Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka talks with NBC10 Boston about the current legislative session, uncertainty coming out of Washington, and how its influencing the way the Senate is going about the business of governing.

Massachusetts will not “stand idly by” in the face of in-state fiscal uncertainty and broader instability at the federal level, Senate President Karen Spilka told the Daily News during an interview at her State House office that also touched on the Senate budget, legislative priorities and future goals.

“Either by accident or design, women were left out of the building,” Spilka, an Ashland Democrat, said. “Women have played such a large role in Massachusetts history, but if you walk around the building, you would not think so. And that was pretty outrageous to me.”