We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting - our shoulders square, our lipstick on - because you deserve equal pay for your hard work.
Barbara Mikulski
Related It took us 200 years to elect the first Democratic woman to the Senate in her own right, and that... ELLEN MALCOLM Here at home, President Obama early on made the connection between growth and economic opportunity f... LAEL BRAINARD President Obama is also standing up for women in North Carolina and across our country. He has helpe... BEV PERDUE We are ready to work hard, work together to re-elect President Barack Obama. We must do it because w... NANCY KEENAN President Obama stands ready to work with everyone, because that's what the American people expe... VALERIE JARRETT We still need our equal pay for equal work. We need opportunity and doors open. JUDGE MABELAN EPHRIAM If we limit our vision to the real world, we will forever be fighting on the minus side of things, w... GALEN ROWELL President Obama has made it his mission that we welcome our troops home with care and concern and th... JOHN F. KERRY On the campaign, I've had the privilege of advocating for important issues that affect all women... ANN CALLIS President Kennedy understood the importance of equal pay for equal work and signed historic legislat... ROSA DELAURO Plain and simple, Congress must act to meet the needs of our constituents. We can do that by strengt... PAUL TONKO We will work hard on our training and keep focused. We will also try to keep everybody healthy and s... DUSTIN WILSON We face a choice this election. President Obama is fighting for changes that grow the economy from t... EVA LONGORIA Now, I don't think President Obama and Vice President Biden get the credit they deserve for savi... HILLARY CLINTON And I spoke out on women's rights, like equal pay for equal work. KAREN MORLEY On foreign policy, President Obama has kept our nation safe from terrorism and restored our standing... CHUCK SCHUMER You are not content with the vast millions of tribute we pay you annually under the operation of our... JOHN H. REAGAN It looks like we have lipstick on with the red Gatorade all over our faces. But keep it coming, keep... LEO RADKOWSKI Our government is based upon a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances. The actions... CAROLINE FREDRICKSON On one of the most personal matters of our lives, our health care, President Obama would turn decisi... MITT ROMNEY No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you. We are victim... MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH We need them for the long haul by our side, ... I can walk with confidence that the federal governme... DICK CHENEY I believe men and women should get equal pay for equal work. SATYA NADELLA As president, my father will change the labor laws put in place when women were not a significant po... IVANKA TRUMP In the blood-heat of pursuing the enemy, many people are forgetting what we are fighting for. We are... JULIA CHILD I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value. Scorn to be coddled b... SUSAN B. ANTHONY Employers should begin from the principal that all individuals, not just women compared with men, sh... DIANAH WORMAN You see, without hard work and responsibility, there is no American Dream. Hard work lays the founda... RICHARD TRUMKA This is one way that we can show our support for the men and women who work so hard to protect our c... CHUCK SMITH After hard work, cooperation with the Greek government and other states, we achieved a text which sa... KYPROS CHRYSOSTOMIDES Democrats have pushed for equal pay for women because we know that when women succeed, America succe... DONNA BRAZILE We thought it fitting to pay tribute to some of the special women who have given so much of their ti... JANICE CROUSE We women often gauge our own self-worth by the quality of our interactions with our lovers. And ofte... CARRIE PRESTON I am proud of our president, our troops, and our allies, ... Yes, we are fighting to preserve our na... DENNIS HASTERT There are so many opportunities that we encounter in our life. But some are so subtle that if we don... WILLIAM MERRICK When others have shied away, our awardees have shown great commitment in their advocacy for equal ri... JOE SOLMONESE Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is characterized by the willingness to wor... JANET JACKSON We won this election for the President, and we deserve to have the next Supreme Court nominee, we de... CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN They do a lot of things well. Teams that work hard and don't give up, they deserve to keep fighting. CASSANDRA YANCY East of Ordinary There exists the landscape where you take yourself by the hand. Where you walk forw... JENNIFER LOUDEN We will win this battle because we are fighting for our lives and the lives of our Clanmates. Our en... ERIN HUNTER As one of the responsibilities of Vice President, I plan on organizing the Senate. By increasing the... LEANDRA TORRES Mother Earth needs us to keep our covenant. We will do this in courts, we will do this on our radio ... WINONA LADUKE We played with a lot of heart and we play with a chip on our shoulders. We wanted to work hard defen... ANDREW CARVER We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workp... BLANCHE LINCOLN Most Americans will be horrified that President Obama is compromising our deterrent to chemical and ... FRANK GAFFNEY President Obama's policies have been categorical failures for our country. TIM GRIFFIN We found that just by the way we stood, affected women dramatically, and if you look at our show, yo... BURT WARD Our focus is on helping people develop the skills to find and keep a job. Instead of focusing on a w... SAM BROWNBACK When President Obama entered the White House, the economy was in a free-fall. The auto industry: on ... RAHM EMANUEL Our members work hard for good benefits. We work hard to get them good benefits, and we'd like to ke... JAMES SCHROEDER We sought justice because equal pay for equal work is an American value. That fight took me ten year... LILLY LEDBETTER I just want to say that I think no matter how you feel about Iraq or any of that situation, you need... DWIGHT ADAMS House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will f... JOHN BOEHNER And because of President Obama, more women than ever are serving in the Cabinet and on the Supreme C... CECILE RICHARDS The problem is that, partly because we are women, a large measure of our happiness depends on our re... SANDRA TSING LOH Our men and women fighting in Iraq are held accountable for their performance and their conduct. On ... WESLEY CLARK If I am elected President of these United States, I will work with all my energy and soul to restore... MITT ROMNEY I will always vote on the side of freedom and our right to keep and bear arms. MEL MARTINEZ We want work and we want honest jobs. Our minds and our hands will be our keep! VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO When you're sick, you present your medicare card, not your credit card. New Democrats will not stand... JACK LAYTON I agree with President Obama and Attorney General Holder that we need to reform our criminal sentenc... RAUL LABRADOR We have always placed the people's business ahead of all else. This is our duty as public servants, ... ANDY CARD This win is huge for us. I can't even begin to tell you how big it is. Our kids work hard every week... GREG TAGLIERI Any time your big guys will go out and run, you put a lot of pressure on the opposition. We have guy... BRETT NORRIS For the sake of our offsprings, we will keep fighting for the Democracy, Freedom and Justice, as lon... KAZERONNIE MAK President Obama has called for economic and political empowerment of women globally. The Equal Futur... LAEL BRAINARD The biggest thing is that we out rebounded them. We did a pretty good job on the boards. We pressure... JASPER WILLIAMS If the outside [our outside circumstances] has become spoilt so be it, don’t let the inside [our i... DADA BHAGWAN Everything passes by, and we are left with just our memories BEN OAK If you could have imagined that someone is happy that Obama is president, it has to be Jimmy Carter ... OLIVER NORTH The truth should never die. It is our mission to keep the true history of 'our' side alive for our d... GRADY HOWELL Our dad's passion for racing was passed on to both of us. And we are thrilled to have the opportunit... BRIAN FRISSELLE It's amazing to me that, in the 42 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into l... MIKE HONDA With the depth of the women's game, the entertainment it gives, and the work we put into it, I t... CAROLINE WOZNIACKI Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be ... VALERIE JARRETT President Obama, under your leadership, we do need guns to keep us safe. TOMI LAHREN time is not on your side. As time goes by, we are increasing our arsenal. JACK PRITCHARD By the time President Obama took office, Guantanamo was viewed internationally as a symbol of a coun... JOHN O. BRENNAN History will remember women who stood side by side with their husband in good and hard times. MATTHIAS PANTALEON ...We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore.
We will be united in our common interests.... BILL PULLMAN Our health will have a lot to do with our success down the stretch. If we continue to work hard and ... BRIAN ADKINS We will try and get the fans on our side, PAOLO DI CANIO President Obama understands women. He trusts women. And on every issue that matters to us, he stands... CECILE RICHARDS The only thing we have outside our city is our home football team. It makes me want to break down an... DARRELL TARLETON On the flip side of everything we think we absolutely have pegged lurks an equal amount of the unkno... HARUKI MURAKAMI Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of sex... DWIGHT D EISENHOWER Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of sex... DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER The Republicans' ability to enforce uniformity in the House has been diminished somewhat, but even g... DAVID WU I mean, I know the man's[Gordon Brown] a ninny, Mr President [Obama], but he's our ninny, and we don... DANIEL HANNAN President Obama orders religious organizations to violate their conscience. I will defend religious ... MITT ROMNEY When Hillary served in the Senate, I saw her work day and night as a member of the Armed Services Co... MADELEINE ALBRIGHT When elected, I plan to keep our county monies within the county as much as possible by using local ... DALE FREEMAN will be used by our staff, our lawyers and our investigators to buttress the case that the president... BOB BARR We put in a lot of hard work over Christmas break because we know what it takes to win this competit... KATIE WILSON We all have a destiny in accordance with the breadth of our shoulders. My shoulders are broad. PLACIDO DOMINGO Do we work for and pay for all this convenience in order to live our lives, or do we live our lives ... COLIN BEAVAN Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal ... MAO ZEDONG Today, men and women in uniform ... work so hard on our behalf to protect our freedom (and) our libe... ELAINE CHAO We are striving for perfection, and that's our goal. In our business -- the luxury business -- if yo... JAN CHOVANEC
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BARBARA LEE I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slop... BARBARA LEE We must use all the tools of American power in resolving disputes, including diplomacy. And we must ... BARBARA LEE We need to honor our troops who served and show our support by giving our men and women who served t... BARBARA LEE I think there are different ways of being rigorous, and I am asking people to be as rigorous in thei... BARBARA KRUGER I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in different kinds... BARBARA KRUGER I believe that who we are, and consequently the work that we make, whether we're visual artists ... BARBARA KRUGER It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practi... BARBARA KRUGER Things change and work changes. Right now I like the idea of enveloping a space and getting messages... BARBARA KRUGER I think there are lots of ways to make good work. You can throw big bucks at a project and make what... BARBARA KRUGER Power doesn't just exist. It is threaded through different mechanisms of control. I'm intere... BARBARA KRUGER I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are cons... BARBARA KRUGER I always say that I'm an artist who works with pictures and words, so I think that the different... BARBARA KRUGER Money talks. It starts rumors about careers and complicity and speaks of the tragedies and triumphs ... BARBARA KRUGER Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to sur... BARBARA KRUGER I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to do-you know, ins... BARBARA KRUGER Women's art, political art - those categorisations perpetuate a certain kind of marginality whic... BARBARA KRUGER Look, we're all saddled with things that make us better or worse. This world is a crazy place, a... BARBARA KRUGER I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow of mome... BARBARA KRUGER It's hard for me to understand how working-class people support themselves. BARBARA KRUGER