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S6 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 5, 2011 KENTUCKY RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to lay that Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul LEADER motion on the table. LOUISIANA The VICE PRESIDENT. The majority The motion to lay on the table was Mary L. Landrieu and leader is recognized. agreed to. f f Olympia J. Snowe and Susan M. Collins INFORMING THE PRESIDENT OF FIXING THE HOUR OF DAILY THE THAT A MEETING OF THE SENATE Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. QUORUM OF EACH HOUSE IS AS- Cardin Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a SEMBLED resolution at the desk and ask it be re- MASSACHUSETTS Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a ported. John F. Kerry and Scott P. Brown resolution at the desk. I ask it now be The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk MICHIGAN considered. will report the resolution by title. Carl Levin and The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk The legislative clerk read as follows: MINNESOTA will report the resolution by title. A resolution (S. Res. 3) fixing the hour of Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken The legislative clerk read as follows: daily meeting of the Senate. MISSISSIPPI A resolution (S. Res. 1) informing the The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob- and Roger F. Wicker President of the United States that a jection, the resolution is considered quorum of each House is assembled. MISSOURI and agreed to. Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob- The resolution (S. Res. 3) read as fol- jection, the resolution is considered MONTANA lows: and agreed to. S. RES. 3 Max Baucus and Jon Tester The resolution (S. Res. 1) reads as Resolved, That the daily meeting of the follows: Senate be 12 o’clock meridian unless other- and Mike Johanns S. RES. 1 wise ordered. NEVADA Resolved, That a committee consisting of Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to Harry Reid and John Ensign two Senators be appointed to join such com- reconsider the vote by which the reso- NEW HAMPSHIRE mittee as may be appointed by the House of lution was agreed to. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte Representatives to wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that a Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to lay that NEW JERSEY quorum of each House is assembled and that motion on the table. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez the Congress is ready to receive any commu- The motion to lay on the table was NEW MEXICO nication he may be pleased to make. agreed to. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall Mr. REID. I move to reconsider the f vote by which the resolution was agreed to. HONORING SENATOR MIKULSKI AS Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. SHE BECOMES THE LONGEST Gillibrand Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to lay that SERVING FEMALE SENATOR NORTH CAROLINA motion on the table. Richard Burr and Kay R. Hagan The motion to lay on the table was Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have an- agreed to. other resolution at desk. I ask it be The VICE PRESIDENT. Pursuant to now considered. Kent Conrad and S. Res. 1, the Chair appoints the Sen- The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk OHIO ator from Nevada, Mr. REID, and the will report the resolution by title. and Senator from Kentucky, Mr. MCCON- The legislative clerk read as follows: OKLAHOMA NELL, as a committee to join the com- A resolution (S. Res. 4) honoring Senator James M. Inhofe and Tom Coburn mittee on the part of the House of Rep- for becoming the longest resentatives to wait upon the President serving female Senator in history. and Jeff Merkley of the United States and inform him (Applause, Senators rising.) PENNSYLVANIA that a quorum is assembled and the The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob- Robert P. Casey, Jr., and Pat Toomey Congress is ready to receive any com- jection, the resolution is approved and munication that he may be pleased to the preamble is agreed to. make. The resolution (S. Res. 4) was agreed Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse f to. SOUTH CAROLINA INFORMING THE HOUSE OF REP- The preamble was agreed to. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint The resolution, with its preamble, SOUTH DAKOTA RESENTATIVES THAT A QUORUM OF THE SENATE IS ASSEMBLED reads as follows: Tim Johnson and John Thune S. RES. 4 Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have an- TENNESSEE Whereas the Honorable Barbara Mikulski Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker other resolution at the desk. I ask it be has had a long and distinguished career as a considered. TEXAS United States Senator from the State of The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk Maryland; and John Cornyn will report the resolution by title. Whereas Senator Mikulski was first elect- UTAH The legislative clerk read as follows: ed to the as a mem- Orrin G. Hatch and Mike Lee A resolution (S. Res. 2) informing the ber of the House of Representatives in 1976, VERMONT House of Representatives that a quorum of where she served until winning election to the Senate in 1986; Patrick J. Leahy and Bernard Sanders the Senate is assembled. Whereas Senator Mikulski is the first VIRGINIA The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob- woman to be elected to statewide office in Jim Webb and Mark Warner jection, the resolution is considered Maryland; WASHINGTON and agreed to. Whereas in the 103rd Congress, Senator Mi- The resolution (S. Res. 2) reads as kulski was the first woman to be elected As- and follows: sistant Senate Democratic Floor Leader; WEST VIRGINIA S. RES. 2 Whereas Senator Mikulski was the first John D. Rockefeller, IV, and Joe Manchin, woman in the Senate Democratic Leader- Resolved, That the Secretary inform the III ship, serving as Secretary of the Senate House of Representatives that a quorum of Democratic Conference in the 104th through WISCONSIN the Senate is assembled and that the Senate the 108th Congresses; Herb Kohl and Ron Johnson is ready to proceed to business. Whereas in 1997, Senator Mikulski became WYOMING Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to the most senior woman serving in the Sen- Michael B. Enzi and John Barrasso reconsider that vote. ate;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:23 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A05JA6.011 S05JAPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with SENATE January 5, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7 Whereas Senator Mikulski is the first and she has won the admiration and re- I wish to recognize BARBARA not only woman to serve on the Appropriations Com- spect of her colleagues, both Demo- for her accomplishment as the longest mittee of the Senate and the first woman to crats and Republican, especially those serving female in the Senate history chair the Appropriations Committee’s Sub- for whom she has given her time and but also for all of her many accom- committee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; her advice as a mentor and a role plishments as a Senator and for the Whereas Senator Mikulski has not only model. pioneering model she has been to so had a path breaking career, but has won the Alongside all her records and accom- many women in her distinguished ca- admiration and respect of colleagues on both plishments, I will always admire the reer. Again, congratulations, Senator sides of the aisle for her hard work, pas- way she led us in one of our darkest MIKULSKI. sionate and effective advocacy, commitment days. As evening fell on Washington, The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator to social and economic justice, and willing- DC, for the first time after the Twin from Maryland is recognized. ness to serve as a mentor and role model to Towers fell in New York, hundreds of Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, Mary- other senators; and Members of Congress, from the House landers take pride in their Hall of Whereas Senator Mikulski has now sur- and the Senate, walked outside to the Famers, from Cal Ripkin, our ‘‘Iron passed the record of former Senator Mar- garet Chase Smith as the longest serving fe- steps of the Capitol. We joined hands. Man,’’ to Brooks Robinson with the male Senator in the history of the United Then, in a moment of silence, Senator Golden Gloves, to Johnny Unitas with States: Now, therefore, be it MIKULSKI suggested we all sing ‘‘God the Golden Arm, to Frank Robinson, Resolved, That the Senate recognizes and Bless America.’’ We did. I will never who was an All-Star in both the Amer- honors Senator Barbara Mikulski for becom- forget that moment. ican and National Leagues. Now we add ing the longest-serving female Senator in I will always remember a speech this to that list our own Senator BARBARA history. good woman gave more than two dec- MIKULSKI, the longest serving woman Mr. REID. I move to reconsider the ades ago. Senator MIKULSKI, Senator Senator in Senate history. vote by which the resolution was John Glenn, and I went on a trip to Po- Marylanders are proud of Senator agreed to. land, back when it was behind the BARB not because of her length of serv- Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to lay that Communist Iron Curtain. John Glenn, ice but for what she has done as a Sen- motion on the table. who, of course, was an international ator and throughout her entire career. The motion to lay on the table was celebrity in addition to being a Sen- If you ask any Marylander what they agreed to. ator, captivated the crowd. We were in think about Senator MIKULSKI, they Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now ask a basement, meeting with some dis- will start off by saying: She is a fight- unanimous consent the following Sen- sidents. Knowing Senator MIKULSKI is er. Then they will say: We are glad she ators be recognized to speak on this of Polish descent, I asked if she could is on our side. resolution and Senator MIKULSKI’s his- speak next, after Senator Glenn. I She is an effective fighter for the toric milestone—I would note for Sen- thought she would say a few words people. From protecting neighborhoods ators, we will be in a period of morning about her heritage. I have heard a lot from an unwanted highway to keeping business when we complete the busi- of speeches in my life, but none has jobs in Maryland from being shipped ness of today—REID of Nevada for 2 ever moved me more than the speech overseas, there is no more effective minutes, MCCONNELL for 2 minutes, BARBARA MIKULSKI gave in that base- fighter than Senator BARBARA MIKUL- CARDIN for 2 minutes, SNOWE for 2 min- ment in Warsaw, . SKI. She has protected our national secu- utes, and MIKULSKI for 3 minutes. I ask Congratulations to my friend, Sen- unanimous consent. ator BARBARA MIKULSKI, and the State rity from her position on the Intel- The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob- of Maryland for returning such a ligence Committee, she has strength- jection, it is so ordered. strong public servant to the Senate on ened the U.S. Space Program in her po- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I came to their behalf. sition on the Appropriations Com- the Senate in January 1987, in the same The VICE PRESIDENT. The Repub- mittee, she provided equity in health lican leader is recognized. care from the HELP Committee, and class as BARBARA MIKULSKI. Every Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I, sixth January since, including today, she stands up for our Federal workers, too, rise to honor our colleague, the advancing gender equity issues, and BARBARA MIKULSKI and I have been senior Senator from Maryland, on be- the list goes on and on and on. sworn in together. Taking that oath is coming the longest serving female Sen- She has taken her social worker humbling and meaningful for every ator in the history of the Senate. In background, her political training from Senator, but it is a little more mean- achieving this milestone, BARBARA ward politics in east , and ingful this time around for Senator MI- passes , as the her hard work ethic from her parents KULSKI, for Maryland, and for our coun- majority leader indicated, who served and her own common sense to be the try. She is now the longest serving the people of Maine from 1949 to 1973. voice for working families in the Halls woman Senator in our Nation’s his- As was indicated, she is also only the of the Senate. tory. second woman to be elected to both the On a personal note, I thank my friend She has had a pathbreaking career, Senate and the House. for always being there for me, working and that is an understatement. She was When first elected to the Senate in together as a team for the people of the first woman to serve in the Senate 1986, BARBARA was only the 16th woman Maryland. On behalf of my two grand- Democratic leadership when we elected to ever serve. Today, there are more fe- daughters, my daughter, my wife, and her our caucus secretary and she was male Senators than that in the 112th all Americans, thank you, Senator MI- the first woman ever to serve on the Congress alone. KULSKI, for living the American dream Senate Appropriations Committee. BARBARA has served as a role model and making that dream a reality for so The woman whose record she breaks and mentor to many of them, and I many Americans. was a significant Senator in her own know they are grateful for it. She has The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator right. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine been a champion of the space program, from Maine. was the first woman to be elected to scientific research, welfare reform, Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, there are both the House and the Senate. major transportation, homeland secu- certain occasions in the life of our Na- I know Senator MIKULSKI very well. rity, and environmental issues in tion and this esteemed institution that She is my friend and my confidant. I Maryland. are so steeped in history they remain know that more than any records, she I think BARBARA would be the first to indelibly etched in our minds and upon is most proud of what she has done tell you that becoming the longest our hearts. This is one of those iconic with that time, time she has dedicated serving female Senator wasn’t easy. moments as we share in recognizing to tireless, passionate, and effective Like all streaks, including that of an- Senator MIKULSKI’s venerable achieve- advocacy for those who need a voice or other Marylander Cal Ripken, there are ment with her colleagues, her family, even a hand. a lot of bumps in the road. But she has loved ones, friends, constituents, staff, She is as committed to social and made it through it all and we are and indeed the Nation. economic justice as any Senator who happy to share in this milestone with This is also a special day of pride has ever served in this great Chamber her today. most especially for those of us who are

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Rather, what her life State of Maine, where Senator Mar- ior Republican woman, to foster cama- proved is that gender was not the key garet Chase Smith’s legacy has been raderie among all of us. factor in public service but dedication forever enshrined, Senator COLLINS and Having been privileged to know Sen- and energy, confidence, ability, and I are profoundly honored to share in ator MIKULSKI for more than 30 years, sheer guts were. If those foundational this rarified moment as Senator MI- beginning with our mutual service in qualities do not also encapsulate the KULSKI assumes the historic mantle of the House of Representatives, I cannot essence of the public service of Senator longest serving woman in the Senate. conceive of anyone I would rather wit- BARBARA MIKULSKI, then I do not know Indeed, it bodes well for the venerable ness overtaking such a sacrosanct what does. institution of this Senate and our great milestone than the senior Senator from It is, therefore, all the more appro- Nation to have the senior Senator from Maryland, a beloved, vigorous cham- priate and fitting that of anyone it Maryland to be at the vanguard of our pion of the people of her State and un- would be a person of Senator MIKUL- ranks. questionably the women of America. SKI’s legislative stature who would ex- Congratulations. Indisputably, for both of her Maine ceed Senator Smith’s length of service Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the Sen- colleagues, Senator COLLINS and me, in the Senate. ate boasts many persuasive voices, but the landmark occasion we are com- As if this benchmark established there are few stronger than that of memorating is all the more personal today were not enough, on March 17, Senator BARBARA MIKULSKI. To call her and poignant given we are both col- 2012, we will all be back on the floor of a trailblazer does not do justice to her leagues and dear friends of Senator MI- the Senate because Senator MIKULSKI long and storied career in Congress, KULSKI and also direct inheritors and will become the longest serving female representing the people of Maryland beneficiaries of Senator Margaret Member in the history of the Congress, and advancing women’s rights, civil Chase Smith’s groundbreaking service. House or Senate. She probably did not rights, and justice for all Americans. It is in that light that I am deeply This week, she becomes the Senate’s privileged today to stand at the very even have a chance to think about that longest serving woman Senator in U.S. desk she once graced, and having sat one. Moreover, like Senator Smith, Sen- history. across her desk when I first met her in ator BARBARA MIKULSKI has always First elected to the House of Rep- Washington years ago, to also pay trib- brought an unyielding tenacity, a cor- resentatives in 1976, and to the Senate ute to Senator Smith by wearing her nerstone of her fighting spirit and in 1986, Senator MIKULSKI has served pin given to me by a very good friend character, that has time and again the people of Maryland with honor and from Maine, Susan Longley, one of the distinction. In Congress, she has re- actual pins in which Senator Smith been reflected in her legislative fight mained committed to her roots in pub- would famously place the trademark on behalf of the people she represents. lic service, which began as a social rose she wore daily on the floor of the This will not be a news flash to my col- Senate. leagues or even those, our new col- worker in Baltimore, helping at-risk Indeed, there are numerous similar- leagues, who will soon discover that children and helping seniors. After 5 ities between Senator Margaret Chase taking no for an answer is simply not years on the , Smith and Senator MIKULSKI that tran- in Senator MIKULSKI’s vocabulary nor Marylanders in the State’s third con- scend longevity. They both live the her DNA. As she has often said, she is gressional district sent Senator MIKUL- ideals of hard work and earning their not ‘‘caffeine free.’’ And nowhere have SKI to Congress, where she has contin- own way in life. Senator MIKULSKI, the I witnessed that ardent focus and com- ued her hard work and tireless advo- proud descendent of Polish immi- mitment more intensely than in Sen- cacy for women and families. grants, worked in her parents’ grocery ator MIKULSKI’s signature battle for eq- Atop her list of priorities has been store during her formative years in uity in women’s health research, one giving voice to issues concerning wom- Baltimore, and years later, after she that Congresswoman en’s health. She worked to establish graduated from college, acquired a and I were waging from the House side the National Institutes of Health Office master’s degree and pursued the noble as well. of Women’s Health and to implement calling of . We all set aside our partisan labels at standards to ensure that all women Senator Smith was a textile worker, a time when, incredibly, women and have access to quality mammography. telephone operator, newspaper woman, minorities were systematically ex- She fought to expand access to mater- teacher, and an office manager. The cluded from clinical medical trials at nity care. Most recently, through Sen- point is, neither started at the top, but the National Institutes of Health, ator MIKULSKI’s leadership, the historic they most certainly arrived there. Sen- trials that often made the difference included strong ator Smith rose from the humblest be- between life and death. antidiscrimination provisions to ensure ginnings to represent Maine in the At a pivotal juncture, Senator MI- that being a woman is no longer a pre- House of Representatives and the Sen- KULSKI tackled this travesty head on existing condition. ate for more than 32 distinguished and launched a key panel of stake- In early 2009, Senator MIKULSKI fur- years with unequalled courage, civil- holders, as she can do, to explore the ther proved she is, in fact, a force to be ity, compassion, and integrity. She was shocking discriminatory treatment reckoned with, when her tireless ef- a visionary of endless firsts, but, un- which further galvanized national at- forts to advance the doubtedly, Senator Smith will best be tention, and, in the end, we produced Fair Pay Act resulted in that legisla- remembered for the moment during her watershed policy changes that to this tion being one of the first laws to be only second year in the Senate, with day are resulting in lifesaving medical signed by President Obama. Since the truly uncommon courage and prin- discoveries for America’s women. Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in cipled independence, she telegraphed Ultimately, what we are celebrating Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire, Senator the truth about McCarthyism during today are two legislative juggernauts MIKULSKI worked relentlessly to re- the Red Scare of the 1950s with her re- who have defined the standard of prin- store congressional intent and reverse nowned ‘‘Declaration of Conscience’’ cipled public service by exemplifying a the Court’s decision to give employers speech on the Senate floor. In 15 min- special bond of trust that should exist blanket immunity for their discrimina- utes she had done what 94 of her col- between the governing and the gov- tory pay practices. The Ledbetter Fair leagues, male colleagues I might add, erned. They have seen problems con- Pay Act restored victims’ ability to had not dared to do, and in so doing fronting their constituencies and the file suit for pay discrimination, and slayed a giant of demagoguery prompt- Nation and left no stone unturned to was an important step forward in en- ing American financier Bernard Baruch solve them. They recognized injustice suring that all workers receive equal to say: Had a man made that speech, he and acted boldly to quell it. They have pay for equal work. would have become the next President given a voice to the voiceless, power to I have been honored to work with of the United States. the powerless, and they were always at Senator MIKULSKI in her capacity as

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I share her commitment to am proud to call you colleague and health care reform legislation that is investing in the men and women who friend. And I look forward to working making sure every American has ac- are charged with keeping our commu- with you for many more years to cess to quality, affordable insurance, nities safe, and providing important come.∑ but Senator MIKULSKI fought to make support to victims of violence. Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise the legislation stronger for women. I There is no question that Senator MI- today to pay tribute to my colleague was proud to stand with her to pass an KULSKI is a leader in the Senate. As the and friend, Senator BARBARA MIKULSKI. amendment that guarantees women dean of the Women of the Senate, she Earlier today, when Senator MIKUL- will have access to the preventive care serves as a mentor to other women SKI took the oath in this Chamber to they need such as screenings for breast, Senators who join the Chamber. She is serve, protect, and defend the U.S. Con- ovarian and cervical cancer. a dedicated public servant, a strong stitution, she became the longest serv- Senator MIKULSKI championed the voice for women, a consensus builder. ing woman in the history of the Sen- Mammography Quality Standards Act, She has said she is ‘‘first and foremost ate. which requires mammography facili- Senator MIKULSKI is no stranger to the Senator from Maryland and the ties across the Nation to meet uniform making history, and today she has Senator for Maryland.’’ For more than quality standards. This law has saved made history once again. three decades, many of us have been lives by improving preventive care that When Senator MIKULSKI was first can lead to early diagnosis and treat- proud to call her a friend. sworn in as a Senator in 1987, she was ment of breast cancer. I join with many others in congratu- the first Democratic woman Senator When we saw how little health lating Senator MIKULSKI on this his- elected in her own right. And, along science and research addressed wom- toric achievement. with Senator Kassebaum, she was one en’s health, Senator MIKULSKI and I (At the request of Mr. REID, the fol- of only two women in the Senate at the helped lead the fight for health equity. lowing statement was ordered to be time. printed in the RECORD.) Today, 17 women were sworn in on We helped create the National Insti- ∑ Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I the Senate floor and I know many of us tutes of Health Office of Women’s rise to congratulate my friend and col- might not be here today without Sen- Health to study women’s needs and league, BARBARA MIKULSKI, who is now ator MIKULSKI’s support and encourage- health issues. the longest-serving woman in the his- ment. She truly is the dean of the Senator MIKULSKI believes everyone tory of the U.S. Senate. women in the Senate. should be fairly paid for a hard day’s BARBARA has been a forceful advocate Senator MIKULSKI and I became very work. We stood together as vocal advo- for the people of her beloved Maryland close friends when I joined the House of cates for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay and a role model for women every- Representatives in 1983. She was al- Act—a historic bill by Senator Ken- where—beginning with her election to ways someone I respected because she nedy that is now the law of the land. the Baltimore City Council in 1971, to was always focused on making life bet- And, as a member of the Appropria- her election to the House of Represent- ter for the middle- and working-class tions Committee, Senator MIKULSKI atives in 1976, to her election to the people she serves. has fought for critical funding to clean Senate in 1986. When I first thought about running up and protect Maryland’s treasured BARBARA is a pace-setter in the fight for the Senate, Senator MIKULSKI was Chesapeake Bay. for equality for women. When I first the first person I went to see, and she Senator MIKULSKI’s tenacity is unde- ran for the Senate in 1992, BARBARA gave such sage advice. She said ‘‘You’ll niable. Several years ago, she was reached out to me to offer her support, love it here in the Senate because you mugged one evening outside her home for which I am grateful, and she wel- have an ability to help the people you in Baltimore. A man pushed her to the comed me when I joined the Senate. serve.’’ Senator MIKULSKI told me it ground and grabbed her purse. BARBARA is indomitable, not only in would be the toughest thing and the Even though she is only 4 feet 11 the fight for equality for women but in best thing I would ever do. inches, Senator MIKULSKI fought back the broader fight for human rights for I give Senator MIKULSKI such credit. and defended herself. all mankind. I am proud to have That is the role she has played with so Yes, Senator MIKULSKI stands up for worked alongside BARBARA in opposing many women Senators from both sides herself and stands up for the people of tyranny in Burma, in pushing to re- of the aisle. She regularly brings the Maryland. She has fought hard for strict cluster munitions that pose a women of the Senate—together Repub- change and equal rights. As she likes grave threat to innocent people around licans and Democrats—for a friendly to say, there are times when you need the world, and in pushing to free Bur- dinner. to ‘‘(s)quare your shoulders, suit up, mese democratic leader Aung San Suu One of Senator MIKULSKI’s wonderful put on your lipstick and get ready for Kyi. gifts is her humor. When she and I battle.’’ And I am proud to work with her on served together in the House, women Senator MIKULSKI has always been the Senate Select Committee on Intel- were unable to use the main facilities out in front. She has used her role as ligence, which I chair, where I know I of the House gym. Along with Geral- the senior woman in the Senate to can count on BARBARA to do the hard dine Ferraro, OLYMPIA SNOWE, Barbara focus on issues that matter to her con- work required to oversee America’s in- Kennelly and others, we worked to- stituents. Her power lies in her ability telligence agencies and keep America gether to ‘‘integrate’’ the House gym. to organize people. That is one reason safe. At the House gym, a friend would she is so beloved by her colleagues—we Any discussion of BARBARA would be lead us in exercises. One time, she said love it when she brings us together on incomplete without acknowledgment to us: ‘‘OK everyone, hands on your issues. of her effort to improve hips.’’ Senator MIKULSKI retorted, ‘‘If I I stand today to honor my good in the Senate—something sorely need- had hips, I wouldn’t be here.’’ friend, a trailblazer and a mentor, Sen- ed right now—an effort aided by her That is so typical of her style—warm, ator MIKULSKI. monthly bipartisan dinners for women funny and to the point. It brought us Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, it is a Senators. all together. great honor to join in recognizing and These dinners bring us together and And it is one reason why this daugh- celebrating my colleague, the senior make the Senate a more hospitable ter of east Baltimore has been such an Senator from Maryland. Senator BAR- place for women. But they are more inspiration to millions of women across BARA MIKULSKI became the longest than that. These dinners are a way to our country. serving woman Senator in our Nation’s

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:23 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G05JA6.014 S05JAPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with SENATE S10 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 5, 2011 history today when she completed the Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, it is a to congratulate the Great Lady from oath to begin her fifth term in the Sen- great pleasure to offer my heartfelt Maryland for her many years of serv- ate. Indeed, this is not the first time congratulations to Senator BARBARA ice, and to wish her many more. Senator MIKULSKI’s name will be MIKULSKI on becoming the longest- Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I rise to etched in history for her ground- serving woman in Senate history. honor a distinguished colleague, Sen- breaking service: she was the first While this is a milestone to celebrate, ator BARBARA MIKULSKI, who is cele- woman elected to statewide office in the true cause for celebration is not brating a major milestone—today be- Maryland and the first female Demo- just Senator MIKULSKI’s decades of coming the longest serving female in crat to serve in both Chambers of Con- service to this chamber, but her life- Senate history. gress. time of service to her beloved Balti- Elected to the House in 1976 and the During her 24 years in the Senate, more, her state of Maryland, and our Senate in 1986, Senator MIKULSKI is the she has won the admiration of her col- Nation. first woman to win statewide office in leagues for her resolve, hard work and This occasion has a special meaning Maryland, the first female Democrat to dedication to her constituents. It is an for Sen. SNOWE and me. As she begins serve in both the House and the Sen- honor to call Senator MIKULSKI a her 25th year in the Senate, Senator ate, and the first female Democrat friend. As representatives of neigh- MIKULSKI now surpasses my personal elected to the Senate in her own right. boring States, we have often had the role model in public service, Senator As one of the most effective Sen- opportunity to work together on issues Margaret Chase Smith. Just as the ators, Senator MIKULSKI used her expe- of regional importance. I can never Great Lady from Maine inspired Sen. rience as a social worker and activist thank her enough for her commitment SNOWE and me as well as countless to ardently work on behalf of her con- to NASA-Wallops, one of many exam- other young women of my generation stituents giving them a strong voice in ples in this regard. to serve, Senator MIKULSKI inspires the the U.S. Senate. A leader in the Senate Today marks a special milestone in young women of today. she has successfully fought for a vari- the Senate’s history. I join my col- As a new Senator in 1997, I was one of ety of issues ranging from women’s leagues in commending Senator MIKUL- those tutored by Senator MIKULSKI. rights to protecting our law enforce- SKI, not only for her enormous service She taught me the ropes of the appro- ment. to this body and to our country but as priations process and instituted reg- Throughout our 8 years of serving to- someone who has been a tireless advo- ular bipartisan dinners for the women gether in the House and 24 years in the cate for her home State of Maryland. of the Senate. Senate, Senator MIKULSKI and I have Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I want to It has been a privilege to work with worked on many issues together. We add my voice to the many others heap- Senator MIKULSKI for 14 years. During have a strong bipartisan relationship ing deserved praise onto Senator BAR- that time, I have come to know her as that is reflected in the numerous ac- BARA MIKULSKI, who sets a record a fighter, a trailblazer, and as a dear complishments we have achieved work- today as the longest serving woman in friend. She is committed to the people ing together as the chair and ranking the history of the U.S. Senate. of her state and of America. member on the CJS appropriations sub- Tough but compassionate, an effec- Senator MIKULSKI is, above all, a committee. I have always appreciated tive advocate for Maryland and for the hard worker. Growing up in East Balti- Senator MIKULSKI’s candor, sense of national interest, Senator MIKULSKI more, she learned the value of hard has achieved more than just longevity. humor, and willingness to cross party work at her family’s grocery store. Her She has been an energetic and effective lines to work in the best interest of our commitment to making a difference in advocate for the interests of children, a Nation. her neighborhood led her to become a Mr. President, I congratulate Sen- staunch ally of seniors, a defender of services for our veterans, and a sup- social worker, helping at-risk children ator MIKULSKI on reaching this historic porter of efforts to involve all Ameri- and the elderly. milestone today. I am honored to call Her activism and understanding of cans in solving our Nation’s problems Senator BARBARA MIKULSKI my col- community needs led to her first suc- through service and voluntarism. Her league but prouder to call her my support of education and scientific re- cessful run for public office, the Balti- friend. search promises benefits that will last more City Council in 1971. Five years Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I long after we all have departed the later, she came to Washington as a rise today to join my colleagues in Senate. , representing honoring the Senator from Maryland, I have been a proud partner with her Maryland’s 3rd District. BARBARA MIKULSKI—the longest serv- on making commonsense changes to After 10 years of service in the House, ing woman in the history of the U.S. our Nation’s immigration system. She she was elected to the Senate in 1986. Senate. also has been a strong advocate for In so doing, she became the first Demo- It has been an honor to serve with Federal programs that promote manu- cratic Senator elected in her own right. Senator MIKULSKI in my 2 years in this facturing, such as the Commerce De- The people of Maryland wisely re- body. She quickly became a dear friend partment’s Manufacturing Extension turned her to office in 1992, 1998, 2004, and a valuable mentor—just as she has Program and the Technology Innova- and again in 2010. been for all of her other female col- tion Program. Senator MIKULSKI’s longevity is only leagues as the dean of the women Sen- Senator MIKULSKI is rightly seen as a the preface to her story of exceptional ators. mentor and leader of women who come accomplishment. She has fought for in- It wasn’t until 1932 that Hattie Cara- to the Senate. The successes of the creased access to higher education and way became the first woman ever many female Senators who have been for improved health care for our sen- elected to the U.S. Senate. And it the beneficiaries of her guidance stand iors. I am proud to have fought at her wasn’t until a half century later— as a testament to the power of her ex- side on those issues, as well as for in- 1986—that against all odds, BARBARA ample. creased Alzheimer’s research, improved MIKULSKI became the first Democratic Senator MIKULSKI has admirably women’s health care, and enhanced woman ever elected to the Senate in brought the lessons of her early career educational opportunities for nurses. her own right. as a social worker to her work in the Working with her on the Appropria- Now the longest serving woman in Senate, understanding that real fami- tions Committee, I have witnessed this Chamber’s entire history, Senator lies with real problems are looking to firsthand how seriously she takes her MIKULSKI is showing just what is pos- us for solutions. responsibility to the American tax- sible when you ignore conventional The people of Maryland and of this payers. wisdom, never stop fighting for what is Nation are fortunate to have the ben- Throughout her life in public service, right and just, and honor our commit- efit of her service. I am proud to call Senator MIKULSKI has lived by one ment to the families that elect us her a colleague and a friend. I con- guiding principle: her obligation is to every single day. gratulate her on her accomplishment help our people meet the needs of today One of her hallmark battles has been and I await the many more achieve- as she helps our Nation prepare for the the fight for equal pay for equal work ments I know are to come. challenges of tomorrow. It is an honor for women. This is not only an issue of

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I know Senator U.S. Representative for the Third Con- Even though she stands at 4′11″ and I MIKULSKI won’t give up until we cor- gressional District of Maryland for 10 at 6′7″, we have stood eye-to-eye in sup- rect this outrageous injustice. years. In 1986, she was elected to the porting our veterans. And, we had She also fought to strengthen our U.S. Senate where she has served ever many opportunities for collaboration laws against domestic violence, and since. as she was working on the Appropria- open up access to health screenings and BARBARA MIKULSKI has continuously tions Committee and I chaired the Vet- treatment that can save lives. And, she broken barriers for women and made erans’ Affairs Committee. It is easy to led the fight against insurance compa- history in her over 40 years as an elect- work with someone like Senator MI- nies that made being a woman a pre-ex- ed official. And yet, in this 112th Con- KULSKI who is so committed to her val- isting condition. gress, even as we mark this historic ues and the people she represents. Senator MIKULSKI has always fought moment for women in the Senate, Sen- The first female senator, Rebecca to protect women’s health and a wom- ator MIKULSKI carries on her career in Latimer Felton of Georgia, only held an’s right to choose. Last year, I was such a way that sets aside the pomp office for 1 day in 1922, having been ap- proud to stand with her to defeat the and circumstance of making history pointed by Governor Thomas Hardwick dangerous Stupak amendment that and instead remains focused on the upon the death of Senator Thomas would have denied lifesaving reproduc- most basic, pure and selfless form of Watson. During her first and last Sen- tive care for the women of this coun- public service. ate address, she said ‘‘When the women try—a victory we would not have won In closing, although Senator MIKUL- of the country come in and sit with without Senator MIKULSKI. SKI’s tenure in the Senate as a woman you, though there may be but a very In the words of , is an important milestone, I believe few in the next few years, I pledge that ‘‘the battle for the individual rights of that it will ultimately be the Senator’s you will get ability, you will get integ- women is one of long standing, and leadership fighting for women, chil- rity of purpose, you will get exalted pa- none of us should countenance any- dren, seniors and veterans which will triotism, and you will get unstinted thing which undermines it.’’ be her lasting legacy in Congress. I usefulness.’’ Rebecca Felton’s words It is that spirit—never backing down have had the fortunate opportunity to forecast Senator MIKULSKI. There is no in the face of injustice—Senator MI- work with Senator MIKULSKI on some question that she has brought all of KULSKI is one of the strongest voices we of this historic legislation for women these skills and attributes, and much have for women in this country and and families, including the Lily more, to the U.S. Senate over these women around the world. Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act to last 24 years. And every single day she’s paving the protect against pay discrimination, In some ways it is hard to believe way for more women in leading roles in and the TRICARE Dependent Coverage Senator MIKULSKI is now the Senate’s America. There still may only be 17 Extension Act which expanded health longest serving female Senator. She women serving in the Senate today, insurance for military families. does a great job, and I understand she but with her leadership and her strong I want to congratulate Senator MI- takes on the additional role of mentor voice, Senator MIKULSKI is showing the KULSKI on her pioneering career in civil to many new female Senators. I am young women and young girls of this service and on making history in the thankful for that contribution which country that women’s voices matter U.S. Senate today; I am humbled to be surely strengthens our entire Senate. and are needed in the public debate. working on historic legislation along- The people of Maryland made a wise Whether it is here on Capitol Hill or side my colleague from Maryland. choice in reelecting this remarkable in State capitols around the country or Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I Senator. I look forward to celebrating heading small business or the board- want to join my colleagues in con- her next milestone in just over 2 years rooms of major companies, Senator MI- gratulating Senator BARBARA A. MI- when she will become the longest serv- KULSKI is helping to inspire the next KULSKI as she becomes the longest serv- ing female Member in the history of generation of women leaders by show- ing female Senator in American his- Congress. ing that our voices solve problems and tory. Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I rise lead to change. Senator MIKULSKI and I began our to recognize and congratulate my good Each of us owe her a debt of grati- Senate careers in the 1980s, and it has friend from Maryland, Senator BAR- tude for her vision and pioneering spir- been my privilege to serve with her. We BARA MIKULSKI, on today becoming the it. have worked together on many, many longest serving female Senator in the Thank you, Senator MIKULSKI, and issues, including 975 bills. Two hundred history of the Senate. This is an congratulations on your historic eighty-five of those bills passed the achievement that takes courage and achievement. It is an honor to work Senate and 184 were signed into law, in- passion and commitment, three things with you, and I hope to serve with you cluding the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay all of us who know her so well know for many years to come. Act of 2009 in the last Congress. I am she has in abundance. Mrs. MCCASKILL. Mr. President, I proud of our combined accomplish- Even more important than honoring rise today to recognize Senator BAR- ments and to call her my colleague and my friend on the length of her service BARA MIKULSKI for her trailblazing ca- friend. today, I believe it is important to rec- reer in the U.S. Senate. As we begin It is a great honor to serve with Sen- ognize what she has done with that the 112th Congress today, Senator MI- ator MIKULSKI. Senator MIKULSKI and I service. The senior Senator from Mary- KULSKI will begin her fifth consecutive have more in common than some know. land, over her 24 years, has established Senate term making her the longest My life-changing experience with the herself as a trailblazer, a legislator, a serving female Senator in American VISTA program in the 1960s fueled my leader, and, above all, a fighter for her history. She joins legendary Maine commitment to public service in much people and her State. But to me and to Senator Margaret Chase Smith in the the same way Senator MIKULSKI’s expe- all the other women Senators who have history books today. This accomplish- rience as a social worker in Baltimore followed in her footsteps, she is simply ment is a testament to her dedication fueled hers. Our early experiences re- a mentor. She is the Senator who has to the State and the people of Mary- main the foundation of our shared com- offered us guidance, taught us to be land, and a commitment to serve which mitment to quality health care for all fearless, and who has set a standard for I aim to emulate with my constituents people. Senator MIKULSKI and I have all women Senators to follow. in Missouri. She is, quite simply, a re- worked tirelessly together to expand From the first time I ever spoke to markable, dedicated, focused and per- access to cancer screenings and in- Senator MIKULSKI, one thing was clear.

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But while we today mark her open the door to changes in the culture has built a team of women Senators be- place in history as a woman Senator, of the Senate. But when I got here, I hind her that continues to grow—every she is widely regarded as one of the quickly realized that door had not only generation, every election, every year. most respected, accomplished, and ef- already been opened, it had been bro- Today, Senator MIKULSKI makes his- fective public servants in all of Con- ken down by Senator MIKULSKI. She tory by serving longer than any other gress. To use Senator MIKULSKI’s own was the first female Democrat to serve woman. But I know many years from words, she showed it is not about gen- on the Senate Appropriations Com- now women will have achieved a larger, der, it is about agenda. mittee, and she was also the very first more representative role in this body She is one of the Senate’s strongest one to take all the new women Sen- than we now have, Senator MIKULSKI advocates for science and technology ators under her wing. Senator MIKUL- will be at the very top of the list of and the importance of investing in in- SKI realized back then there was no people to thank, the person who not novation to spur our economy. In fact, rule book for women in the Senate. So only cut the path but who went back earlier this year, I was watching a 3D she took it upon herself to help guide and guided so many of us down it. movie about the Hubble telescope at the way. She drew on her own experi- Thanks to her, one day the remarkable the Smithsonian with my daughter, a ences to make the transition for all of accomplishment we are celebrating scientist, and there was Senator MI- us easier. She organized seminars, today may no longer be such a remark- KULSKI featured in the movie for her taught us about working together, able thing for a woman to achieve; it role in preserving the telescope’s budg- taught us about the legislative process will be commonplace. That will be her et, a feat she calls one of her proudest and the rules on the floor and the true and lasting legacy. accomplishments. many more subtle rules off the floor. In Mrs. HAGAN. Mr. President, I am She also wrote the Spousal Anti-Im- short, she showed us the ropes, and she honored to join my colleagues in hon- poverishment Act, which protects sen- has been doing it ever since. oring my mentor and dear friend, Sen- iors across our country from going But her work doesn’t end with help- ator BARBARA MIKULSKI, on becoming bankrupt while paying for a spouse’s ing women Senators get their foot in the longest serving woman in the his- nursing home care. the door. I don’t know if it is because tory of the Senate. For more than 24 She shepherded through the Lilly she was a social worker before she trailblazing years, Senator MIKULSKI Ledbetter Act, which helps to ensure came to Washington, but one thing has been one of the Senate’s fiercest that no matter your gender, your race, Senator MIKULSKI knows is that rela- advocates for women, families, and for your national origin, religion, age, or tionships matter. That is why she has the people of Maryland who have now disability, you will receive equal pay worked to make sure that once women elected her to the Senate for five con- for equal work. Senators get here, we are working to- secutive terms. Before she arrived in She fought tenaciously for her impor- gether on both sides of the aisle. It is Washington in 1977 as the Representa- tant amendment to health care reform why she brings Republican and Demo- tive from the Third District of Mary- legislation ensuring that a comprehen- cratic women together for dinners, so land, Senator MIKULSKI already had a sive list of women’s preventive serv- we can find common ground and help distinguished career in public service, ices, such as screenings for breast and solve problems. While Senator MIKUL- working in Baltimore as a social work- cervical cancer, would be covered with SKI knows it is important and coura- er, then a community activist, and as a no added out-of-pocket expenses. geous to be the first, she also under- city council member. When she was I thank Senator MIKULSKI for her stands the first ones have to be respon- first sworn in as a Member of the mentorship, her leadership, and her sible and successful so others can and House of Representatives, she was one fierce belief in the empowerment of will follow. It is because she has done of just 18 female Members. When she women in our communities and in pub- her job so well that other women have entered the Senate 10 years later as the lic office. I congratulate her on this been able to follow in her footsteps, first Democratic woman Senator elect- tremendous accomplishment, and I join and she has done her job well. ed in her own right, she was one of just my colleagues in looking forward to Senator MIKULSKI is here today as two women in this upper Chamber. But many more years of her distinguished the longest serving woman Senator not while those numbers have intimidated service. by accident or by happenstance. She is most, they only motivated and Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I want here because she earned it, because the emboldened Senator MIKULSKI. She to say a few words about my dear people of her State know she is an in- soon impressed her colleagues, as she friend, dear colleague, someone I so ad- dispensable champion for their causes, continues to do today, with her work mire—Senator BARBARA MIKULSKI—on because she works across party lines, ethic, determination, keen under- her remarkable accomplishments. because she delivers results and be- standing of issues, humor, and her Today, she took the oath of office, the cause, as she has said to us so many commitment to her constituents. Senator from Maryland, and made his- times, she is always ready to square She has broken many barriers in her tory as few others can make. Senator her shoulders, put on her lipstick, and career. She was the first woman ever MIKULSKI has long been affectionately suit up for the people who need it most. elected statewide in Maryland, the first known here in the Senate as the dean Whether it is leading the fight for the to chair an appropriations sub- of the women. Now she is officially the very first bill President Obama signed committee, and the first woman to longest serving female Senator in the into law that guarantees women can- serve in the Democratic leadership. If history of this great Nation. not be paid less than men for doing the we are no longer surprised today when This distinction adds to the consider- same job or fighting for seniors who we see women in power in Washington, able respect and admiration I already rely on Social Security or delivering it is only because we had pioneers such have for Senator MIKULSKI and who she investments for firefighters, police offi- as BARBARA MIKULSKI. As she recently is and what she does. BARB, like me, cers, and first responders or standing told CNN: ‘‘I might be the first, but I came from a decidedly middle-class be- up for all those in Maryland who de- don’t want to be the last.’’ ginning. We often talk about her dad, pend on her State’s environmental re- There are now 17 women serving in Willie, who owned a grocery store in sources for their livelihood, there are the Senate, and Senator MIKULSKI, the east Baltimore, and my grandfather few others I want in my corner like her dean of the women, is our leader and and dad—Jake and Abe—who were ex- and there are few others who work as our champion. I was both humbled and terminators. They were similar be- hard as she does to give a voice to honored to have her escort me when I cause they were people of the commu- those who would not otherwise have it. was sworn in as a Senator 2 years ago. nity. BARB would tell me that people

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Today they thing we have done we have been able like him, felt people who had roaches wear the rose, but those two out- to work on together. or rats crawling through their little standing Senators from Maine also I fought for seniors to try to pass, houses and apartments, when they wear the values of Maine and the val- and passed, the Spousal Impoverish- couldn’t pay, shouldn’t have that serv- ues of Margaret Chase Smith: a strong ment Act to make sure the very cruel ice cut off for them. belief in constituent service, staying rules of our government did not force So we were both infused with that close to the people, focusing on jobs for people into bankruptcy when they had great upwardly mobile, middle-class, the State, being a strong supporter of to turn to a nursing home. I worked to help your neighbor, be part of a neigh- innovation, and a fearless, unrelenting pass the Lilly Ledbetter bill to give borhood, be part of a community feel- streak of independence. I hope I am equal pay for equal work; our wonder- ing. BARB started her career as a social like her. I know they bear that same ful work on women’s health, where we worker and made a name for herself set of characteristics. broke barriers in terms of research. We when she led the fight to stop a high- For me, it is not how long I serve but know we have saved lives because of way project from destroying a historic how well I serve. Service for me is what we have done in research in our section of her community. That is about being connected, connected to preventive health amendment, and for what launched her into politics. Like my constituents, staying close to them young people in national service. our best politicians, she came from the so they do not fall between the cracks, I have also fought for Maryland— community. She didn’t decide to be a meeting their day-to-day needs and whether it is cleaning up the bay or politician, she came from the commu- also looking at the long-range needs of fighting for jobs in the Port of Balti- nity, took on a fight, and saw how she the Nation. more, whether it is looking out for the could make government a friend to the Nobody comes here by themselves. Goddard Space Agency or doubling the people. So she went from the Baltimore Later on today I will thank my friends funding at the National Institutes of City Council to the House of Rep- and supporters. But I want to thank Health. For me, again, it is all about resentatives, and then, of course, to the wonderful people who shaped me, service. I am fighting for a stronger this august Chamber. the wonderful nuns who taught me, the economy and a safer America. For me Throughout that time, she has never school Sisters of Notre Dame and the it is not about the past, it is about the lost sight of from where she came. She Sisters of Mercy who taught me about future. Though I break one record has fought tirelessly and effectively to leadership, who taught me about serv- today, I want to work with all of you protect Maryland’s seniors, ensuring ice, who taught me about my faith in on both sides of the aisle to break they have access to an affordable, Matthew 5, the Beatitude that said other records. healthy, and happy environment. She hunger and thirst after justice. Let’s break that high record of unem- has been a leading advocate of medical But today as I stand here, I also ployment in our country. Let’s break research, securing billions in funding think about my mother and father. I that record of low graduation rates in am filled with great emotion. I wish for cutting-edge research into things as our high schools. Let’s break the my mother and father were here today. diverse as breast cancer and Alz- record of the longest war in American They worked so hard for my sisters and heimer’s. She has helped countless history and bring our troops home as I to have an education. But though women and veterans get the health safely as we can. I want to build a they are not here with me today in the care they need, and the list goes on and strong economy. on. Senate gallery, I know they are in my I am going to work to build a strong Let me say one other thing. As some- heart. I want them to know they are economy, an innovation economy so we with me when I fight for what we be- body who believes that we have to are able to move ahead. Today when I lieved in. focus on the , talk to the took my oath, I pledged that I want to My father ran a small grocery store. middle class, and have middle-class help America be great again with a re- feelings and values infused in our Everybody loved my father and moth- newed self-confidence and achieve- bones, no other Senator does that as er. They were known for honesty and ment. I want us to be a global leader in well as Senator MIKULSKI because it is integrity. When my father opened the this innovation economy. I want to who she is and because—being the es- grocery store every morning, he would help America be excellent again so we sentially humble and modest person say: Good morning. Can I help you? not only win Nobel Prizes—and I want she is—she has never lost sight of And that is the kind of values I bring us to win lots of them—but win inter- where she has come from. to the Senate. national markets and win lots of them. So Senator BARB—as her constitu- Our family came from Poland. When ents know her—you are beloved here as my great-grandmother arrived in this I want to promote a sense of commu- much as you are beloved in your home country she had little money in her nity where we look out for each other State of Maryland. Your sense of pocket, but she had a big dream in her and for our community and where the humor, your tenacity, your work ethic, heart. That dream was the American people of the United States know they your love of community, and your dream where through hard work, hard have a government on their side. mother’s crab cake recipe are work and dedication, you could make I will close with a quote from George unrivaled. something of yourself. You could own a Bernard Shaw. It is an honor to serve alongside such home, you could have a job, you could I am convinced that my life belongs to the an accomplished woman. Senator MI- get an education for your family. She whole community; and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can, for KULSKI, congratulations again. You are did not even have the right to vote, and the harder I work, the more I live. a great Senator and a great friend. in this great country of ours, in three I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator generations, I joined the Senate. She brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid from Maryland. knew about hard work in terms of eco- torch which I got hold of for a moment, and Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I nomic opportunity. She did not think I want to make it burn as brightly as pos- thank my colleagues for their very too much about the Constitution, but I sible before turning it over to future genera- warm words. Today, when I walked do—particularly that first amendment. tions. down the aisle, escorted by my es- I got into politics fighting a highway. Someday in the future, someone else teemed partner, , my In other countries they put dissidents will break this record. Let’s work to- former and beloved colleague, Senator in jail. In the United States of Amer- gether to break those other records. —when I walked down ica, because of the first amendment, Thanks for everything. God bless that aisle, I walked into the history they put you in the United States Sen- America. books. ate. God bless America. (Applause, Senators rising.) I never set out to do that and, for me, When I came to the Senate, though I The VICE PRESIDENT. The majority it is a great honor to join Margaret was all by myself, I said I was never leader.

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The clerk this day, shall become effective as of Janu- lutions, together with any accom- ary 3, 2011, and the term of service of the ap- panying notices of motions to suspend will report the resolution by title. pointee shall expire at the end of the One The legislative clerk read as follows: Hundred Thirteenth Congress. rule XVI, pursuant to rule V, for the purpose of offering certain amend- A resolution (S. Res. 5) electing Gary B. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to Myrick, of Virginia, as Secretary of the Ma- ments to such bills or joint resolutions, reconsider the vote. jority of the Senate. which proposed amendments shall be Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to lay that The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob- motion on the table. printed. jection, the resolution is agreed to. The motion to lay on the table was Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- The resolution (S. Res. 5) reads as agreed to. sent that, for the duration of the 112th follows: Congress, the Secretary of the Senate f S. RES. 5 be authorized to make technical and Resolved, That Gary B. Myrick of Virginia UNANIMOUS-CONSENT clerical corrections in the be, and he is hereby, elected Secretary for AGREEMENTS engrossments of all Senate-passed bills the Majority of the Senate. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I send to and joint resolutions, Senate amend- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to the desk en bloc 12 unanimous-consent ments to House bills and resolutions, reconsider the vote by which the reso- requests, and I ask for their consider- Senate amendments to House amend- lution was agreed to. ation en bloc, that the requests be ments to Senate bills and resolutions, Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to lay that agreed to en bloc, that the motions to and Senate amendments to House motion on the table. reconsider the adoption of these re- amendments to Senate amendments to The motion to lay on the table was quests be laid upon the table, and that House bills or resolutions. agreed to. they appear separately in the RECORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- f Before the Chair rules, I would like sent that for the duration of the 112th Congress, when the Senate is in recess APPOINTMENT OF SENATE LEGAL to point out that these requests are or adjournment, the Secretary of the COUNSEL routine and are done at the beginning of each new Congress. They entail Senate is authorized to receive mes- The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair, issues such as authority for the Ethics sages from the President of the United on behalf of the President pro tempore, Committee to meet and other such States, and—with the exception of pursuant to Public Law 95–521, appoints matters. House bills, joint resolutions and con- Morgan J. Frankel as Senate legal Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- current resolutions—messages from the counsel for a term of service to expire sent that for the duration of the 112th House of Representatives, that they be at the end of the 113th Congress. Congress, the Ethics Committee be au- appropriately referred and that the The clerk will report the resolution thorized to meet during the session of President of the Senate, the President by title. the Senate. pro tempore, and the Acting President The legislative clerk read as follows: Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- pro tempore be authorized to sign duly A resolution (S. Res. 6) to make effective sent that for the duration of the 112th enrolled bills and joint resolutions. appointment of Senate Legal Counsel. Congress, there be a limitation of 15 Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob- minutes each upon any rollcall vote, sent that for the duration of the 112th jection, the resolution is considered with the warning signal to be sounded Congress, Senators be allowed to leave and agreed to. at the midway point, beginning at the at the desk with the journal clerk the The resolution (S. Res. 6) reads as last 71⁄2 minutes, and when rollcall names of two staff members who will follows: votes are of 10 minute duration, the be granted the privilege of the floor S. RES. 6 warning signal be sounded at the begin- during the consideration of the specific That the appointment of Morgan J. ning of the last 71⁄2 minutes. matter noted, and that the Sergeant- Frankel of the District of Columbia to be Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- at-Arms be instructed to rotate staff Senate Legal Counsel, made by the President sent that during the 112th Congress, it members as space allows. pro tempore this day, shall become effective be in order for the Secretary of the as of January 7, 2011, and the term of service Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- of the appointee shall expire at the end of Senate to receive reports at the desk sent that for the duration of the 112th the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. when presented by a Senator at any Congress, it be in order to refer trea- f time during the day of the session of ties and nominations on the day when the Senate. they are received from the President, APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- even when the Senate has no executive SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL sent that the majority and minority session that day. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair, leaders may daily have up to 10 min- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- on behalf of the President pro tempore, utes each on each calendar day fol- sent that for the duration of the 112th pursuant to Public Law 95–521, appoints lowing the prayer and disposition of Congress, Senators may be allowed to Patricia Mack Bryan as deputy Senate the reading of, or the approval of, the bring to the desk bills, joint resolu- legal counsel for a term of service to Journal. tions, concurrent resolutions and sim- expire at the end of the 113th Congress. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- ple resolutions, for referral to appro- Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my un- sent that the Parliamentarian of the priate committees. derstanding that the President pro House of Representatives and his four The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- tempore will now assume the presi- assistants be given the privileges of the out objection, it is so ordered. dency of the Senate. floor during the 112th Congress. f The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- clerk will report the resolution by sent that, notwithstanding the provi- WORKING GROUP—LOWER LEVEL title. sions of rule XXVIII, conference re- EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS The legislative clerk read as follows: ports and statements accompanying Mr. REID. One of the issues we must A resolution (S. Res. 7) to make effective them not be printed as Senate reports reform is the confirmation process in appointment of Deputy Senate Legal Coun- when such conference reports and the Senate. I have heard from a num- sel. statements have been printed as a ber of Senators on both sides of the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- House report unless specific request is aisle who think we should address this. out objection, the resolution is agreed made in the Senate in each instance to Clearly, all Presidents are entitled to to. have such a report printed. choose well-qualified individuals to

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