Barbara Mikulski: “I voted against the last Higher Education Act because it authorized a new stack of regulations as tall as I am.”

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

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.

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.

I just want to comment. On June 4, we are going to hold our hearing on the FBI budget request.