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Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- For the first time since Republicans won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2010, there isn’t a major fiscal policy bill requiring the immediate attention of Congress. A coalition of Democrats and Republicans
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After months of negotiations, Congress finally approved a comprehensive package to extend the Social Security payroll tax credit, unemployment insurance and the Doc Fix for Medicare doctors through the end of the year, delivering the bipartisan agreement
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient Sajala Shukla, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Anna Maria Chavez, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the USA, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D - TX), Connie L.... View Photo »
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No child should ever be subjected to sexual abuse
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The House and Senate easily passed a $150 billion measure to extend the payroll tax holiday Friday, despite the near-unanimous opposition of Washington-area lawmakers concerned that the measure will force some federal employees to contribute more to thei
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend a payroll tax cut through 2012, relying on a coalition of Democratic and Republican votes. The 293-132 vote sends the $145 billion measure to the Senate, which plans to vote on it today. In addition to th
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A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to testify at a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing on innovations in higher education affordability. You can watch the video here. It was an interesting morning marred by a long
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US Sen. Bernie Sanders(C),I-VT, speaks at a rally on Social Security and Medicare at the Dirksen Senate Building November 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. Sen. Barbara Mikulski,(2ndR)D-MD, on November 16, introduced the Consumer Price Index for Elderly... View Photo »
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Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), center, and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) have been key supporters of the health reform law’s Prevention and Public Health Fund. (Carolyn Kaster - AP) Congress is getting close to a deal on extending the payroll tax holiday, unemplo
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Letter to Hillary Clinton and John Holdren: James Webb Space Telescope and our International Commitments
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Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Dr. John P. Holdren Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Office of the President of the United States January 30, 2012 Dear Secretary Clinton, Director Ho
About Barbara Mikulski
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Barbara Ann Mikulski (born July 20, 1936) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, and the Senior Senator from the state of Maryland. She is Maryland's first female senator. She is currently the most senior female Senator, having served since 1987, and ranking 18th (out of 100) in seniority. She received 1,504,691 votes in her 2004... Full Article
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski,D-MD, speaks at a rally on Social Security and Medicare at the Dirksen Senate Building November 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. Mikulski on November 16, introduced the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act, which would change the annual cost-of-living...
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WASHINGTON - JULY 30: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks during a news conference July 30, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The House has defeated Reid's measure by a vote of 173 to 246 as members of the Congress continued to debate on the debt ceiling plan.
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a Capitol Hill rally with Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) (2nd R) and seniors and workers against cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid potentially proposed by the Joint Deficit Reduction Committee, or 'Super...
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. , center, accompanied by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , left, and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. , speaks during a Senate Democratic women news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011, to discuss how House Budget Committee Chairman Rep....
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WASHINGTON - MAY 19: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) listen during a news conference May 19, 2011 on Capitol...
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius walks with Sens. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. , and Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. , right, to a news conference about GOP Medicare cuts on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, May 19, 2011.
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 13: U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) listen during a news conference about Planned Parenthood April 13, 2011...
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 08: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) speaks as Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) listen during a news conference April 8, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Democratic women senators held a news...
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Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) (C) joins fellow Democratic senators (L-R) Debbie Stabenow (Michigan), Maria Cantwell (Washington), Diane Feinstein (California), Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), Barbara Boxer (California) and Patty Murray (Washington) as she makes remarks about Republican attempts...
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. , second from right, accompanied by fellow Senate Democratic women speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2011. From left are: Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. , Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. , Mikulski, and Sen. Dianne...
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 02: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) greets Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs members Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) (L) and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) before testifying about the department's FY2012...
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An attendee holds an alarm clock in front of the Senate Budget Committee hearing room to indicate that time is running out on the Super Committee, before a rally on Social Security and Medicareat the Dirksen Senate Building November 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. Sen. Barbara...
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. , foreground, listen as Sens. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. , center, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. , second from right, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, right, confer before the start of a news conference about GOP Medicare cuts...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) makes remarks to the media as fellow Democratic Senators, (from L to R) Barbara Mikulski (Maryland), Joe Manchin III (West Virginia) and Charles Schumer (New York) listen on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC April 8, 2011. Facing a midnight...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) makes remarks to the press as fellow Democratic senators listen (L-R) Benjamin Cardin (Maryland), Barbara Mikulski (Maryland), Joe Manchin III (West Virginia), Charles Schumer (New York), Patty Murray (Washington), after Democrats met to discuss...
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Members of Congress gather on the steps of the Capitol in remembrance of the terror attacks of 2001, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. On bottom row from left are Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. , Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, House Speaker John Boehner,...
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Maryland first lady Katie O'Malley, right, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, second from right, and Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski, third from right, attend the funeral of William Donald Schaefer, former Baltimore mayor and former Maryland governor and comptroller, at Old St. Paul's...
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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks during a ceremony for former Maryland Governor, Baltimore Mayor and State Comptroller William Donald Schaefer while his casket rests in City Hall in Baltimore. Monday, April 25, 2011. Also pictured at left is U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski and former...
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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , at microphone, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. and Senate Democratic senators, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2011, after meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus. From left are, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. ,...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. accompanied by Democratic senators, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2011, after meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus. From left are, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. , Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. , ...
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski,D-MD, speaks at a rally on Social Security and Medicare at the Dirksen Senate Building November 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. Mikulski on November 16, introduced the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act, which would change the annual cost-of-living...
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