I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.
BARBARA MIKULSKIIn 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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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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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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You cant get more for less. You get what you pay for.
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I think Paul Sarbanes and his wife Christine socialized with them [George and Heather Mitchell] more than I did, but we all hung out, or we saw each other in groups.
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I knew of Senator [George] Mitchell because he was very close friends with who was soon to be the senior senator, Paul Sarbanes. Paul Sarbanes and George Mitchell were kind of pals together.
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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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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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Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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