118 Quotes by Barbara Mikulski

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

Women leading means that Congress is working to create jobs, make quality child care more affordable and strengthen the middle class because we understand that America grows the economy and opportunity from the middle out, not the top down.

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

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.

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.

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

Every vote counts and every vote must be counted

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

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