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.
BARBARA MIKULSKIThe world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable
More Barbara Mikulski Quotes
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I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.
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I’m shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right.
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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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I always said that though I was the first, I wanted to be the first of many.
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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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Politics is social work with power.
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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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What I like best in Baltimore is the people, the neighborhoods and what goes on in the neighborhoods. Each has its own stories, own diners and own quirks. It’s about community. I also like everything Old Bay.
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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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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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The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable
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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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When one gets old and they are sick, there are not many things they can count on but they should be able to count on Social Security. Our seniors’ retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
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Let us get on with creating the democratic and pluralistic society that we say we are.
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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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