Honorable Olympia Snowe
United States Senator, Maine, Republican
Senator Snowe was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994. She served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1978 to 1994. She is a member of the following committees: Finance; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Budget; and Small Business. The following is from the September 14, 2001, Senate floor debate on the authorization for the use of military force in response to terrorist attacks on the United States. I rise in support of the joint resolution authorizing the use of U.S. Armed Forces against those responsible for the…
