Susan Collins actually said...

"I urge the members of this committee to report his nomination favorably for swift consideration by the full Senate."

"If confirmed, will you have the resources you need in order to counter these adversarial efforts to shift from sea to shore lines of communications?"

"Militarily, I think in many ways NATO is already embracing the counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy."

"How will Russia's transformation factor into the upcoming QDR?"