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
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.
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.
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.
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.
I hope that is a turning point. But there is increasing skepticism. We've had a lot of events that appeared to be turning points, but the violence continues.
I probably won't be asked back anytime soon.'
In voting to acquit the president I do so with grave misgivings for I do not mean in any way to exonerate this man, ... He lied under oath, he sought to interfere with the evidence, he tried to influence the testimony of key witnesses. And while it may not be a crime, the president exploited a very young star-stuck employee whom he then proceeded to smear in an attempt to destroy her credibility, her reputation and her life.
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.
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.
He assured me that he had tremendous respect for precedent and his approach is to not overturn cases due to a disagreement with how they were originally decided,
go to the very largest oil companies at a time when they're experiencing record profits.