Five Things You Need To Know About Barbara Mikulski
- Senator Mikulski authored the first bill President Obama signed into law -- the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. Sixteen years earlier she was one of the authors of the first bill President Clinton signed into law -- the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993.
- People from all across the state request the Senator's famous Maryland crab cake recipe! Cooking must run in the family - the Mikulski Bakery was run by the Senator's family for over 40 years in her hometown of East Baltimore.
- Governor Martin O'Malley was the Field Director for her first Senate campaign in 1986.
- Senator Mikulski was the first Emily's List candidate to be elected to the U.S Senate. She continues to play a big role in the organization -- which stands for Early Money Is Like Yeast -- that supports pro-choice, women candidates.
- Senator Mikulski has championed women's health issues her entire career. Since 1990, she led the efforts that resulted in a 700 percent increase in research funding for breast cancer. Additionally, in 1991, the Senator established a program to provide low-income women with access to cancer screenings. Since then, the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program has provided more than 5.8 million screenings to eligible women.
