America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
BARBARA MIKULSKIPeople had so much respect for George Mitchell. They wanted to cooperate with him. I think that’s a hallmark of a very good leader.
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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.
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Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
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I would say George Mitchell was like Clark Kent sometimes with his horn rimmed glasses and his very quiet manner. People say, well, he’s just a quiet leader, but then he emerges as super hero and begins to move this legislation. He led by example.
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Politics is social work with power.
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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
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Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
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Senator [George] Mitchell is a man of many talents and he’s swift on his feet, but one would not think of him as ‘dancing with the stars.’ And we had this great rock ‘n’ roll fund raiser.
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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 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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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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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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You cant get more for less. You get what you pay for.
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Our seniors’ retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
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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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I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I’ll be voting for a woman for president.
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