Susan Collins actually said...

"the indiscriminate budget cuts of sequestration would result in the loss of a deployable aircraft carrier."

"the chances of these girls being reunited with their families grows ever dimmer."

"I really am sympathetic to your budget constraints and the number of employees that you have lost..."

"I really commend you for that. Aroostook County is a very large, very rural area, and we have a lot of seniors who are homebound or cannot travel long distances, and the fact that you are making such ..."