Susan Collins: “I appreciate your holding this hearing to evaluate legislative options to strengthen our homeland security.”

I took particular issue with the provision that would allow political appointees to review grant proposals, noting that it would undermine the goal of awarding funds 'based on scientific merit and value, rather than political ideology.'

Vladimir Putin’s brutal, unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine must end.

This incident shows how imperative it is that we have a mandate for body-worn cameras.

“I believe that all of us must avoid that kind of dangerous and disturbing rhetoric, because it could in fact trigger violence,” Collins added.