Barbara Mikulski

HAGERSTOWN, Md.—U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski says she's seeking $43 million in federal funds to keep a spy plane production line running in Hagerstown. Mikulski said Tuesday that the appropriation would prevent a shutdown of Sierra Nevada Corp ...  

WASHINGTON, DC--(ENEWSPF)--May 22, 2012. The United States Senate Appropriations Committee today approved language originally introduced by Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) to modernize the existing Visa Waiver Program (VWP ...  

One of the world's largest astronomy archives, containing a treasure trove of information about myriad stars, planets, and galaxies, has been named in honor of the United States Senator from Maryland, Barbara Mikulski. Called MAST, for the Barbara A.  

Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) planned the classified discussion, and all senators were invited. Mikulski told The Hill that the meeting was postponed because of markup sessions.  

WASHINGTON - One by one, Republicans and Democrats recognized a singular achievement by a singular woman - Senator Barbara Mikulski, now the longest-serving female member of Congress. The Maryland Democrat reached that milestone Saturday.  

Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, or the Vehicle Assembly Building after Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. Mark R. Whittington is the author of Children of Apollo and The Last Moonwalker. He has written on space subjects for a variety of periodicals, including The ...  

Sarah Palin on Today vs Katie Couric on GMA: Are They Objectified? (Norma Kamali, 4/04/12, Daily Beast)Sarah Palin may not totally represent my beliefs, but she represents a case study of empowerment and objectification to the nth degree. Someone in your office may bring objectification to themselves by simply wearing a low-cut dress. She then may suffer the consequence of being known as the "easy" one with absolutely no proof exhibited. Sarah...  

On St. Patrick’s Day, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, 75, became the longest-serving woman in Congress, clocking 35 years in the Senate and House as the not-so-gentle-lady from Maryland.    Since arriving on Capitol Hill in January 1977, the onetime social worker and outspoken liberal Democrat from blue-collar Baltimore has championed the rights of women, children, seniors, veterans, federal workers and the disadvantaged. Read full article...  

Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin say they received Monday from Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe that the Easton center would remain open. “This is a great victory for Maryland communities that rely on the post office for on-time delivery of ...  

EASTON, Md. - Talk of the Easton processing facility leaving the Eastern Shore is heating up again. Senator Barbara Mikulski wants a legitimate study completed on the issue. Sen. Mikulski says she objects to this legislation, while the U.S. Postal Service ...  

In 1986, with then-Congresswoman Barbara Mikulski running for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring Senator Charles Mathias, Cardin ran for Mikulski ... of the House of Delegates at 95 years of age, Meyer Cardin, Jon’s grandfather and Ben’s ...  

She stands 4'11" (1.5 meters) and had trouble being seen over the microphones when elected. Thirty-five years later, Barbara Mikulski is a towering figure in the Senate, the longest-serving female lawmaker in the US Congress.  

Six things you need to know right now about the election and campaign news of 2012! U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) hit a major milestone this week. On Wednesday, she became the longest serving woman in Congress in history. 75-year-old Mikulski ...  

Apr 18, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman on the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the fiscal ...  

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) today joined a bipartisan group of 41 Senators in calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to extend the current moratorium on the closing of post offices or ...