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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More Barbara Mikulski Quotes
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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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America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
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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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I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.
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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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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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Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
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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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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’m shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right.
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I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I’ll be voting for a woman for president.
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I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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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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Martha Pope herself is a legend within the institution, and he was enormously supportive. And me and the women candidates.
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