Susan Collins: “I believe I have a good relationship with the IG and his staff and have always had that.”

It is disturbing for me to hear Troy say that everything should be free, when in fact it’s going to be middle- and low-income taxpayers who are going to be paying the bill.

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

Obviously, I'm disappointed in that decision, which turned abortion issues back to the states. It has not had an impact on the state of Maine.

I will vote against this nomination.