Susan Collins actually said...

"I remain very concerned, as I indicated to you in our conversation yesterday, about the management accountability and transparency of the troubled asset relief program (TARP) fund."

"I don't see, on the grassroots level, the benefits of putting billions of dollars into financial institutions."

"I think not only about the dollars that we're going to bring in directly, but also about the deterrent effect."

"I just want to express some concern also about the President's budget in the area of the zeroing out of the rural empowerment zones and Enterprise Communities Grants Program."