 While in the House , Ferraro 's political self @-@ description evolved to " moderate " . In 1982 , she said her experiences as assistant district attorney had changed some of her views : " ... because no matter how concerned I am about spending , I have seen first hand what poverty can do to people 's lives and I just can 't , in good conscience , not do something about it . " For her six years in Congress , Ferraro had an average 78 percent " Liberal Quotient " from Americans for Democratic Action and an average 8 percent rating from the American Conservative Union . The AFL @-@ CIO 's Committee on Political Education gave her an average approval rating of 91 percent . 
