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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 4 

Honoring Senator Barbara Mikulski for becoming the longest-serving female 

Senator in history. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 5, 2011 

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. 

BENNET, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. 

BOOZMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, Mr. BROWN of 

Ohio, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. 

CHAMBLISS, Mr. COATS, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. 

CONRAD, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

DEMINT, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. ENZI, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. 

HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. 

INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Wisconsin, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. KERRY, Mr. KIRK, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, 

Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. 

MANCHIN, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of 

Nebraska, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. 

PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, 

Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, 

Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. 

VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WEBB, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, and 

Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 


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RESOLUTION 

Honoring Senator Barbara Mikulski for becoming the 

longest-serving female Senator in history. 

Whereas the Honorable Barbara Mikulski has had a long and 

distinguished career as a United States Senator from the 

State of Maryland; 

Whereas Senator Mikulski was first elected to the United 

States Congress as a member of the House of Representatives in 1976, where she served until winning election to 

the Senate in 1986; 

Whereas Senator Mikulski is the first woman to be elected 

to statewide office in Maryland; 

Whereas, in the 103rd Congress, Senator Mikulski was the 

first woman to be elected Assistant Senate Democratic 

Floor Leader; 

Whereas Senator Mikulski was the first woman in the Senate 

Democratic Leadership, serving as Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference in the 104th through the 

108th Congresses; 

Whereas in 1997, Senator Mikulski became the most senior 

woman serving in the Senate; 

Whereas Senator Mikulski is the first woman to serve on the 

Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the first 

woman to chair the Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 

Agencies; 

Whereas Senator Mikulski has not only had a path breaking 

career, but has won the admiration and respect of colleagues on both sides of the aisle for her hard work, passionate and effective advocacy, commitment to social and 


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economic justice, and willingness to serve as a mentor 

and role model to other senators; and 

Whereas Senator Mikulski has now surpassed the record of 

former Senator Margaret Chase Smith as the longest 

serving female Senator in the history of the United 

States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate recognizes and honors Sen2 ator Barbara Mikulski for becoming the longest-serving fe3 male Senator in history. 

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