Susan Collins: “What many of us are looking for is a new strategy that would not be a precipitous pullout, with all the problems that…”

“I believe that all of us must avoid that kind of dangerous and disturbing rhetoric, because it could in fact trigger violence,” Collins added.

I was pleased that the bill prevents the OMB from implementing its proposed rule, which would politicize grants and harm small, rural communities, families, and biomedical research.

So, I hope we’ll take advantage of this opportunity to delay it.

I find this deeply troubling. Reports that women and people of color are disproportionately fired or sidelined create the impression that their service is not valued.