Susan Collins actually said...

"I am truly baffled by the Administration's slowness in this regard because it is an important check"

"If there is anything we know about al-Qaeda, it is that its members have demonstrated extraordinary patience over the years."

"I think you want more people on the alert. I think you want the average citizen watching for suspicious activity."

"Senator Lieberman and I, in my view, improved the bill by expanding it beyond the Department of Homeland Security to cover all Executive Branch agencies."