On the recordDecember 8, 2016
Long before the last ``Star Wars'' movie came out, I said: When Senator Mikulski is with you, the Force is with you. Senator Mikulski has been a powerful force for good in Maryland and throughout the Nation. She has been a fierce fighter for American workers, for our veterans, for our seniors, and for people from all walks of life. Her leadership on the Appropriations Committee brought vital investments to the thriving Port of Baltimore and to the Social Security Administration. She has supported security missions in places like Fort Meade, investments in lifesaving research at the NIH, and discoveries at NASA. She authored the very first bill that was signed by President Obama, the Lilly Ledbetter law, to give women who faced pay discrimination their day in court. Barbara Mikulski started in politics by fighting a plan to build a highway through her beloved neighborhood of Fells Point. She won that fight, and, 40 years later, she is still waging and winning fights for working families. A few years back, when NASA's scientists discovered a new supernova, they named it Supernova Mikulski, and I know her legacy will always burn bright for Maryland and for our country. Thank you, Senator Barb. ____________________
