Olympia Snowe
Olympia Snowe
Olympia Jean Snoweis an American politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe, a member of the Republican Party, became widely known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end filibusters. In 2006, she was named one of America's Best Senators by Time Magazine. Snowe was famously known for her ability to compromise and her strong sense of bipartisanship. Along with Susan Collins, she was considered one of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 February 1947
CountryUnited States of America
The reality is, this is a very different world than where we were even six months ago,
We are here today because we want to be responsible stewards of the surplus,
I think that the issue here is a fundamental fairness in having a hearing so that these issues can be explored and concerns can be raised,
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I think you are putting the cart before the horse.
We are reasserting congressional responsibility of oversight with respect to this program.