I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I’ll be voting for a woman for president.
BARBARA MIKULSKIWe 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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Every vote counts and every vote must be counted
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I think George Mitchell believed in promoting women.
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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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My own father had died of Alzheimer’s. George [Mitchell] had been also, I think, deeply moved by a similar tragedy.
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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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Martha Pope herself is a legend within the institution, and he was enormously supportive. And me and the women candidates.
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America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
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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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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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Our seniors’ retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
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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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I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.
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People aren’t for hitting.
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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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Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.
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