Olympia Snowe People Quotations

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 who entrusted me to be their voice and their champion.

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 about your state and thinking about your country as well.

My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.

You can never solve a problem without talking to people with whom you disagree. The United States Senate is predicated and based on consensus building. That was certainly the vision of the founding fathers.

People will have trouble keeping a job, or even getting a job if their genetic information gets to an insurer, a potential employer or even an employer,

Given all the problems, people might get a plan that doesn't meet their expectations. Recognizing that, we should be flexible.

Congress must seek and find answers when confronted with a situation that represents a possible betrayal of the public trust especially at a time when the people of the Gulf Region need every resource available to recover, ... ...I intend to exert my oversight power to determine how such flagrant abuse could happen and to ensure that Small Business Administration loans truly go to those who need them.