Susan Collins actually said...

"The Special Inspector General for TARP criticized the Treasury for not adopting recommendations to require that all TARP recipients account for the use of the funds."

"I remain very concerned, as I indicated to you in our conversation yesterday, about the management accountability and transparency of the troubled asset relief program (TARP) fund."

"I don't see, on the grassroots level, the benefits of putting billions of dollars into financial institutions."

"I think not only about the dollars that we're going to bring in directly, but also about the deterrent effect."