I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I’ll be voting for a woman for president.
BARBARA MIKULSKII 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.
More Barbara Mikulski Quotes
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America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
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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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The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.
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One hundred thousand dollars was the bridge that enabled me to go on TV, not miss a beat or miss an opportunity, and raise then my own money to carry me forth. And that’s how I got to be the first Democratic woman in the United States Senate’s history.
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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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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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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.
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When you’re up in Maine, there is Canada, I mean it’s looking right at you; it’s a different viewpoint.
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George [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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Martha Pope herself is a legend within the institution, and he was enormously supportive. And me and the women candidates.
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I think George Mitchell believed in promoting women.
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I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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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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Let us get on with creating the democratic and pluralistic society that we say we are.
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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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