Barbara Mikulski Quotes
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America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
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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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Parents today are under a lot of stress, sometimes working two jobs just to make ends meet. They're trying to find day care for their kids and elder care for their own parents. The Federal Government shouldn't add to their worries by not living up to its obligations.
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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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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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I cannot believe the president searched the country and was unable to find a qualified female nominee, ... More likely, he was unable to find a qualified female nominee who satisfied that far right wing of the Republican Party.
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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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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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Every vote counts and every vote must be counted.
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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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Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
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Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
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The American system of democracy is founded on the concept that every citizen has the right to vote, to know that their vote is counted, and that the vote is counted accurately.
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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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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.
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I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.
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Look how Bill Cohen and George Mitchell worked together. It's the stuff of legends. And now it's the stuff of almost ancient history, regrettably, but the way those two really worked together.
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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 thought in this country, the best social program was a job. Yet minimum wage jobs aren't paying enough to keep families out of poverty.
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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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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.
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The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable.
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There was a whole group that really welcomed me: George Mitchell was one, Ted Kennedy, Chris Dodd, the reformers were really delighted to see me. So if you were one of those squeaky clean, shiny bright, let's reform the world, you were very glad to see Barb Mikulski, and George Mitchell was in that category.
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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.