Susan Collins actually said...

"I have been contacted by officials from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse regarding their concern that the VA is preventing VA hospitals, such as Togus Medical Center, from participating in the Stat..."

"A related problem, at least in a rural State like mine, is an absence of mental health professionals in those rural communities."

"There's great potential, particularly since so many of these young troops have access to computers in their own homes, because the stigma still is there."

"The final issue that I want to raise with you is one that we have also discussed in my office, but I want to get on the record."