#families

Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#age #american #american women #disability #disproportionately

College is part of the American dream. It shouldn't be part of a financial nightmare for families. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#american dream #college #dream #families #financial

I am emphatically against the privatization of Social Security. It is going to hurt millions of American women, American families and ultimately the whole country. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#am #american #american families #american women #country

I don't want women and their families to be left out and left behind. We can fight for them. We will fight for them. They deserve better and I want to give them better. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#better #deserve #families #fight #give

I thought in this country, the best social program was a job. Yet minimum wage jobs aren't paying enough to keep families out of poverty. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

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The 77 cents that women make for every dollar men earn makes a real difference to our families - families stretching to make every dollar count. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

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When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#america #families #help #helping #net

Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands. ↗

— Brenda Ueland

#families #great #husbands #impulse #particularly

That's not to say that women's priorities are better than men's. Rather, when women are empowered, when they can speak from the experience of their own lives, they often address different, previously neglected issues. And families and whole communities benefit. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#benefit #better #communities #different #empowered

But research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

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