Barbara Mikulski: “As Senator Mikulski said, in my home State of Maryland, we have already moved forward there.”

First of all, thank you, to the Senator. I, in no way, want to impede this conversation. I didn't realize that you had asked for 45 minutes, and I really found these comments by the supporters of the bill really quite instructive, and I…

Without a monument to the great women of American history who paved the way for us to fully participate in and shape our democracy, the telling of the American story on our National Mall is not yet complete.

It will be a proud day for our country when every girl who visits the National Mall is able to see herself represented amongst the giants of our national story.

Your leadership in placing the Women's Suffrage National Monument on the National Mall will expand our Nation's understanding of American women's leadership.