[During] the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter [Fair Pay Act], equal pay for equal work, the women led that fight.
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When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves
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I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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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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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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You cant get more for less. You get what you pay for.
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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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I am emphatically against the privatization of Social Security. It is going to hurt millions of American women, American families and ultimately the whole country
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We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting – our shoulders square, our lipstick on – because you deserve equal pay for your hard work.
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I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.
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I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.
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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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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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Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
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College is part of the American dream. It shouldnt be part of a financial nightmare for families
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