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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More Barbara Mikulski Quotes
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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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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.
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I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.
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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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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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Nancy [Kassebaum] and I worked on a women’s health agenda when I first came. Women were not included in the protocols at NIH, the famous study, ‘take an aspirin a day, keep the doctor, you know, a heart attack away.’ It was done on ten thousand male medical students.
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Every vote counts and every vote must be counted
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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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College is part of the American dream. It shouldnt be part of a financial nightmare for families
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People aren’t for hitting.
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America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
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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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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.
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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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