Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"All of the women in the Senate... are very concerned about women in the military, their ability to serve and to be promoted."

"So, for those who are active duty, Reserves, and part of our civilian workforce that supports the Navy, we really just want to say thank you in every way and every day."

"Now, we feel real bad that we are going to lose the Comfort. And in fact, we feel so bad in Maryland that it has the same magnitude, if you were in Baltimore when we heard the Comfort was going to lea..."

"You know, it is my job to fight to keep the Comfort----"