Chịkọta isiokwu ahụ:  Sen. Barbara Mikulski, nwanyị kacha nọrọ ogologo oge n'ọchịchị n'akụkọ ihe mere eme nke Congress, kwupụtara na Mọnde na ọ gaghị azọ ọkwa ọzọ. 'M̀ na-etinye oge m n'ịkpata ego, ka m̀ na-etinye oge m n'ịkpalite ọkụ ala mmụọ?' Nwunye onye ndọrọndọrọ ọchịchị onye kwuo uche ya dị afọ 78 nke Maryland, onye nọ n'ọchịchị nke ise ya ugbu a, kwuru na ya jụrụ onwe ya mgbe ọ na-atụle ma ọ̀ ga-achọ ọchịchị nke isii n'afọ ọzọ. 'Achọghị m iji oge m na-eme mkpọsa maka m. Achọrọ m ime mkpọsa maka ndị mmadụ,' ka o kwuru na mkparịtaụka ndị ntaakụkọ na mpaghara Fells Point nke Baltimore. 'M̀ na-eji oge m ekwe nkwa ihe m ga-eme <unk> ka m̀ na-eme ya ugbu a ma na-eme ya otú masịrị m?' Senate Appropriations Committee Ranking Democrat Barbara Mikulski, onye Marylander gosipụtara na 2012, kwupụtara na atụmatụ ya maka ọdịnihu anaghị agụnye Congress. Obere Mikulski, nke a hụrụ ka ọ na-eguzo n'elu igbe dị n'azụ ụlọ omebe iwu Senate, katọrọ ndị Republican na Feb. 24 maka ịjụ ịnyefe ụgwọ ego Homeland Security na-enweghị eriri agbakwunyere nke ga-ewepụ ego nke onye isi oche na mbata na ọpụpụ. Mikulski, onye omebe iwu siri ike, nke na-enweghị isi nke gbagoro n'ọchịchị nke Kọmitii na-ahụ maka mmefu ego dị ike, ghọrọ nwanyị kachasị ogologo oge na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke Congress na 2012. A họpụtara ya ka ọ bụrụ onye nnọchi anya ụlọ omebe iwu na 1976 ma jee ozi na Senate kemgbe 1987. O kwuru na mgbe oge ya ga-agwụ,'m ga-ama na m mere ihe niile m nwere ike ime.' Ọla ezumike nka ya ga-eme ka e nwee asọmpi n'etiti ndị nwere ike ịbụ ndị ga-anọchi ya, gụnyere ndị nnọchi anya ndị Democrats Chris Van Hollen na Donna Edwards, na ndị gọvanọ mbụ. Martin O'Malley, onye na-atụle itinye akwụkwọ maka nhọpụta onyeisiala nke ndị Democrats, na onye Republican Bob Ehrlich. Ọ ghọrọ nwanyị nke abụọ nke ndị otu Democratic Senate kwupụtara ezumike nka ya n'afọ a, na-esote Barbara Boxer nke California. N'ajụjụ ọnụ a gbara ya n'afọ 2014, Mikulski kwuru na ụzọ ya dị ka onye isi oche nke Kọmitii Ntinye ego bụ 'ilekwasị anya na nkwanye ùgwù na nkwanye ùgwù. Ụkpụrụ nke oge gboo. Emela ihe ijuanya ma ọ bụ ihe ngosi ma kwurịta okwu ozugbo ọ bụghị site n'akwụkwọ akụkọ.' N'ọnọdụ ya, o nwere...
Mikulski bụ onye Maryland nke nọ na Congress kemgbe 1976 na onye omeiwu kemgbe 1987. Ndị nnọchi anya ndị Democrats, Chris Van Hollen na Donna Edwards, na ndị gọvanọ mbụ. Martin O'Malley na Bob Ehrlich, ha nile nwere ike ịgba ọsọ iji dochie ya. Nkwupụta ịpụ Mikulski bịara izu ole na ole mgbe ọkwa yiri nke ahụ sitere na California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.