With two newly elected women this year - Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. -- the total of women senators come January will hit a record-breaking 16.
Ms. Mikulski, D-Md., their dean and the senior woman senator, says she and her colleagues are no longer a rarity, but they still face the challenge of balancing legislation aimed at women with broader issues ranging from national security to the economy.
"When I came . . . we were a bit of a novelty in...
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