Susan Collins actually said...

"But, I'd like each of you to discuss how you're coordinating with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for example, and the National Guard."

"I am concerned, however, about the problems that occur after the men and women come home from deployment or after they have been discharged."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, let me first thank you, Senator Graham, and Senator Cornyn for your leadership on this extraordinarily troubling issue."

"there is an appalling gap in our Nation's ability to respond to the use of a weapon of mass destruction on our soil."