Honorable James M. Jeffords
United States Senator, Vermont, Independent
Senator Jeffords was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1988. He served in the Vermont Senate from 1966 to 1968, as Vermont Attorney General from 1968 to 1972, and as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978. He is the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and also serves on the following committees; Finance; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Veterans’ Affairs; and the Special Committee on Aging. The following is from the January 21, 2003, Senate floor debate on amendments to the Omnibus Appropriations Resolution.I rise in strong support of the…
