it is a fact that she is a phi betta kappa. she has a very interesting legal career. she has worked in the private sector as a civil litigator. she has been an appellate court judge. the one experience of hers that resonates for me is that immediately graduating from law school, she spent five years as a prosecutor during one of the most busiest offices in our country. at the time, it paid about half as much as the job in the private sector. she wanted a challenge. she took the job as a prosecutor. before i entered the senate, i was a prosecutor. it was in minnesota. i was very interested in this experience that we have in common. one of the things i learned and i know she understands is that as a prosecutor, the law is not some dusty but in your basement. you have seen the damage that crime has done to the community and the havoc it can wreak. yet interacted with the people going to prison. you know that law is not just an abstract subject. you see that the law has a real impact on real people. as a prosecutor, you have to know the law and people. you have to no huma