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
I hope that Mr. Brown's decision to step down will help put the focus squarely where it belongs, on relief and recovery efforts,
In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up? ... Clearly more could be done.
I must say, I don't know how you could make that judgment, when the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has not made a risk assessment
Once again, FEMA failed to adequately plan for the very type of disaster that occurs virtually every year.
So far, I have seen no evidence of improper influence with members of the administration, but I am sure that question will be fully explored in these hearings.
That money meets urgent infrastructure needs in the state of Maine. I don't think it makes sense to take money that is needed in other states and reallocate it to Katrina.
That money meets urgent infrastructure needs in the state of Maine, ... I don't think it makes sense to take money that is needed in other states and reallocate it to Katrina.
In the environment we're in right now with tight federal budgets and the demands of responding to Hurricane Katrina, it is particularly disturbing to learn that a federal agency is not being a more careful steward of the taxpayers' dollars. There's also a waste of fuel here, too.
I remember leaving her office feeling so proud that she was my senator, and I also remember thinking that girls can grow up to be anything, ... What I remember most is her telling me to always stand tall for what I believed in.
Because Maine is such a rural state, residents often do not have the same access to the arts that people in more urban areas might. Grants awarded by the NEA allow entities throughout Maine to showcase various artistic endeavors to communities throughout the state.
cannot conceive that these guards, on their own initiatives, undertook these acts. I think there's more to this story yet to come.
If there was ever an agency in need of oversight, FEMA is it. It's a very big management job, and because of the nature of the work they do, they have only one chance to get it right.
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,