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Barbara Mikulski

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Barbara Mikulski served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017, making her the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history. A member of the Democratic Party, she was known for her strong advocacy for women's rights, healthcare, and veterans' issues. Throughout her tenure, Mikulski played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at improving access to healthcare and supporting social programs.

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Mar 2, 2016

I am very proud of you and the job that you are doing.

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Mar 2, 2016

We want jobs in America, we want jobs that will not leave America.

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Mar 2, 2016

Why can't you use the money that is left over from Ebola? That has been my position.

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Mar 2, 2016

I want to see these ideas move to products under American standards that are American jobs, that give us jobs here in exports.

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Mar 2, 2016

I really think our socks are down on the tech transfer, I really do.

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Mar 2, 2016

I want to win those Nobel Prizes, but I really do want to win those markets.

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Mar 2, 2016

Of course, what the private sector says is government does not create jobs, the private sector does. I agree with that.

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Mar 2, 2016

I know both the President and you are very concerned about jobs and job growth, and certainly the electorate is.

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Feb 25, 2016

in honor of the rich cultural heritage of the African-American community in Maryland and in memory of all the freedom fighters across the Nation, past and present, I am celebrating Black History Month by reexamining what this country still…

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Feb 25, 2016

I rise to speak in morning business on an issue before the American people, and that is the Supreme Court vacancy. I rise today to express my very deep, deep disappointment in my Republican colleagues for vowing to block President Obama's…

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Feb 24, 2016

I look forward to hearing the Attorney General's testimony about the needs of the Justice Department and its impact on meeting the needs of the American people to be safe and to be secure.

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Feb 24, 2016

Thank you. Madam Attorney General, I want to go to the international scene and discuss international organized crime.

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Feb 24, 2016

We kept it going as chairmanships shifted because it was what I was looking for.

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Feb 23, 2016

The world seems to be getting smaller because of technology, but larger in terms of problems.

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Feb 23, 2016

The defense of our country lies not only in the Department of Defense, but others who exercise other levers of power and presence.

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Feb 23, 2016

It should not go lower than that?

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Feb 23, 2016

I want to be sure, as part of our efforts here that we do make sure that we have adequate funding to protect the men and women who work at our embassies.

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Feb 10, 2016

Ebola money is actually committed, that it is not a pot of money we can turn to and move around.

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Feb 4, 2016

I see that the distinguished Senator from Alaska has come to the floor as the manager of the bill. I have a statement I wish to give, but I didn't know if she needed to say something. Mr. President, I rise today to add my heartfelt and…

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Feb 1, 2016

today I wish to recognize the anniversary of the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Lilly Ledbetter is an inspiring woman and a courageous trailblazer. She fought the system in her workplace and the courtroom. She was a…

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Jan 19, 2016

We from Maryland, we from Baltimore particularly thank the Justice Department for all of their help during our recent challenges in Baltimore related to the uprising we had over one young man's death, Freddie Gray, which now is going…

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Jan 19, 2016

What can we do in just plain English to keep guns out of the hands of the criminals?

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Jan 19, 2016

We also had a shooting at Columbia Mall. We all have shootings. That is what is so terrible.

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