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Barbara Mikulski

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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Age Important Safety
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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Fighting United States Years
Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
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Bankruptcy Government Responsibility
I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.
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Creating Mind Thinking
Our seniors’ retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
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Political Retirement Senior
College is part of the American dream. It shouldnt be part of a financial nightmare for families
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College Dream Financial
I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I’ll be voting for a woman for president.
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Believe Office Voting
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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Borders Jobs Thinking
I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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Ambassadors Country United States
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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Firefighter Needs Training
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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People Rich Years
I would say that in some ways George Mitchell is kind of an old fashioned guy, in terms of these basic values, but he was a very modern person, encouraging, he was not only accepting but he was actually encouraging.
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Guy Kind Way
America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
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Country Melting Pot
In American Society today, we need to have volunteerism. I truly believe that it is the glue that will hold us together and it will be the energy that will take us into the 21st century.
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Believe Helping Others Volunteer
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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Country Elect Help Maryland People Sense Thinking
Every vote counts and every vote must be counted
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Count Every Person Vote
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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Badass Dream Issues
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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Fighting Hard Square Work
You cant get more for less. You get what you pay for.
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Cant Pay Survival Symbol
When one gets old and they are sick, there are not many things they can count on but they should be able to count on Social Security. Our seniors’ retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
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Retirement Senior Sick
People aren’t for hitting.
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Hitting People Violence
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.
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Community Goes On People
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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Glasses Hero Moving
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.
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Integrity Thinking Whole
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.
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Careers College Community
Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
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Change Differences Making Mind
I knew of Senator [George] Mitchell because he was very close friends with who was soon to be the senior senator, Paul Sarbanes. Paul Sarbanes and George Mitchell were kind of pals together.
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Close Friend Senior Soon Together

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