I would say that in some ways George Mitchell is kind of an old fashioned guy, in terms of these basic values, but he was a very modern person, encouraging, he was not only accepting but he was actually encouraging.

We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting - our shoulders square, our lipstick on - because you deserve equal pay for your hard work.

Politics is social work with power.

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

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

Senator Paul Sarbanes really was a big help to me. He was so well known and so well respected, and he said, "Give her a chance here." And he showed me the ways of power and the corridors of power, [as did] Bob Byrd. [They] helped with [my] committee assignments.

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