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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Mar 26, 2025

Regardless of our views on the Fiscal Responsibility Act and accompanying implementation agreement, it is incumbent on all of us to follow the law as written—not as we would like it to be.

nbcnews.com
Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 24, 2025

This wasn’t just a casual mistake. This wasn’t a bunch of teenagers deciding what they were going to do on the weekend.

cnn.com
Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 24, 2025

So the attack sequencing and timing and weapons and targets you don’t consider to have been classified?

motherjones.com
Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Mar 13, 2025

I support that language. I have no idea why the House left it out.

thehill.com
Jared Golden
@jaredgolden· Democratic · ME· Mar 13, 2025

Although the bill was not perfect, a shutdown would introduce even more chaos and uncertainty at a time when our country can ill-afford it.

msnbc.com
Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Mar 12, 2025

I did not express concerns to the White House. I had some reservations, but I certainly had not reached a final judgment.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 11, 2025

Every single one of these reports that we have had has mentioned global climate change as a significant national security threat except this one.

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Janet Mills
@janetmills· Democratic · ME· Mar 11, 2025

We’re going to follow the law, sir. We’ll see you in court.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 10, 2025

That's one of the things we have to consider. We're dealing with people, many of whom, I suspect, think a shutdown would be a good thing," King said, "and they could prolong it and use it to expand the president's power even beyond what…

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 10, 2025

That's one of the things we have to consider. We're dealing with people, many of whom, I suspect, think a shutdown would be a good thing.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 5, 2025

The reckless cuts being made at the VA are dangerous to our men and women who served.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Mar 5, 2025

The decision on whether to abolish the department is one that only Congress can make. The president does not have the authority to completely abolish the department.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Mar 5, 2025

There are synergies that occur having them all in one department. There may be a case for spinning off some programs, there may be a case for downsizing the department, but those are decisions that the new secretary should make.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Mar 4, 2025

The deterioration of the discussion among President Trump, Vice President Vance, and President Zelenskyy was very unfortunate given how high the stakes are.

newsweek.com