chinese company when he was at the State Lottery. And he voted to send over a billion of our tax dollars overseas to companies that make cars in places like China!

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"My name is Terri Lynn Land, and I want you to help me throw that retirement party for Harry Reid. I hope you will stand with me, and together we will put Michigan First!"

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