Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandJon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits The Hill's Campaign Report: 19 years since 9/11 | Dem rival to Marjorie Taylor Greene drops out | Collin Peterson faces fight of his career | Court delivers blow to ex-felon voting rights in Florida Overnight Defense: US marks 19th anniversary of 9/11 attacks | Trump awards Medal of Honor to Army Ranger for hostage rescue mission | Bahrain, Israel normalizing diplomatic ties MORE (D-N.Y.) believes lawmakers should "go the f--k home" if they are not helping the American people.



In an interview with New York magazine published Tuesday, Gillibrand said that her perspective is similar to that of Sen. Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsGOP short of votes on Trump's controversial Fed pick Congress must save the Postal Service from collapse — our economy depends on it Garcetti: I would have acted sooner if Trump hadn't downplayed virus MORE (R-Maine), which is that lawmakers are in office "to help people."



“I know Susan’s worldview is similar to my worldview. Which is that we’re here to help people, and if we’re not helping people, we should go the f--k home,” she said.



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Gillibrand praised the Women's March, which mobilized millions of women around the country, calling it "the most inspiring moment of my life — because I believed five years ago that the women’s movement was dead.”

Gillibrand, who has cast the most "no" votes on President Trump's Cabinet nominees, defended her approach, saying she is judging each nomination on its own merits and not based on how she feels about Trump.



“I look at each nominee. If they suck, I vote against them. If they’re worthy, I vote for them," she maintained.

In the piece, Collins praises Gillibrand's ability and work ethic, adding that she would not be surprised to see her run for president.



“It would not surprise me if Kirsten were a candidate for higher office some day,” Collins said.



“She has enormous ability, she works extremely hard, she’s engaging, she’s young. And don’t take that as an endorsement, or I’ll be in even more trouble than I am now.”