The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.
BARBARA MIKULSKIGeorge [Mitchell] introduced the idea that we’d go on a retreat [and] to really regularize caucuses. He’s the one who had I think [Tom] Daschle become the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, so I think it lived through with Tom.
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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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I think George Mitchell was good for Maryland in the sense that he helped me get elected. It doesn’t get any better than that from here on.
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Our seniors’ retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
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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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Every vote counts and every vote must be counted
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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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America must continue diplomacy, even as we continue the war, to expand the coalition of the willing to share the burden of war and to share the responsibility and the economic cost of rebuilding Iraq.
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When it comes to standing up for veterans, we cannot be the Republicans and Democrats, we have to be the red, white, and blue party.
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George Mitchell was a very good leader, and we were more than satisfied with his leadership. And I know the guys were jealous.
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In my state [ Maryland] we’ve lost jobs to NAFTA, we did not gain jobs from NAFTA. But I think it’s very difficult when your state is right up against the northern border, you do see things differently.
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I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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People aren’t for hitting.
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Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
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Politics is social work with power.
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I’m so proud of Maryland’s firefighters, risking their lives to protect others, but we need to protect our protectors with the best equipment training and resources.
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