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
Vice Admiral Thad Allen is a strong choice, ... He is a highly respected leader who should be very effective in improving the coordination of assistance for the hundreds of thousands of individuals and their families who were affected by the hurricane.
My personal discussions with Judge Roberts, as well as his responses during the Judiciary Committee hearings, have convinced me that he respects precedents and will apply the law and Constitution fairly,
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,
I asked him whether it made a difference to him if he disagreed with the initial decision but it had been reaffirmed several times since then, ... I was obviously referring to Roe in that question. He assured me that he has tremendous respect for precedent and that his approach is to not overturn cases due to a disagreement with how they were originally decided.
I certainly respect his viewpoint, but I did not find the arguments put forward at the meeting to be persuasive.
In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up? ... Clearly more could be done.
That flip-flop sowed the seeds of doubt in the minds of commissioners,
Once again, FEMA failed to adequately plan for the very type of disaster that occurs virtually every year.
I hope that Mr. Brown's decision to step down will help put the focus squarely where it belongs, on relief and recovery efforts,
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
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,
Taxpayers bought Miami-Dade residents thousands of television sets, air conditioners and other appliances,
It's difficult to understand the lack of preparedness and the ineffective response to something that had been anticipated for years.
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.