Susan Collins actually said...

Achieving primary balance in a single year, a year that is several years from now, is not the same thing as getting long-term spending under control.

Collins emphasizes the difference between short-term balance and long-term spending control.

03/07/2011

More Susan Collins Quotes

I was interested when you described the gains made by the Department as 'fragile,' and I think that is a good cautionary note to us.

the failure to appoint a point person to come up with a narrative, the failure to recognize the term of Islamist extremism...

to fix those problems, we should not rearrange the deck chairs again.

This has to be a priority, and I know it is something you care a lot about.