Barbara Mikulski

Baseball player Willie Mays, singer Barbra Streisand and politician Shirley Chisholm will all be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year.

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Here Are The 2015 Medal Of Freedom Winners, In Their Own Voices

5:17pm November 23, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

Athletes, artists and activists crowd the list of winners of the nation's highest civilian honor. Before they get their medals Tuesday, get to know them — in sight and sound.

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Barbara Mikulski becomes 34th Senator to endorse the White House-backed Iran nuclear agreement.

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Obama Secures Enough Support For Iran Deal In Congress

1:39pm September 02, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., became the crucial 34th vote needed to sustain President Obama's expected veto should Congress pass a measure to block the agreement.

Longtime Maryland Democrat Barbara Mikulski has served in the Senate since 1987.

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Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Congress' Longest-Serving Woman, To Retire

1:56pm March 02, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

The Maryland Democrat has served in the Senate since 1987 and was the first woman to chair the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee.