Susan Collins actually said...

"That really is heartening to me, and that suggests that we're making a real difference."

"I think empowering Michelle Rhee's office, as the chancellor of education for the District of Columbia, would be a good thing."

"the position that you have been nominated to fill was created by the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, which we authored."

"I think that was very unfortunate. I hope that you will be an advocate internally in the budget deliberations."