Barbara Mikulski: “I had the great honor of being with him in Mozambique where he had created a low-tech but highly effective industry.”

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.

We are safe, we are secure, and we are undeterred.

We especially thank Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran and Vice-Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski for their unwavering support for the NIH.

I want to recognize her for her leadership in that.