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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.

Barbara Mikulski

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

Believe Office Voting
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.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Careers College Community
The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Family Survival Symbols
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.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Goes Ideas On Thinking
Politics is social work with power.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Philanthropy Social Work
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.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Battle Issues Reform
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.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Borders Jobs Thinking
I think, though, with that whole sense of integrity and a lot of things that have been going on, the shared leadership rather than the titular head.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Integrity Thinking Whole
Nothing really happened – I was elected in ’86 – until 1992, and that’s when the Anita Hill debacle happened.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Debacles Happened Hills
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.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Arms Social Together
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.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Community Goes On People
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.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Jobs Know Nafta Suspious
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.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Age Important Safety
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 MIKULSKI

Country Elect Help Maryland People Sense Thinking
America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Country Melting Pot
Our seniors’ retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
BARBARA MIKULSKI

Political Retirement Senior

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.

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