Susan Collins actually said...

"it has caused grave damage to our national security. And you would agree that it puts at risk potentially the lives of our troops."

"This is not an exaggeration; this is a fact."

"I am pleased to appear before you today to introduce Dr. Joseph Westphal, who has been nominated to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."

"We need to make sure that everyone in the Social Security Administration and all the other government programs where this is applicable are aware of, and apply properly and expansively, this principle..."