Susan Collins actually said...

"It troubled me when it was included in the debt package, and I had a hard time deciding to vote for the package because of it."

"the Secretary of State must certify that Pakistan is cooperating with U.S. efforts against the Haqqani network and other terrorist groups."

"the best way to send a strong message is to start conditioning the funding."

"I think it would be the height of irresponsibility for Congress to allow that kind of indiscriminate, automatic cuts to take place, particularly since it so disproportionally affects DOD."