Susan Collins: “Vandalism is unacceptable. Senator Collins and her staff will not be intimidated.”

This is a smear job. And as someone who has always prided herself on serving with integrity, it really offends me,

Any attempt to politicize grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), or any other agency, by another means — whether an Executive Order or guidance — is contrary to congressional intent.

Troy was mocking my success, adding that his comment was dismissive of additional costs being imposed on our towns and cities.

I urge you not to move forward with this proposal, which would undermine the intent of the CR provision and more important, the Federal government’s objective of funding biomedical research projects based on scientific merit and value…