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.
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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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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I think George Mitchell believed in promoting women.
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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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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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Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
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I’m shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right.
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I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.
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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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Nothing really happened – I was elected in ’86 – until 1992, and that’s when the Anita Hill debacle happened.
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Nancy [Kassebaum] and I worked on a women’s health agenda when I first came. Women were not included in the protocols at NIH, the famous study, ‘take an aspirin a day, keep the doctor, you know, a heart attack away.’ It was done on ten thousand male medical students.
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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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Community colleges are one of Americas great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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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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I will fight in the United States Senate this year to fund a servicing mission to Hubble by 2008, a mission that would potentially increase Hubbles power and efficiency by a factor of 10 and allow us to look back almost to the beginning of the universe.
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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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