They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected in the 1990s, they were often overlooked, or even talked down to.
Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, remembers that men would avoid asking her questions, addressing other men in the room instead. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., says a male colleague once challenged her at a hearing to describe a military tank engine produced in her district without looking at her notes.
The 5 female leaders now overseeing federal spending Shalanda Young Sen. Patty Murray Sen. Susan Collins Rep. Kay Granger Rep.
Still, she says,"none of us have our head in the sand. We know there are difficulties that are going to be involved." Young's relationships were helpful at the end of last year as lawmakers labored to pass a massive, $1.7 trillion spending bill that funded federal agencies through September and provided another significant round of military and economic aid to Ukraine. Signaling potential troubles ahead, though, Granger did not sign off on the final bill as GOP leadership balked.
Murray recalled when she entered the same room just after she was elected in 1992 — the so-called"year of the woman" — and asked Byrd outright for a seat on the powerful spending panel.
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