Susan Collins actually said...

"I think that was very unfortunate. I hope that you will be an advocate internally in the budget deliberations."

"It is imperative that FEMA have strict controls to ensure that the money is being used to achieve the baseline emergency preparedness."

"Contentious litigation-style appeals are no substitute for the cooperation that FEMA should be fostering."

"I just wanted to make one point, and that is during the government's failed response to Hurricane Katrina, there was no deputy leader at FEMA."