Sen. George Allen (VA-R)
Honorable George AllenUnited States Senator, Virginia, RepublicanSenator Allen was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1982 to 1991, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1992, and as Governor of Virginia from 1993 to 1997. He sits on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the Foreign Relations Committee, where he chairs the European Affairs Subcommittee; and the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. The following is from the January 25, 2005, Senate floor debate on the nomination of Condoleezza Rice for Secretary of State.I rise today to voice…