I think, though, with that whole sense of integrity and a lot of things that have been going on, the shared leadership rather than the titular head.
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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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There were times, though, when the women came together on a partisan basis. [When we stopped] the privatization of Social Security during George Bush, we linked arms.
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Senator [George] Mitchell is a man of many talents and he’s swift on his feet, but one would not think of him as ‘dancing with the stars.’ And we had this great rock ‘n’ roll fund raiser.
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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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We work on macro issues and macaroni and cheese issues. When women are in the halls of power, our national debate reflects the needs and dreams of American families.
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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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I would say George Mitchell was like Clark Kent sometimes with his horn rimmed glasses and his very quiet manner. People say, well, he’s just a quiet leader, but then he emerges as super hero and begins to move this legislation. He led by example.
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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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People aren’t for hitting.
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Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
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I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.
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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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Every vote counts and every vote must be counted
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People had so much respect for George Mitchell. They wanted to cooperate with him. I think that’s a hallmark of a very good leader.
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In American Society today, we need to have volunteerism. I truly believe that it is the glue that will hold us together and it will be the energy that will take us into the 21st century.
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