[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H7364]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF SENATOR BARBARA A. MIKULSKI

  (Mr. CUMMINGS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CUMMINGS. Today, I am incredibly pleased to congratulate my dear 
colleague, Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, for her ascension to the chair 
of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Senator Mikulski's commitment 
to our great State is undeniable. She has worked tirelessly throughout 
her prestigious career to serve her fellow Marylanders, first as a 
social worker, and now as one of the most influential Members of the 
United States Senate.
  Senator Mikulski is a leader that Maryland and, truly, our Nation, 
can be proud of. She was the first woman elected to the Senate who was 
not preceded by her husband or father and has continued breaking 
barriers ever since. This trend continued yesterday when she became the 
very first female Senator in the history of our Nation to become the 
chair of the powerful Appropriations Committee.
  I'm honored and proud to serve alongside her here in the United 
States Congress, and I look forward to continuing to work together with 
her for the betterment of our Nation.

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