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Aspen Ideas Festival

Compromisers Make Great Democracies

Season 1 Episode 30

In this candid talk with the first woman elected to represent the State of Minnesota in the US Senate, Senator Amy Klobuchar will share the personal story of her entry into politics as well as reveal her secret to getting things done on a bipartisan basis, which has been her mission since taking office in 2007.

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