Susan Collins actually said...

"the DNI, Admiral Blair, issued a directive in which he claims the right to select an individual other than a CIA station chief."

"the House action to zero out these funds is just plain bad policy, and I hope we will be able to overturn that legislation here in the Senate."

"Neither President Bush nor President Obama has fully valued the DNI as the principal adviser to the President the way we intended in the law."

"I think it is important in real terms and also symbolically--that he have that budget control."