Senate Proceeding on Jan 5th, 2011 :: 1:37:05 to 1:40:50
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Amy Klobuchar: as our longest-serving female senator ever and in wishing her many, many more years of accomplishment and service in the united states senate. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota is recognized. ms. klobuchar: thank you, mr. president. i rise to add my voice to those

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Speech By: Amy Klobuchar

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Amy Klobuchar: of my colleagues as we commemorate an extraordinary milestone for a remarkable woman. today senator barbara mikulski becomes the longest-serving woman united states senator. for anyone who has had the privilege of working with or working for senator mikulski, this milestone comes as no surprise.

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Amy Klobuchar: she is a devoted public servant and a dogged advocate for her constituents. she has spent the vast majority of her life in public service as a social worker, as a member of the baltimore city council, then as a member of the house of representatives, and finally as a united states senator. with each step, mr. president,

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Amy Klobuchar: her constituency got larger, and she worked even harder to fight for the people of maryland. senator mikulski is no stranger to celebrating firsts or milestones. she was the first democratic woman to be elected to the senate in her own right without succeeding a spouse or a father.

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Amy Klobuchar: she was also the first woman to serve on the united states senate appropriations committee. it is also worth reflecting on how far we've come in the 24 years since senator mikulski was first elected. she was one of only two women in the senate in 1987. in the next senate, as in the

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Amy Klobuchar: last senate, we are now up to 17 female senators, meaning, mr. president, that they can no longer call us sweet 16. as the dean of women senators, senator mikulski has always been ready to help women who are thinking about running for the senate and then help newly arrived women senators when they get here. her wise counsel is absolutely invaluable.

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Amy Klobuchar: senator mikulski has always reached across the aisle to bring women senators together, as she puts it, women in the senate understand issues not just on the macro level, but on the macaroni and cheese level. two years ago around this time i went to the senate floor with several of my women colleagues to speak about the importance of

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Amy Klobuchar: passing the will he be lily lead better fair pay act. i remember senator mikulski bringing us all together, and i will always remember her words. she would say to the women of america: suit up, square your shoulders, put your lib stick on and -- put your lipstick on and get ready for a revolution.

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Amy Klobuchar: senator mikulski has always been a master of words and quips and she did it again and we passed that bill. on that issue, the cause senator mikulski championed was victorious due in larger part to her tremendous work ethic and devoted advocacy.

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Amy Klobuchar: senator mikulski, today we salute you for suiting up and squaring your shoulders for 24 years and counting. and we look forward to so many more. mr. president, i yield the floor and i see that my great colleague, senator stabenow from

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Amy Klobuchar: the state of michigan, is here. is ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan is recognized. ms. stabenow: thank you, mr. president. i'm so pleased to be here today. i appreciate the words of the