Susan Collins: “I authored with Senator Murray and others, and it builds on the NIH strategic plan for tick-borne illnesses.”

They don’t have them yet. The orders were placed, but they couldn’t [process] the orders when the government was shut down.

I find this deeply troubling. Reports that women and people of color are disproportionately fired or sidelined create the impression that their service is not valued.

While the investigation of the Biddeford shooting is not yet complete, it raises sufficient critical questions that I spoke with DHS Secretary Mullin last night and urged him to cease all non-urgent vehicle stops.

Senator Collins asked the OMB to withdraw parts of the rule that would unduly burden scientific and biomedical research and small communities.