One difficulty in making the Senate work the way it was intended is that America's electorate is increasingly divided into red and blue states,… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
What motivated me to dedicate myself to public service for nearly two-thirds of my life was the chance to produce results for those people… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
When my first husband died, what I tried to do is to sort of, you know, try to bring some rationale to the circumstance… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
I have been immeasurably honored to serve the people of Maine for nearly 40 years in public office and for the past 17 years… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
The American spirit is stronger than stone and mortar, tougher than steel and glass, and more enduring than any pain or suffering that can… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
You can never solve a problem without talking to people with whom you disagree. The United States Senate is predicated and based on consensus… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
It is time that we provide clarity for our seniors, informing them of the services available that will lower the costs of their prescription… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
The United States Senate wasn't designed to be a majority-rule institution. It was designed to include and accommodate the rights of the minority in… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
Indeed, we must foster cost-saving competition. And that means joining the marketplace of other industrialized countries - not just for the manufacturers who sell… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
Hopefully, 21 years later, Judge Roberts possesses an openness with respect to issues of gender-based wage discrimination. — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
You can't have the legislative and executive branch working in a parallel universe...the partisanship that has gripped Washington has prevented us from dealing with… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
What is the purpose of public service? It's to solve problems for the people you represent and certainly in the United States Senate, thinking… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
I understand why so many Americans are fed up with government. The 112th Congress was almost universally derided as the worst ever. It was… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
