I would say that in some ways George Mitchell is kind of an old fashioned guy, in terms of these basic values, but he was a very modern person, encouraging, he was not only accepting but he was actually encouraging.
BARBARA MIKULSKINothing really happened – I was elected in ’86 – until 1992, and that’s when the Anita Hill debacle happened.
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A pregnant woman facing the most dire circumstances must be able to count on her doctor to do what is medically necessary to protect her from serious physical harm.
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Nothing really happened – I was elected in ’86 – until 1992, and that’s when the Anita Hill debacle happened.
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I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.
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I didn’t know how we were going to get jobs out of NAFTA, but I tend to be suspicious of these things, like NAFTAs and WTOs and so on.
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Look how Bill Cohen and George Mitchell worked together. It’s the stuff of legends. And now it’s the stuff of almost ancient history, regrettably, but the way those two really worked together.
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The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.
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We must be careful that the people who make $5,000 a year are not pitted against those that make $25,000 a year by those who make $900,000.
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The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable
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Martha Pope herself is a legend within the institution, and he was enormously supportive. And me and the women candidates.
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You cant get more for less. You get what you pay for.
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Let us get on with creating the democratic and pluralistic society that we say we are.
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[During] the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter [Fair Pay Act], equal pay for equal work, the women led that fight.
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Politics is social work with power.
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His great passion for education and [making sure] people have an opportunity. Of course that’s what came out of the George Mitchell Institute and his scholarships in those high schools.
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I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I’ll be voting for a woman for president.
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