Susan Collins actually said...

"The Senate was determined to make sure that the final version of the bill had a quicker impact on the economy by having a faster spend-out rate than the House bill had."

"we have to make sure that we do what the President said we are going to do, which is that we are going to watch every dime."

"We remain determined to protect this critical spending from waste, fraud, and mismanagement."

"I think it is extremely unfortunate that the omnibus bill has not been revised to take into account the recently appropriated funds in the stimulus bill."