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This historic room gives her hope. >> we sit next to each other and rather than at the head table, our job is to bring the committee together with the best ideas and most affordable ideas, not to square off. >> reporter: the 4'11" senator made a long career. >> it's not easy being 4'11" in an institution like this. >> reporter: she has a reputation for sometimes being intimidating. >> let them feel the hard landing that my constituents face. >> reporter: yeah. >> when women are persistent and insistent are viewed as tough. now, i view it as just being effective. >> reporter: one of her proudes...

>> 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...

>> reporter: you know you sound like donald trump, right? >> no, i think i sound like barbara mikulskmikulski. >> reporter: she admits the election results make it tougher to leave. a lot of her work on obama care and beyond may be undone. >> you cannot take a recing wr ball that are designed to help american workers get on their feet. >> reporter: still the first woman to ever chair the powerful appropriation committee behind the scenes bipartisan she witnessed in this historic room gives her hope. >> we sit next to each other and rather than at the head table. our job is to bring together wh...

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God bless you, god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] before i introduce our final speaker let me take a moment to acknowledge the hard work of several people whose assistance and friendship have been so valuable during this past year. i want to thank the people sitting at the head table, the eight members of the whca board. they fight hard every day at the white house to do their jobs with excellence and to help you do yours. [ applause ]