I think George Mitchell was good for Maryland in the sense that he helped me get elected. It doesn’t get any better than that from here on.
BARBARA MIKULSKIGeorge 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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George [Mitchell] introduced the idea that we’d go on a retreat [and] to really regularize caucuses. He’s the one who had I think [Tom] Daschle become the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, so I think it lived through with Tom.
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When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves
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Politics is social work with power.
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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 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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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.
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I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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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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The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.
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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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When it comes to standing up for veterans, we cannot be the Republicans and Democrats, we have to be the red, white, and blue party.
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When you’re up in Maine, there is Canada, I mean it’s looking right at you; it’s a different viewpoint.
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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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I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.
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