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 anything, you're further separating the entities. We know that a lot of law-enforcement officials believe it would be better instead to bring them together.
I don't underestimate the uphill battle that we face, but my hope is that a strong vote in the Senate will give us momentum in the House. The fact is that this money is from next year rather than new spending will also help.
His urgent reports did not appear to prompt an urgent response,
Under its current business model, the Postal Service's financial future is not viable.
I have been fighting formula fights all year. We can't make the mistake that only large urban areas are at risk.
I have long believed that it would have been far more effective at this stage for FEMA to have given vouchers for housing and to assist people in finding private-sector housing. I think it still is a possibility.
If this rule goes into effect, power plants will be free to continue spewing unlimited amounts of toxic mercury into our air until the year 2018,
I have great confidence in Judge Roberts legal scholarship, his integrity, and his commitment to the rule of law. His decisions will be guided not by his own personal view of what the law should be, but rather by a disciplined review and analysis of what the law is. The overwhelming bipartisan support that Judge Roberts received today speaks volumes about his qualifications. He is the right person for the job.
I do not want to impose additional taxes on the employers at a time when our economy is very fragile and we want to encourage them to hire.
He was unambiguous in his message to us,
What is evident already is that the company appears to have deliberately misled investors and its employees and customers about its financial strength. That in and of itself is very troubling.
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.
Fire departments across the State of Maine provide an essential and irreplaceable service to our communities,
At this point, I see no basis for invoking 'extraordinary circumstances' and for anyone to mount a filibuster.