i had a second child, she was preemie but not as preemie and i had insurance. that was a lesson on how scary it is to be in a situation where you really don't have anything. >> and you need your support for the formal care act in women's healthcare. what struck me during that time was that it's a traditional time and just as you grew up in the shadow of the holocaust, you are now in california, in northern california, in the shadow of the vietnam war. you have you have not been that involved the politics although you learned the art of the tough which is the title of your book but you start getting involved in organizing and lobbying and taking them out and leading to your ultimate decision to run for county supervisor. >> your right to point out the vietnam war because it's this for of my going into politics. here's why. by that time i had two little kids. as you know, as a mom yourself, you start to think differently. you start to think long term. you start to wonder how's my daughter going to cope. what kind of world will she grow up. what will my son face?

she was preemie, but not as a-- as preemie and she-- that was a lesson of how it is to be in a situationwhere you really don't have anything. host: leading to your support for the affordable care act, but what most truck me during this traditional time just as you grew up in the shadow of the holocaust you are now in california, northern california in the shadow of the vietnam war and you have not been that involved in politics. you learned that part of being tough, the title of your book if you start to get involved in organizing. leading to something much bigger and your ultimate decision to run for county supervisor. guest: your right to point out the vietnam war because this was for of my going into politics. by that time i had two little kids-- you know as a mom yourself you start to think differently. you start to think long-term. you start to wonder, how is my daughter-- what kind of world will she grow up and in what will my son face and all of these issues came to the poor around the time of the vietnam war. the environmental movement, women's movement and vietnam war , but espe

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