Susan Collins actually said...

"The soaring debt of more than $14 trillion and growing poses a grave threat to our Nation's future prosperity."

"Now, thanks to a cooperative effort, we can begin the important work of upgrading the tracks."

"We simply must rein in our spending and get our financial house in order."

"First, let me associate myself with the Chairman's comments. I was thinking, having recently moved, that this affects not only the buyer of the house, the seller, the moving company--the ripple effect..."