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Quotes by Barbara Mikulski

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.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
America should not stand with just a coalition of the few. We need to have the international force of the many.
– Barbara Mikulski
An independent judiciary is vital to equal opportunity. When you walk through the courthouse door, you must be able to count on everyone being treated fairly. You must be able to trust that the laws on the books will be enforced. You must rely on your constitutional rights being respected. You must rely on an independent judiciary.
– Barbara Mikulski
As we look to Iraq's move toward a democratic framework, the United States of America must continue to lead the way, but also lead by example--how our own country, through its processes and the people who govern, stand up for the principles that have been the hallmark of the United States of America.
– Barbara Mikulski
College is part of the American dream. It shouldn't be part of a financial nightmare for families.
– 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.
– Barbara Mikulski
Courtrooms across the country are our protection against redlining and discrimination. The courts must not undo, rewrite or reinvent the spirit of our laws protecting American's civil rights. Whoever really believes in our court system, believes in our constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees every American equal protection under the law.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
– Barbara Mikulski
Every vote counts and every vote must be counted.
– Barbara Mikulski
Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
I believe there is money that needs to be spent in Iraq but not only our money. I think there needs to be international money. We had a coalition of the willing. Now we need a coalition of the wallet. Let them step to the plate to share the financial responsibility to create stability and a democracy in Iraq.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
I fought for a federal investment to get houses into the hands of home owners, not flippers or investors, and empower communities hard hit by foreclosures. I am so proud to be St. Ambrose's partner in rebuilding neighborhoods, one house and one family at a time.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
If our American companies are strong at home and abroad, our American economy will be strong. And that's what I'm fighting for.
– Barbara Mikulski
Our children are our greatest resource. Our public policy must reflect our values. That means not just passing legislation to Leave No Child Behind, but funding those programs. Words must be backed by deeds to make sure all America's children - black and white, Latino and Asian have an equal chance to succeed.
– Barbara Mikulski
Our courts are charged with safeguarding the very principles America stands for: justice, equality, individual liberty. That courthouse door must always be open, and when someone walks through that door they have to find an independent judiciary. I want to be sure when somebody walks through that courthouse door they not only get a fair trial and a fair hearing, but they know that person providing it is the best of the best.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
The world has witnessed shameful acts committed by people who represent the United States in Iraq. Now America must show the world how the United States of America exercises the true principles of democracy - upholding the rule of law by administering justice in a swift, transparent and fair manner.
– Barbara Mikulski
The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable.
– Barbara Mikulski
Too often, America's nurses are overworked, underpaid and undervalued.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
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.
– Barbara Mikulski
You can't get more for less. You get what you pay for.
– Barbara Mikulski