Susan Collins actually said...

"the more eyes, the better, clearly"

"As much as 7 percent of the Recovery Act funds may be lost to fraud and abuse."

"I think a lot of the work that you are doing, while extremely worthwhile, is probably the tip of the iceberg."

"It would indeed be unfortunate and ironic if money is lost to waste, fraud, and abuse because States had insufficient funds to hire the necessary contracting officials, auditors, and oversight employe..."