His great passion for education and [making sure] people have an opportunity. Of course that's what came out of the George Mitchell Institute and his scholarships in those high schools.
Barbara MikulskiWhen 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 MikulskiGeorge [Mitchell] introduced the idea that we'd go on a retreat [and] to really regularize caucuses. He's the one who had I think [Tom] Daschle become the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, so I think it lived through with Tom.
Barbara MikulskiWe 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.
Barbara MikulskiIn my very first term there was an issue that brought us [George Mitchell, Ted Kennedy, Chris Dodd] together in a very deep, emotional, and personal level.It was called 'spousal impoverishment' and it meant that for one person [to go into] a nursing home, the family [ ], could go near bankruptcy, and then they'd end up with a lien on the family farm or the home. And so I wanted to change that.
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