For senators who cast votes two decades ago, it is a full-circle moment that prompts a mixture of sadness, regret, and reflection. Many consider it the hardest vote they ever took.
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Oct. 7, 2021, in Washington.
Another “yes” vote on the Senate floor that night was New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, now Senate majority leader. With the vote coming a year after Sept. 11 devastated his hometown, he says he believed then that the president deserved the benefit of the doubt when a nation is under attack.Sen Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks at a news conference on March 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, testifies during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on what Republicans say is the politicization of the FBI and Justice Department and attacks on American civil liberties, on Capitol Hill, Feb. 9, 2023, in Washington. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference with members of Senate Democratic leadership, Dec. 6, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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