We don't have a caucus, because we differ on so many views. Some of us are pro-choice, some are not. We'll take the issue of drilling, for example: Lisa Murkowski would want to drill in ANWAR, Maria Cantwell, Barbara Boxer, and most of us would say no, and so we don't. But we get together once a month for dinner, and we have three rules: no memos, no staff, and no leaks; and we get together for friendship. In fact, we're having a dinner tonight. We just have drinks and talk about life and times.
Barbara MikulskiWhen 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 MikulskiWhen you're up in Maine, there is Canada, I mean it's looking right at you; it's a different viewpoint.
Barbara MikulskiI 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.
Barbara MikulskiWeโre going to foment our own revolution. So I say to the women out there in America, letโs keep this fight going! Put on your lipstick, square your shoulders, suit up, and letโs fight for a new American revolution where women are paid equal pay for equal work, and letโs end wage discrimination in this century once and for all!
Barbara Mikulski