Barbara Mikulski: “Our best days are in front of us, I can promise you that.”

I want to recognize her for her leadership in that.

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.

Nothing about me without me.

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.