Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"The Paycheck Fairness Act, introduced by Senator Mikulski and Representative DeLauro, is a commonsense piece of legislation."

"Apart from wanting to be a good employer, do you feel that these practices increase productivity and profit, or are they kind of neutral, or are they negative?"

"Smoking reduces life expectancy by at least 10 years and the CDC has said that tobacco use results in at least $133 billion worth of direct medical care costs each year."

"It is currently estimated that one in five deaths can be directly attributed to tobacco use."