Susan Collins actually said...

"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."

"It is imperative that FEMA have strict controls to ensure that the money is being used to achieve the baseline emergency preparedness."

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