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
vote
Every vote counts and every vote must be counted
issues battle benefits
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.
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
usa ambassadors firsts
I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
senior retirement sick
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.
fighting equal-pay passages
[During] the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter [Fair Pay Act], equal pay for equal work, the women led that fight.
believe office voting
I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president.
thinking creating mind
I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.
people violence hitting
People aren't for hitting.
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.
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.