Barbara Mikulski
Community colleges are one of America's 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.Collection: Education
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.Collection: Medical
Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.Collection: Change
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.Collection: Age
Do we want an Attorney General who will play politics with the law, play politics with the court and just play politics with international conventions designed to protect our troops? I do not want to play that kind of politics. I am going to vote against Alberto Gonzales.
College is part of the American dream. It shouldn't be part of a financial nightmare for families.
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.
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.
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.
When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves.
America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
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.
You can't get more for less. You get what you pay for.
America must continue diplomacy, even as we continue the war, to expand the coalition of the willing to share the burden of war and to share the responsibility and the economic cost of rebuilding Iraq.
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.
Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
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.
I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
I believe honor thy mother and father is not just a good commandment to live by, it is good public policy to govern by. That is why I feel so strongly about Medicare.
Twenty-six years ago, I became the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right. I was the first, but I made sure I wasn't the only.
Every vote counts and every vote must be counted.
Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
I don't want women and their families to be left out and left behind. We can fight for them. We will fight for them. They deserve better and I want to give them better.
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 Hubble's power and efficiency by a factor of 10 and allow us to look back almost to the beginning of the universe.
The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable.
The women of the Senate are like the U.S. Olympic team: we come in different sizes, but we sure are united in our determination to do the best for our country!
I was a social worker for Baltimore families. Now I'm a social worker building opportunities for families throughout America.
Women leading means that Congress is working to create jobs, make quality child care more affordable and strengthen the middle class because we understand that America grows the economy and opportunity from the middle out, not the top down.
The 77 cents that women make for every dollar men earn makes a real difference to our families - families stretching to make every dollar count.
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.
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.Collection: Dream
We’re going to foment our own revolution. So I say to the women out there in America, let’s keep this fight going! Put on your lipstick, square your shoulders, suit up, and let’s fight for a new American revolution where women are paid equal pay for equal work, and let’s end wage discrimination in this century once and for all!Collection: Fighting
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.Collection: College
Politics is social work with power.Collection: Social Work
The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.Collection: Family
You cant get more for less. You get what you pay for.Collection: Pay
I thought in this country, the best social program was a job. Yet minimum wage jobs arent paying enough to keep families out of povertyCollection: Country
I always said that though I was the first, I wanted to be the first of many.Collection: Firsts
Let us get on with creating the democratic and pluralistic society that we say we are.Collection: Creating
College is part of the American dream. It shouldnt be part of a financial nightmare for familiesCollection: Dream
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.Collection: Party
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.Collection: Believe
In my very first term there was an issue that brought us [George Mitchell, Ted Kennedy, Chris Dodd] together in a very deep, emotional, and personal level.It was called 'spousal impoverishment' and it meant that for one person [to go into] a nursing home, the family [ ], could go near bankruptcy, and then they'd end up with a lien on the family farm or the home. And so I wanted to change that.Collection: Home
I think George Mitchell was the right guy for the right time, and many people will note his spectacular foreign policy accomplishments, both in and out of office. I think all would note his devotion to Maine; that was number one. The fact he did work in a bipartisan basis with Bill Cohen. And for me, he helped the first Democratic woman get elected.Collection: Thinking
Leadership is creating a state of mind in others. The difference between being a leader and manager, all due respect to managers, is that leaders have to create states of mind. But a leader, first of all, has to have a clear state of mind, which is usually her own vision, which energizes her, motivates others, and then creates that state of mind in others.Collection: Leadership
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.Collection: Opportunity
I am emphatically against the privatization of Social Security. It is going to hurt millions of American women, American families and ultimately the whole countryCollection: Country
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.Collection: People
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.Collection: Integrity
The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptableCollection: Military