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
I defend Israel's right to exist, to defend themselves, to not let themselves be exterminated a second time.
The Convention probably foresaw what it has been a principal aim of these papers to inculcate that the danger which most threatens our political welfare is, that the state governments will finally sap the foundations of the Union.
We vainly fancy ourselves above the ugly informing and paranoia of the right-wing McCarthy era, but in the 21st century, the Left has fashioned a mirror image.
If the General Government should be left dependent on the State Legislatures, it would be happy for us if we had never met in this room.
When you restore democracy, you cannot say that only those who worked for the restoration of democracy will be allowed to use the privileges of a democracy.
If we live in a perpetual state of outrage, Trump wins. Because when we become depleted and exhausted and sapped of our energy, we're not as resourceful, creative, or effective.
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