Political Quotes

“I do rise to celebrate the remarkable achievements of my colleague from Maryland, Senator Mikulski. Last January we celebrated an obvious achievement of her becoming the longest serving female Senator. And last Saturday that milestone entered another chapter, with her 12,858 days of serving the people of Maryland in Congress, which means she is now the longest serving female Member of Congress. I know Barbara Mikulski started her career fighting for Fells Point, a particular location in the Baltimore area that she thought deserved and needed to be protected, and that galvanized her to 35 years of service, where she has been a trailblazer on so many issues. Many people have talked about those today--about being the first woman elected to statewide office in Maryland, the first Democratic woman to serve in both Houses of Congress; the first Democratic woman to sit in a Senate leadership position, and the first Democratic woman to be elected to the Senate in her own right. Throughout her career, she has faithfully provided a very strong voice for the people of Maryland. But it is here in the Senate we have all gotten to see Barbara Mikulski, the dean of the women Senators, and to see her incredible work as a trailblazer on so many important issues.…”