Susan Collins actually said...

"In response to this problem, Senator Leahy and I have introduced a bill to greatly toughen the penalties for straw purchasing and illegal firearms trafficking."

"I am very disappointed and, indeed, in some ways shocked, that the administration did not include any funding at all for this program."

"It is a small amount of money, and it has done a lot of good."

"I hope you will have a listening session in a rural area--we talked about that in my office--as opposed to just large urban areas like L.A. and DC."