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George [Mitchell] introduced the idea that we'd go on a retreat [and] to really regularize caucuses. He's the one who had I think [Tom] Daschle become the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, so I think it lived through with Tom.

Barbara Mikulski

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Barbara Mikulski
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 20
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