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Mikulski Expects To Be Next Senate Appropriations Chair

Julie Samuel

Thursday, December 20th, 2012

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Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said she expects to succeed the late Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) as chair of the powerful budget-dictation Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC). “It’s an honor and a privilege to be expected to follow the great leadership of Senator Inouye, one of my most treasured mentors, and become the Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee,” Milulski said in a statement early last night. “It is especially gratifying to be the first woman to lead this powerful committee. I…

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