Susan Collins: “I would be glad to engage in more debate later, but my colleague from Missouri has been waiting for a half hour to…”

I opposed the deal that he made with Vladimir Putin to get a small amount of diesel, and in return lift the sanctions that we just passed into law, and the president is not following the law.

By strengthening this critical rail corridor, this funding will support local jobs and help keep Aroostook County’s forest products and agricultural industries competitive for years to come.

I signed a bipartisan letter that urges the president to reconsider that.

Freight rail is essential to northern Maine’s economy, connecting our forest products and agricultural industries to markets across the country and around the world.