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Lili Bitner has an optimistic outlook on tackling big issues. “I think there are very few problems on this earth that don't have solutions,” she said. “It just takes somebody with enough grit and effort and work to look for them, search for them and then to build coalition and consensus around those solutions.” Bitner acknowledges she doesn’t have all the answers but says she’s willing to work. “I'm willing to listen and I'm willing to research,” she said. “I think that’s what any good policymaker does is they recognize that they can't have all the answers, but ...