Transcript of remarks from Mikulski

 Below is a transcript of remarks made by U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Baltimore) at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday evening, as prepared for delivery.

The Democratic women of the Senate are a force for women, a force for families, and a force for change. We're proud to introduce you to our checklist for change.

You know how we women are. We make our to-do lists. We check off our accomplishments. We get things done!

And that's exactly what we Democrats are going to do when we take back the White House!

Let's start with equal pay for equal work. It's an absolute scandal that America's women continue to earn just 77 cents for every dollar men earn. Tonight, you are going to hear from lily Ledbetter, who after years of dedicated service found out she had been paid less every day of her career. The Supreme Court said there wasn't anything they could do about it. But there is something we can do about it. We can change the federal law book and put change in women's checkbooks.

This November, we can't afford more of the same. Let's elect Barack Obama and finally get equal pay for equal work!

Thank you.