Susan Collins actually said...

"This bill is not intended to repeal or replace the ACA nor would it eliminate the employer mandate."

"It didn't make common sense when considering the impact on learning."

"In 2005, former Senator Olympia Snowe and I, in response to a lot of concerns about the law, put together an NCLB task force to evaluate the impact of the law in Maine."

"The task force identified several unintended consequences of the law's requirement for annual tests."