I think Paul Sarbanes and his wife Christine socialized with them [George and Heather Mitchell] more than I did, but we all hung out, or we saw each other in groups.

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

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

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

A pregnant woman facing the most dire circumstances must be able to count on her doctor to do what is medically necessary to protect her from serious physical harm.

My own father had died of Alzheimer's. George [Mitchell] had been also, I think, deeply moved by a similar tragedy.

I would say George Mitchell was like Clark Kent sometimes with his horn rimmed glasses and his very quiet manner. People say, well, he's just a quiet leader, but then he emerges as super hero and begins to move this legislation. He led by example.