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I think George Mitchell was good for Maryland in the sense that he helped me get elected. It doesn't get any better than that from here on.

The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.

When you're up in Maine, there is Canada, I mean it's looking right at you; it's a different viewpoint.

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.

I was a social worker for Baltimore families. Now I'm a social worker building opportunities for families throughout America.

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.

Nothing really happened - I was elected in '86 - until 1992, and that's when the Anita Hill debacle happened.

Politics is social work with power.

I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president.

Every vote counts and every vote must be counted.

Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.

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.

I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.

I always said that though I was the first, I wanted to be the first of many.

America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.

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.

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.

I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.

People had so much respect for George Mitchell. They wanted to cooperate with him. I think that's a hallmark of a very good leader.

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

College is part of the American dream. It shouldn't be part of a financial nightmare for families.

I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.

[During] the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter [Fair Pay Act], equal pay for equal work, the women led that fight.

People aren't for hitting.

Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.

I'm shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right.

You can't get more for less. You get what you pay for.

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.

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

Martha Pope herself is a legend within the institution, and he was enormously supportive. And me and the women candidates.