“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”

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.

I’m shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right.

When you’re up in Maine, there is Canada, I mean it’s looking right at you; it’s a different viewpoint.

I always said that though I was the first, I wanted to be the first of many.

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.

I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.

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.

There were times, though, when the women came together on a partisan basis. [When we stopped] the privatization of Social Security during George Bush, we linked arms.

I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I’ll be voting for a woman for president.

You cant get more for less. You get what you pay for.

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.

George Mitchell was a very good leader, and we were more than satisfied with his leadership. And I know the guys were jealous.

Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.

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.

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.

On the most recent battles on health insurance reform, the women led the battle to end gender discrimination by the insurance companies [where] women paid more and got less of a benefit, and also the whole issue of prevention.