Susan Collins
Susan Collins
Susan Margaret Collinsis an American politician who currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Collins has served in the Senate since 1997, and has served as the Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging since 2015 and previously chaired the Senate Committee on Homeland Security from 2003 to 2007. She is considered one of the most moderate Republicans in office. She also is known for her long consecutive voting streak,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 December 1952
CountryUnited States of America
With education costs continuing to rise at both public and private institutions, I believe that increases in grant aid are needed.
We would be remiss ... if we did not ask the hard questions needed to understand what went so wrong,
Fire departments across the State of Maine provide an essential and irreplaceable service to our communities,
It is unfair to spend millions of dollars in tax breaks that benefit corporations importing Chinese ceiling fans as well as Starbucks.
It's difficult to understand the lack of preparedness and the ineffective response to something that had been anticipated for years.
It's very troubling to this committee that the forensic teams looking into failure of the levees have not received complete and total cooperation from the Army Corps,
It's going to take billions of dollars, but I want to make sure that money is not wasted.
It's frustrating that it's taken two (inspector general) audits, a GAO investigation and the threat of a congressional oversight hearing to get an agency to comply with its obligations to the taxpayers,
That flip-flop sowed the seeds of doubt in the minds of commissioners,
Taxpayers bought Miami-Dade residents thousands of television sets, air conditioners and other appliances,
(It) raises very serious questions about whether Sidney Blumenthal was truthful in his sworn deposition,
There is considerable concern about the estimated cost of rebuilding in the Gulf states and what the role of the federal government should be.
When help is needed, you are there and you take action, ... Thanks to all of you for the service you provide.
We're here to send a message that our first priority and our highest obligation is to help all of those affected by this disaster. All of us are united to help the Gulf Coast recover from this extraordinary natural disaster.