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
We have an unprecedented opportunity to really make a difference for our senior citizens.
I tend to think that FEMA should stay at DHS.
A happy warrior, ... I think he kind of relishes being a bomb thrower right now.
It contrasts so sharply with the lack of planning and the slow response of FEMA,
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.
He told me that he gives great weight to precedence, and that overturning precedence is - these are his words - 'a jolt to the judicial system,'
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.
Once again, FEMA failed to adequately plan for the very type of disaster that occurs virtually every year.
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.
He was unambiguous in his message to us,
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.
Rudy Giuliani didn't come from an emergency preparedness background, but he did an extraordinary job, ... So (past experience) is not necessarily a predictor.
You would think four years after 9/11 with billions of dollars spent to improve our emergency preparedness that the response to Katrina would be far crisper, far better coordinated and not marred by failures at all levels of government.
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.