>> still, the first woman to ever chair the appropriate races committee tells us behind the scenes bipartisanship she witnessed in this historic room gives her hope. >> we sit next to each other and rath than at the head table, our job is to bring the committee together. one of the best ideas and the most affordable ideas, not to square off. >> the 4'1" senator made a long career under people underestimating her. >> i bring my own stool. it's not easy being 4'11" in an institution like this. >> she has a reputation for sometimes being intimidating making male colleagues cower. >> let them feel the hard landing my constituents faced. >> suffered this wrath before and i think that women are persistent and insistent and viewed as tough. now, i view it as just being