Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes
United States Senator, Maryland, Democrat
Senator Sarbanes was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1966 to 1970 and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1970 to 1976. He chairs the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. He is also a member of the Budget Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee (where he chairs the International Economic Policy, Export, and Trade Promotion Subcommittee), the Budget Committee, and the Joint Economic Committee. The following is from the October 9, 2002, Senate floor debate on H.J. Res. 114, to authorize the use of U.S. armed forces against Iraq.At…
