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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMay 31, 2023
That to me shouldn't require an IG report. That should be on the books now, I think.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine
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Collins argues that disciplinary actions for misuse of classified information should be standard protocol.

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