CREW'S MELANIE SLOAN PROFILED IN OPRAH MAGAZINE'S POWER LIST | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

CREW'S MELANIE SLOAN PROFILED IN OPRAH MAGAZINE'S POWER LIST Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

...Mine is a very wearing job—you get rid of bad guys and then more appear. It's never done. But here is what's great: When I pick up the paper and read something terrible, I don't just think, "Wow, that is awful and I hope somebody does something about it." I read it and go, "Wow, what can I do about that today?" Yes, it's hard to fight for what you believe in, but hard is never a reason not to fight. My mom would say I've always had an innate sense of fairness and justice. But I also went to a Quaker high school and took their values of social justice to heart. So even if I alienate all of Washington, I'm not afraid. In fact, when people start attacking me, I'm happy. It means I'm getting to them, and that means I'm doing my job...

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