Quotes by Olympia Snowe

“What happens is that, you know, on Mondays, at least in the Senate, you know, Monday night we'd have what you'd call a bed-check vote. Just to get, you know, the machinery of the Senate up and runn...”

“At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.”

“Unfortunately, money in politics is an insidious thing - and a loophole in our campaign finance system was taken advantage of with money going to existing or new 527 groups with the sole purpose of...”

“I represent what I think is a traditional Republican... a limited government, fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, individual freedom and liberty.”

“In today's world, it is no longer unimaginable to think that business can operate - and even thrive - in an environmentally-friendly manner.”

“It's not healthy for the country to have parties with polar opposite views without that bridge that you need to build consensus.”

“Ultimately, we're heading to having the smallest political tent in history, the way events have been unfolding. If the Republican Party fully intends to become a majority party in the future, it mu...”

“I do find it frustrating … that an atmosphere of polarization and my way or the highway ideologies has become pervasive in campaigns and in our governing institutions. With my Spartan ancestry I am...”

“What are our obligations to the country and to the people we represent? It's the coming up with effective solutions, sitting down and working with the issues. Sitting around table and sorting throu...”

“We are not working out issues anymore. We are working on a parallel universe, with competing proposals, up or down votes.”

“I understand that the hyper-partisanship in Washington makes people feel alienated. They're frustrated and they're angry, and they should be, but they can do something about it. We've got to turn i...”

“Snowe is one of the few remaining moderate Republicans, a group that once dominated the Northeast and vied for control of the national Republicans under leaders such as Nelson Rockefeller. She was ...”

“I think I can honestly say that if Olympia had announced her retirement because of ill health or to spend more time with Jock I probably wouldn't have run. … What perked me up is why she is leaving...”

“You know what’s laughable about the Republicans panicking over the fact that Olympia Snowe retiring means that we might lose the Senate? As far as I’m concerned, with her in it, we never had it. Th...”

“Senator Snowe's career demonstrates how much can be accomplished when leaders from both parties come together to do the right thing for the American people.”

“Maine Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe's decision to retire from the Senate caused a scramble Wednesday among potential Democratic and Republican candidates just two weeks before a deadline to qualify...”