Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Ann Mikulskiis the senior United States Senator from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party, serving since 1987. Mikulski, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, is the longest-serving woman in the history of the United States Congress...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 July 1936
CountryUnited States of America
safety important age
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.
dream college nightmare
College is part of the American dream. It shouldnt be part of a financial nightmare for families
doctors able serious
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.
senior america safety
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
people violence hitting
People aren't for hitting.
thinking creating mind
I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.
senior retirement political
Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
years people rich
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.
mean canada maine
When you're up in Maine, there is Canada, I mean it's looking right at you; it's a different viewpoint.
leadership differences creating
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.
family survival symbols
The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.
double-standard standards coming-out
I'm shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right.
jobs nafta suspicious
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.
believe office voting
I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president.