Barbara Mikulski Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“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 would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.”

“Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.”

“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.”

“The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable.”

“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.”

“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 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.”