Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"See, I am observing a pattern here, which is not only with the EEOC, but a variety of agencies."

"I think you have been given an enormous responsibility. And even if this law doesn't pass--which I hope it does--if we give you more responsibility, we have to give you more resources."

"Most recently at the March 11, 2010 HELP Hearing on Pay Equity, Senator Mikulski raised the critical issue of EEOC backlog and pressed for confirmation of permanent leadership."

"the Paycheck Fairness Act is a modest, common-sense reform that closes numerous longstanding loopholes in the Equal Pay Act."