Barbara Mikulski: “We've got to get real. We've got to get serious, and we have to have a sense of urgency.”

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.

When constituents come to you, make sure you do not promise results but promise best efforts, that you'll give it your best.

As the longest serving woman in congressional history, I proudly stand on the shoulders of the suffragists who fought bravely and boldly for generations to secure women's political equality.

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