We work on macro issues and macaroni and cheese issues. When women are in the halls of power, our national debate reflects the needs and dreams of American families.
Interpretation
Women's representation in power leads to a more inclusive national discussion that addresses family needs.
Barbara Mikulski highlights the importance of women's participation in governance by asserting that when women hold power, the national discourse tends to encompass a broader range of issues, from significant policy matters to everyday concerns like basic family needs, exemplified by the metaphor of 'macaroni and cheese.' This underscores the idea that diverse representation leads to a richer, more comprehensive dialogue that better reflects the realities and aspirations of American families.
In practice
In a women's leadership conference to inspire future leaders.
We’re going to foment our own revolution. So I say to the women out there in America, let’s keep this fight going! Put on your lipstick, square your shoulders, suit up, and let’s fight for a new American revolution where women are paid equal pay for equal work, and let’s end wage discrimination in this century once and for all!
Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
The women of the Senate are like the U.S. Olympic team: we come in different sizes, but we sure are united in our determination to do the best for our country!
Every vote counts and every vote must be counted
The U.N. bureaucracy has grown to elephantine proportions. Now that the Cold War is over, we are asking that elephant to do gymnastics.
Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.
We are paying a heavy political price for 20 years in which, as a party, we have played down our criticism of capitalism and soft-peddled our advocacy of socialism
Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.
Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption.
I am a freeman, an American, a United States Senator, and a Democrat, in that order.
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