Political Quotes

“at times it seems that Democrats and Republicans in the Senate don't agree on very much, but the one thing we all agree on without any exception is this: Our colleague Barbara Mikulski of Maryland can turn a phrase better than anyone else. It is one of her many gifts. Just listen to some of the memorable lines we have heard her utter. Running for her first term in the Senate, Barbara said: I might be short, but I won't be overlooked. Just prior to the 2013 government shutdown, she told Senate Republicans: You can huff and puff for 21 hours, but you can't be the magic dragon that blows the Affordable Care Act away. Earlier this year, she spoke of the Zika virus as follows: The mosquitoes are coming. The mosquitoes are already here. You can't build a fence to keep them out, and the mosquitoes won't pay for it. The mosquitoes are here--this is not an Obama fantasy. My personal favorite was something she said at a welcome reception for the 1986 class. We gathered in the Russell Building, and it was a festive occasion for Democrats. We had many new Democrats. It was a huge class--Daschle, Shelby, Breaux, Graham, Conrad, and Fowler. There were many Democratic Senators, but the day was stolen by Barbara Mikulski. We were all asked to say a word. About her opponent, she stood and said: ``I may be short, but it sure wasn't hard for me to slam dunk Linda Chavez,'' her opponent.…”