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Waiting for @SenatorSnowe at the #AGU13 fall annual meeting! Excited to hear what she will say about policy /science pic.twitter.com/B2VUoWo9jv -
Senator Olympia Snowe to Deliver Presidential ForumWith her election in 1994, Olympia J. Snowe became only the second woman Senator in history to represent Maine, a position she held until 2012. Before her election to the Senate, Snowe represented Maine’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for sixteen years.Her dedicated work in the U.S. Senate garnered her nationwide recognition as a leading policymaker in Washington. In 2005, she was named the 54th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. In 2006, Time magazine named her one of the top ten U.S. Senators. Calling her “The Caretaker,” it wrote of Snowe: “Because of her centrist views and eagerness to get beyond partisan point scoring, Maine Republican Olympia Snowe is in the center of every policy debate in Washington; but while Snowe is a major player on national issues, she is also known as one of the most effective advocates for her constituents.”
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Senator Olympia Snowe to Deliver Presidential ForumWith her election in 1994, Olympia J. Snowe became only the second woman Senator in history to represent Maine, a position she held until…
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about to hear Maine’s @SenatorSnowe at #AGU13 -
Waiting to hear @SenatorSnowe speak at #AGU13! Excited for her talk “What’s gone wrong in Washington?” -
Ladies represent!! #AGU13 Presidential Forum presented by @SenatorSnowe -
#agu13 @OlympiaSnoweME “Instances of bipartisan cooperation are as common as dinosaur sightings” -
“Today, bipartisan cooperation is as rare as a dinosaur sighting” @SenatorSnowe #WhatsGoneWrongInWashington #AGU13
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.@OlympiaSnoweME: half of federally managed fisheries use coral reefs at some time in their lives #AGU13 -
Fellow Mainer @SenatorSnowe is delivering the Presidential Forum at #AGU13 (she’s funny too). http://bit.ly/18PIoyw -
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No powerpoint for @OlympiaSnoweME; this veteran politician is an excellent storyteller of how science & policy meet, collide #AGU13
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. @SenatorSnowe at #AGU13 : need to support environmental satellites which are crucial for safety, prediction, & knowledge -
.@OlympiaSnoweME: Integrated observation systems for our oceans, atmosphere, are crucial for managing risks and resources #AGU13
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#AGU13: @SenatorSnowe – sequester is a blunt instrument that doesn’t consider the impact of cuts on crucial (geosci) programs
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.@OlympiaSnoweME: We are the country with the largest accountability in the world, and a country without a budget. #AGU13
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.@OlympiaSnoweME: Climate change is a human, moral, planetary issue, most consequential of this century & should be addressed as such #AGU13
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#AGU13 @SenatorSnowe – science has become a tool of partisan politics. Detrimental to trust in scientists.
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@SenatorSnowe calls climate change a human, moral, global issue. #AGU13 -
.@SenatorSnowe: In 2008 we were able to have debates on the Senate floor about the issue of climate change. #AGU13
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“Investment in science matters. It’s foundational, it’s not dispensible.” #AGU13 Thanks @SenatorSnowe -
@SenatorSnowe: How far we’ve come in past 5 yrs from a tripartisan deal on climate. How much we accomplished not so far in the past. #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe recalls discussing with Tony Blair ways to implement long-term business-focused initiatives to combat climate change. #AGU13
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@SenatorSnowe: Economic and environmental challenges not mutually exclusive. #AGU13
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@SenatorSnowe reminds it was not long ago (~5 yrs) that tri-partisan climate bill was worked on collaboratively and on Sentate floor. #AGU13 -
.@SenatorSnowe refers to the most recent #abruptchange report from @NASciences http://bit.ly/IEkCJy session on Thursday! (U34A) #AGU13
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@SenatorSnowe: “Science is a crucial advocate in our debates.” #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe: caucuses represent crucial bipartisan relationships in Congress. These can be allies for you as scientists. #AGU13
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@SenatorSnowe tells scientists: “Your voice matters.” #AGU13 “You can connect the dots.”
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#agu13 crucial to inform congressional staff how your science influences their constituencies to affect change –@SenatorSnowe
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“Congress has lurched from self-engineered crisis to self-engineered crisis.” @SenatorSnowe #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe: The fact that scientists currently can’t weigh in in the political process is an abrogation of that process #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe experienced a legislative process that excluded any ability to work through issues. So she didn’t seek re-election. #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe: Elections are becoming foregone conclusions because Congressional districts are concretized politically #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe: in 1982, 344 of 435 Representatives were politically “in the middle”. Today there are only 13. #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe: at 8-9% approval rating, Root canals are more popular than Congress #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe would often threaten to take the Senate floor and give a talk on how a bill becomes law. #AGU13
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@SenatorSnowe: shout out to School House Rock – tempted to give a lesson on how a bill becomes law on the floor. #AGU13 -
.@SenatorSnowe: We are a representative democracy. If we want a Congress that works, we can have it. But we have to weigh in. #AGU13
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“We have to speak up, because the fringes do” -Olympia Snowe @OlympiasList via @pbpost -
.@SenatorSnowe: there are plenty of reasons for dividing. We need to raise our voices for uniting. #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe is now taking questions! #AGU13
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Q to @SenatorSnowe: If 20,000 scientists descended on DC for #climatechange action, would that be useful? A: absolutely! #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe started “Olympia’s List” to support centrist candidates for Congress http://bit.ly/IBAAo6 #AGU13
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Passionate discussion between scientists and @SenatorSnowe is proof that we scientists do care about politics & want to engage #AGU13
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@SenatorSnowe speaking today about the importance of science funding at the #AGU13 fall meeting
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.@SenatorSnowe: It’s hard to get work done in Congress when you have ~2.5 day work weeks. (WHAT?!) #AGU13
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.@SenatorSnowe: Regular communication, on and off the Congress floor, is crucial. They need a 5-day work week. #AGU13
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from questions to @OlympiaSnoweME @ #agu13 scientists want to make a difference/impact. @agu @MichaelEMann @ClimateComms @earthtom -
Yep. “@JenEDavison: .@SenatorSnowe: Regular communication, on and off the Congress floor, is crucial. They need a 5-day work week. #AGU13” -
.@JenEDavison @SenatorSnowe Wait, what?! So why are we constantly enouraged to believe that scientists are non-political? #AGU13 -
@SenatorSnowe to scientists at #AGU13: “you must not underestimate the power you have in bringing your work to Congress!” #scienceoutreach
