Susan Collins: “Before I begin my comments on the Older Americans Act, I do want to add to the accolades that have been given today to…”

“Before I begin my comments on the Older Americans Act, I do want to add to the accolades that have been given today to the chairman and the ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on which I am pleased to serve. They have worked as a team, providing tremendous leadership that brought us to a tremendous accomplishment today, and that is the passage of the Every Child Achieves Act. It would not have happened without the extraordinary leadership of Chairman Alexander and Senator Murray, the ranking minority member. I thank them for their hard work in this regard. ____________________”